• Atman

    The Atman or Atma (IAST: Ātmā, sanskrit: आत्म‍ ) is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self (hence generally translated into English as 'Self') beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence.
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    learning, humbly

    Friday, February 26th, 2010

    (Hey where has everyone been this week? My feed reader doth NOT runneth over like it usually does.)
    This weekend is my next to last weekend of teacher training and so far I LOVE IT.  Initially my brain fought with my body during every single practice, because it was HARD.  And DIFFERENT than what I [...]

    high maintenance

    Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

    You know that friend you had in high school that took FOREVER to get ready? And as soon as she had access to a mirror, she was spraying her high bangs yet again and moving around single strands of hair to perfect the style?
    I was that girl.  Granted, I was not the worst of [...]

    we can do better

    Monday, February 8th, 2010

    I have the kind of job where people are compelled to ask me what my major was in college. For the record, my degree is in Advertising and Public Relations with a minor in Business Administration and has absolutely NOTHING to do with my job.
    My engineering-major husband liked to joke that to earn my degree I [...]

    teacher training

    Thursday, February 4th, 2010

    I’ve been teaching yoga for nine years now.
    When I first started practicing yoga I was a fairly hardcore group fitness instructor, teaching 9 classes a week on average.  Step, kickboxing, boot camps – as long as I could sweat and exhaust my students I did it.  Yoga bored me, because it was hard for me [...]

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