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It’s that time again: New Year’s resolutions. According to online resources, resolutionmeans “a firm decision to do or not do something” or “a formal expression of intention.” A New Year’s resolution is “a commitment that an individual makes to reform a habit and is set apart from other resolutions because it is made in anticipation of the New Year and new beginnings.” Read More

My Canadian Oxford Dictionary provides many nuances for the word choice, including by choice (because you have chosen: I am here by choice), of choice (preferred: our method of choice), and of one’s choice (that one has chosen: dine at the restaurant of your choice). Read More

In Part 1, the question was In making a choice, how do you make the decision? Even though making choices can be simple, it may not be easy. But your yoga practice isn’t about making life easy, although that might just happen! Read More

A longer than usual winter and a three-week laryngitis virus provided me with ample opportunity for quiet reflection. I wondered about the differences between the silence that comes from choice and the silence imposed by an outside influence. Read More

I returned home from a funeral to find a message telling me that Maya Margo Balog had passed away that morning.

I didn’t expect my first post to be about death, but I suppose that represents how death is generally viewed in Western culture — known to occur but rarely discussed. Read More

“Often thought of as a hippy-dippy practice aimed at transcendence, meditation is coming into its own as a stress-reduction technique for even the most type-A kind of people.” Read More

Has your yoga mat lost its stickiness? It might be time for a cleaning. Read More

Seasons continue to inspire us in poems, stories, and songs. The four phases of the year stir different emotions and feelings within each of us. Read More

Have you ever been asked whether you see the glass ashalf full or half empty? Underlying this question is the notion that you are an optimist or a pessimist. You know the “correct” answer, right? Half full. So if you can look at situations positively, why choose anything else? Read More