BarefootAndUpsideDown

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 23, 2010

gibbous moon slants poems composed in darkness feverish heart beats

Category: Meditation, Poetry, haiku | No Comments »
Tags: gibbous, haiku, moon, poems

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 19, 2010

Death reminds me that there is really only one way to live. From the heart of love. Returned last night from burying Mom in North Carolina. A devoted Catholic, Priscilla Lasecki Kieber embodied the heart of bhakti yoga. Whether she was sitting on the beach, enjoying the beauty of the rolling oceanic waves, preparing cake [...]

Category: Life, Poetry, Spirituality, VIDEO THURSDAYS | 9 Comments »
Tags: bhakti, compassion, death, Henri Nouwen, Kahlil Gibran, love, Poetry, Priscilla Lasecki Kieber, the Beloved

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | January 24, 2010

If you’ve found this page, then you have discovered that LaughingYogini has reincarnated as Barefoot & UpsideDown. In an effort to create a name that more accurately reflected the site content, the shift was probably inevitable. *Really, I have never done laughter yoga, though who knows, you may find me sometime rocking my belly in [...]

Category: Blogging | 2 Comments »
Tags: Barefoot & Upside Down, blogosphere, happy birthday, laughingyogini

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | January 16, 2010

What is it about being upside down that causes such a rush? Is it the increased blood flow? Is it the heart rest? Is it because Mind rests more easily and fully when the legs are up? Is it more psychological: being upside down forces up to look at the world with a different perspective? [...]

Category: 2010 Practice Journal | 4 Comments »
Tags: bent arm dog, forearm balance, half handstand, headstand, Home Practice, pincha mayurasana, sarvangasana, shoulderstand, sirsasana, yoga inversions

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | January 12, 2010

January 11, 2010 FOCUS: Standing Pose Flow Last night I spent some time writing and pondering my dreams, which has been a theme this month, both at the Comfort Cafe and on  the cool blog I recently discovered, Chris Guillebeau’s The Art of Noncomformity. In the middle of this quiet activity,a strong tug drew me [...]

Category: 2010 Practice Journal | No Comments »
Tags: bodymind consciousness, david darling, savasana, standing poses, yoga flow, yoga home practice, yoga pose sequence

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | January 11, 2010

Jan.10, 2010 FOCUS: Seated forward bends and twists This afternoon I practiced viparita karani (legs up the wall) on my platform bed. At first, I thought I’d put on a cd but then decided against it, so I could enter a more meditative state. What happened was that I entered a more somnambulistic state. My [...]

Category: 2010 Practice Journal | No Comments »
Tags: baddha konasana, balasana, bent-arm plank, cobra, downward facing dog, halasana, mommy-yogini, pascimottansana, pratyahara, sarvangasana, savasana, viparita karani

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | December 23, 2009

One who perseveres on the path of noncovetousness gains deep understanding of the meaning of life. (trans. B. Bouanchaud) I DO pray for aparigraha to blossom in my life like a spiritual flower showering me with the clarity and buoyancy of a saint. This yama, suggests I relinquish that which I hold onto. I need [...]

Category: Poetry, Sutra, Yamas & Niyamas | No Comments »
Tags: abundance, Bernard Bouanchaud, Nischala Joy Devi, noncovetousness, Poetry, Sutra, yama, yoga ethics

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | November 11, 2009

I am tackling the NANOWRIMO challenge this month, so blog posting has taken a back seat, I am sorry to say to my loyal readers and friends. However, what a great time to begin a haiku-post tradition expanding Laughing Yogini’s Poetry tradition?  There is a great tradition of linking haiku and meditation, particularly zen practice [...]

Category: Meditation, Poetry, haiku | No Comments »
Tags: autumn, dandelion, haiku, Poetry, poetry meditation, zen

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | October 22, 2009

What is it that I am waiting for? Why do I think I am not good enough or strong enough or smart enough or beautiful enough or kind enough? Why is the ripeness, the fullness of my existence so difficult to accept? Why do I think someone is more ~ or less ~ then my [...]

Category: Life, Poetry, Spirituality, VIDEO THURSDAYS, journaling | 7 Comments »
Tags: gratefulness.org, Gratitude, Jane Hirschfield

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | October 7, 2009

What is certain in this life? CHANGE. Only change. If I am filled with utter happiness, I can sure that at some point, I will no longer enjoy the feeling. If I am crying my eyes and heart in grief, I know too that that sadness will not last. You will not last. I will [...]

Category: Life, Poetry | 8 Comments »
Tags: autumn, certainty, change, Panterra, poem