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YOGA SHALA
WELCOME TO SOUL PAGES
The Amandari journal
Reflections on Mindfulness & Yoga
from past classes
for your inspiration
Cognitive Reframing: Thank you very much, I have no problem whatsoever.
Once upon a time there lived a wise Buddhist woman whose name was Sono. She was known throughout the land for her wisdom. Many people...
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The Power of Patience - The Zen Art of Doing Nothing.
In our daily lives we are always reacting, often becoming impatient, feeling irritated by things that people do, how they are and behave,...
4 min read
Message from the Dalai Lama
This message from the Dalai Lama is about how to carry a simple faith and make our life meaningful: "Within less than fifty years, I,...
6 min read
A couple of things that will surprise you about Zen and the Art of Giving ...
So let's talk about Seeing and Acting - Having and Giving - Self and Others. In this time of being at home, it's easy to slip into being...
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Take a seat - and come face to face with yourself...
The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary...
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Drop the Story and Find the Feeling
"Mindfulness meditation is noticing what is taking place - as opposed to noticing what one wishes would take place, or what one fears...
8 min read
TUESDAY'S THOUGHT... What do we do with emotions?
Hello all. Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I got caught up with the emergency food parcels. But today is Tuesday, and this morning we...
4 min read
Accept the Mud in Ourselves – How to Deal with Worry, Fear and other Difficult Emotions.
This week I am reading one of Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings, he uses the beautiful words “Accept the Mud in Ourselves.” He reminds us that...
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An Inside Job: Creating a Home Practice Space.
Hello beautiful people! I hope that you are all well. I've been in touch with some of you over the last week and know that for some this...
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The Power of Attention: Change your World.
In Mindfulness meditation we're always talking about attention. The definition of Mindfulness is 'paying attention in a particular way'....
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Non- attachment & family - giving the people we love the freedom to be who they are...
"Upadana" (Non-attachment) is one of the corner-stones of our mindfulness meditation practice. (and in yoga too, actually.) In many...
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With Each and Every Breath We Take...
Breath feelings or energies in the body…what does that mean and what is it exactly? Breath and the feelings or energies it generates, can...
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May you be happy and peaceful. An Inward Journey Through the 5 Yoga Koshas.
PANCHA KOSHA MEDITATION – 5 KOSHAS MEDITATION. The koshas serve as a guide for the deeper practices of yoga. The path of yoga is one of...
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You can Take a Deep Breath because Happiness is not Difficult
Inspired by some elements of the poem "The Third Patriarch of Zen Hsin Hsin Ming by Seng-T'san" (The entire poem is here) "Happiness is...
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The Third Patriarch of Zen Hsin Hsin Ming by Seng-T'san
(There is another, also amazing, modern translation of The Third Patriarch of ZenHsin Hsin Ming by Seng-T'san here by Eric Putkonen) The...
4 min read
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