by Jurian | Apr 26, 2022 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
In last Friday’s Berkshire Eagle, I happened to see a short letter to the editor. Six sentences total, it read, essentially, “In honor of Earth Day, please join me in picking up litter.” I have fond memories of trash pick-up adventures with my dad when I was a little...
by Jurian | Apr 12, 2022 | Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
Elisabeth Kübler Ross, author of On Death and Dying, said, “Beautiful people do not just happen.” They are made, she argues, by adversity. It is, in fact, struggle, pain, defeat, suffering, loss — and finding a way through and to the other side of them...
by Jurian | Mar 26, 2022 | Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
When I was a shy teenager, I imagined that in every social situation I was the only one who was lost and scared. Now I know better. Most teenagers are lost and scared. Right now, as an adult, I’m worn out and heartbroken. I’m also aware that the whole world is worn...
by Jurian | Mar 14, 2022 | Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
“I don’t wannnna!” is the cry I hear from my inner toddler quite often these days. She’s exhausted, cranky, didn’t get her nap, is running on empty, and doesn’t want to do whatever it is that she needs to do next. (Sound familiar?)...
by Jurian | Feb 8, 2022 | Aging Well
These days, when there are seemingly endless paths to bitterness, I am thankful when I am able to say, “thank you.” Thanks – W.S. Merwin Listen with the night falling we are saying thank you we are stopping on the bridges to bow from the railings we...
by Jurian | Jan 10, 2022 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
I was teaching a workshop recently on the Seventh Chakra, Sahasrara, the Crown. This energy center, located at the crown of the skull, is associated with the element ether (space) and with the infinite, the invisible, the unnameable. It invites us to connect to the...
by Jurian | Dec 27, 2021 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
Gautama Buddha said… “Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within. Be still, free from the fear and attachment. Know the sweet joy of living...
by Jurian | Dec 11, 2021 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
You’ve heard the acronym K.I.S.S., short for “Keep it Simple, Stupid.” (Not to be too annoyingly yogic, but I might rephrase that with a little more kindness…“Keep It Simple, Sweetheart.”) This is my mantra these days, 24/7. Keep it simple. Don’t over-complicate....
