Awakening

by Jillian Pransky: New Year’s is often a time to create resolutions… To “fix,” change, or improve ourselves, to become better and happier. However, in resolution setting, we tend to disregard the essential wisdom that the journey of yoga is not one of “fixing” ourselves, but rather one of reconnecting with our inherently exquisite selves—our…

by Carol Bruess PhD: Most of us intuitively know that having close, supportive relationships is important to our general happiness and well-being…   and decades of scientific research confirm that human connection not only affects our mental health but is also a key determinant to how long we’ll live and how physically healthy we’ll be…

by Rabbi Rami Shapiro: Roadside assistance for the spiritual traveler… I break every New Year’s resolution I make.  What can I do about this? Rabbi Rami: Add this resolution to your list: I resolve to break all of my New Year’s resolutions . This way, if you break all the others, you will have kept this one. And if you break…

Mount Rainier in Washinton state is 4,392 meters tall, the tallest volcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. During a recent sunrise, the volcano cast its shadow on the rather low altitude cloud deck over Puyallup, Washington. Awaken Mother Earth Awaken Daily Quote Source: AWAKEN The post Our Sacred Planet Mother Earth in all of it’s Amazing…

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” ~Eckhart Tolle For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the kind of person who plans everything. My calendar was color-coded, my to-do lists perfectly alphabetized, and I could tell you what I’d be doing six months from…

by Jonathan Robinson: Most people make New Year resolutions that, even if they kept them, their life really wouldn’t improve much. Yes, it would be nice to lose a little weight or make more money, but have you noticed there are a lot of thin and/or rich folks who are miserable?  So, what resolution is…

by Sami Grover: It can be hard to sustain climate resolutions as we get back into the day-to-day of living our lives… So the holidays are over and we’ve hopefully all survived any climate-related family conflicts. In fact, many of us have likely followed up on those holidays with New Years’ resolutions focused on greener living…

by Phew, can we just take a collective breath right now and honor all that we’ve been through. While January is traditionally thought to be the perfect time to create change (hello, every “New Year, New You” meme popping up in our IG feeds), unfortunately creating long-lasting results can be a challenge.  There isn’t a…

by Deepak Chopra, M.D.: If you want next year to be better than ever, you need to think about making changes… meaning improvements—in your life. Instead of picking out a single bad habit or negative part of your life, which is how the vast majority of people approach New Year’s resolutions, do something different: go into the whole…