BarefootAndUpsideDown

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 29, 2009

While we were releasing into savasana during tonight’s class in Westfield, D. read from Jill Bolte Taylor’s book, MY STROKE OF INSIGHT. I remembered the video I’d seen some time ago and the awe and maybe a little jealousy that I’d felt at Dr. Taylor’s experience. D. commented that the section she read to [...]

Category: Peace, Relaxation, happiness | 1 Comment »
Tags: goal, jill bolte taylor, my stroke of insight, nirvana, savasana

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 22, 2009

A Yogini’s Recipes for Happiness

My sister Marie first introduced me to this lovely and refreshing summer salad. It was a hit at Dad’s 90th birthday party.

As with most salads or salsas, it can be modified easily, depending upon what is available fresh from your garden or market. I like it quite limey and with [...]

Category: Recipes | No Comments »
Tags: Avocado, Black Beans, Corn, habenero pepper, recipe, Salad, Salsa

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 18, 2009

If you have been practicing for any amount of time, you’ve probably asked yourself, what is the goal of all this mat-work? Is it to become a bit more “bendy?”
My answer is that BENDY is an offshoot of a good practice. You should begin to see real changes in your everyday life after a [...]

Category: Life, Peace, VIDEO THURSDAYS, asana, happiness | 7 Comments »
Tags: buddhism, Dalai Lama, elevision, evolution, performance, Robert Thurman, waylon lewis, world change

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 12, 2009

from the collection, BAREFOOT & UPSIDE DOWN:

This place spreads
Without intellect,
Or sincerity.

Trees bust boundaries with the sky;
In the valley, wildflowers dangle
Everywhere, simple animals skitter.

Visual harmonies break,
Create a palette of incongruous
And unknown mores.

The sky keeps
Claiming sight as it drifts.

Nothing is still.
Nothing tells me
Anything of truth or untruth.

I have no sense if [...]

Category: Poetry | 1 Comment »
Tags: Barefoot & Upside Down, Poetry

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 11, 2009

So how’s your energy level lately? What is it that you’ve become manic about? Summer sports, writing, gardening, studying, a work project, yoga classes? Too much working, too much recreating, too much tweeting, too much online, too much shopping, too much eating ~ the list is endless, isn’t it? And to make matters worse, there [...]

Category: Life, Yamas & Niyamas | 1 Comment »
Tags: Aadil Palkhivala, brahmacharya, chastity, Georg Feuerstein, moderation, Nischala Joy Devi, yamas, yoga ethics, yoga sutras

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 10, 2009

Ahh, back home from the 13.5 hour drive from North Carolina. Feels sweet. The air smells delicious thanks to clover blooming in our overgrown yard. With the windows open, all is cool and lovely. I’m back on my ‘puter – yippee – and catching up on emails (I’ve lost count), phone messages (13!), snail mail [...]

Category: Life, Relaxation, VIDEO THURSDAYS, happiness | 2 Comments »
Tags: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", hang loose mudra, Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 4, 2009

Happy Fourth of July to American yogins everywhere.
Beyond the flashy fireworks and barbecue festivities, this is a day to reflect upon the meaning of freedom and to celebrate the birthday of our country. Revolutionary War soldiers certainly felt as if Colonial powers were impeding their lives and their freedom. For many of us however, the [...]

Category: Life, Meditation, Poetry, VIDEO THURSDAYS, asana, happiness | No Comments »
Tags: asana, freedom, July Fourth, liberation, Meditation, tara brach