I wrote a very personal article last week, entitled “I Know the Deep Shame of an Eating Disorder.” I submitted it to Elephant Journal, a national online publication, and it was accepted and published. I went through a roller coaster of emotions during this process, but the one that stuck with me for about a week was this intense feeling …
IJ011 Ishvara Pranidhana: Surrender with Guest Frannie Hoffman, Spiritual Intuitive and Life Coach
Ishvara Pranidhana: Surrender with Guest Frannie Hoffman, Spiritual Intuitive and Life Coach Jump into your life with your whole heart, trusting that you will fly to God! This jewel and our final niyama presupposes that there is a divine force at work in our lives and if we can surround to it, we can enjoy the opening of our hearts …
IJ010 Svadhyaya: Self Study and The Journey Within with Mfon Planter, Yoga Instructor
Svadhyaya: Self Study and The Journey Within with Mfon Planter, Yoga Instructor and Owner of Sacred Vibrations Jewelry Shop. Know yourself so well that you will grow into your wholeness and greatness. Svadhyaya or self-study is about knowing our true identity as Divine and understand the boxes we are wrapped in. The process of unwrapping our boxes and letting go …
The Secret Sauce to Accomplishing Goals
Compassion gives us strength when we need it. It allows us to sit in the fire and endure the discomfort, because we know we have our back. It is that gentle strength that hums below the surface and allows us to look inside of ourselves without judgment, but rather with understanding and patience. We have to be in a relationship …
IJ009 Tapas: Guest Kevin Bergquist of Dojo Martial Arts and Fitness, Karate and Inner Strength.
Tapas: Guest Kevin Bergquist of Dojo Martial Arts and Fitness, Karate and Inner Strength Can you show courage and stay in the fire until you find the blessing in the lesson? Tapas is our determined effort to become someone of character and strength. Tapas means heat and can be likened to putting gold into a fire over and over. Each …
IJ008 Santosha: Contentment, Happiness and Satisfaction
Santosha: Contentment, Happiness and Satisfaction Casey and Erin talk about contentment. Erin starts by talking about her experience on a silent retreat with a Buddhist nun. The experience allowed a lot of time to appreciate life without all of the distractions and stimulations of technology, future aspirations, or anything outside of ourselves. Purposely creating gratitude in our lives is another …
Holding the Space
I always feel amazing after a coaching session. I feel it’s a privelege to sit with different people and hold the space as they work out their problems. A lot of people think I will make their problems go away when they come see me. Even if I could, why would I do that? You see, each challenge life brings …
IJ007 Saucha, Purity, Cleansing, Detoxing
Saucha, Purity, Cleansing, Detoxing As we purify ourselves physically and mentally, we become less cluttered and heavy; purification brings about a brightness and clarity to our essence. Erin shares the story of what brought her to the yoga mat. It was not seeking anything about enlightenment, it was to lose 5 pounds. As she kept coming back, she started letting …
IJ006 Aparigraha, Non-Possessiveness and How to Detach and Create Space Between Ourselves and Our Thoughts
Aparigraha, Non-Possessiveness and How to Detach and Create Space Between Ourselves and Our Thoughts Casey and Erin talk about different ways we attach to possessions, thoughts, situations, energy, and so forth. We start by how to become aware of our mental luggage and detach from it. We live in our lives with at least 50% more than what we actually …
IJ005 Special Guest Suyin Nichols, Author of “Love Yourself Lighter,” on Brahmacharya: Non-Excess Overeating, Overindulgence and a Balanced Life.
Suyin Nichols, “Love Yourself Lighter,” on Brahmacharya: Non-Excess Overeating, Overindulgence and a Balanced Life Suyin Nichols author of “Love Yourself Lighter: How to End Your Weight Struggle by Changing the Way You Think,” is our special guest to discuss non-excess and how to love ourselves as we change our habits. We discuss the value of treating everything as if it …