BarefootAndUpsideDown

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | September 2, 2009

Grieving with friends and family of someone who has passed blesses us with stories we may not have ever known otherwise.
While in Houston, E.’s father shared an inspiring account of a homeless man living beneath a highway overpass near their home. Over time, they recognized and began to speak with him. Eventually, whenever father [...]

Category: Life, Meditation, Peace, Sutra, transformation | 3 Comments »
Tags: B.K.S.Iyengar, B2GYouth, barbara stoler miller, compassion, Georg Feuerstein, homeless, lovingkindness, Mankind Is No Island video, metta, Patanjali, Yoga Sutra

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 29, 2009

While we were releasing into savasana during tonight’s class in Westfield, D. read from Jill Bolte Taylor’s book, MY STROKE OF INSIGHT. I remembered the video I’d seen some time ago and the awe and maybe a little jealousy that I’d felt at Dr. Taylor’s experience. D. commented that the section she read to [...]

Category: Peace, Relaxation, happiness | 1 Comment »
Tags: goal, jill bolte taylor, my stroke of insight, nirvana, savasana

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 18, 2009

If you have been practicing for any amount of time, you’ve probably asked yourself, what is the goal of all this mat-work? Is it to become a bit more “bendy?”
My answer is that BENDY is an offshoot of a good practice. You should begin to see real changes in your everyday life after a [...]

Category: Life, Peace, VIDEO THURSDAYS, asana, happiness | 7 Comments »
Tags: buddhism, Dalai Lama, elevision, evolution, performance, Robert Thurman, waylon lewis, world change

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | June 23, 2009

One of my teachers used to say to “ride the wave of the breath.” It’s a beautiful image, isn’t it? I have used it many times to reconnect with the currents of prana swirling in and out of my being.
I’m sitting here today in a different lesson. It’s riding the wave of LIFE. Geesh, do [...]

Category: Life, Peace | 4 Comments »
Tags: Add new tag, mindfulness, riding the wave, robert kieber jr, vata, Village Elders, yoga bloggers, yoga for cynics, yogabrooks, yogadork

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | June 18, 2009

You don’t need to espouse Buddhism or Hinduism or any religion at all to practice yoga and meditation.
However, we can learn much from the Buddha’s life and the practices he developed and incorporate them as a means of deepening our own spiritual journey.
Here is the fascinating story of Siddhartha’s life from the BBC and Discovery [...]

Category: Meditation, Peace, Spirituality, VIDEO THURSDAYS | 2 Comments »
Tags: buddha, buddhism, Clive Maltby, Focus, Lumbini, Meditation, mindfulness, obstacles, practice, Siddartha, the life of the buddha, video

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | May 14, 2009

Today we celebrate Nepal’s Tibetan Singing Nun, Ani Choying Dolma. The footage of Ani with the elephant calf is worth the time you’ll invest watching this gorgeous film. But there is so much more beauty here. Settle into your chair, or spread yourself into savasana pose, and invite peace into your life with the sound [...]

Category: Life, Peace, VIDEO THURSDAYS, journaling | 2 Comments »
Tags: ani choying dolma, deep listening, impermanence, Journaling, Nepali Peace Song, savasana, tibetan singing nun, video thursday

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | March 12, 2009

I am back home after spending a week with my nearly ninety-year old folks on coastal North Carolina. Lots to catch up on, (email, wash, sleep) so today I’ve put together a collage of videos on the topic of enlightenment. If you have a link that you think we’d enjoy, please pass it on in [...]

Category: Meditation, Peace, VIDEO THURSDAYS, happiness | 3 Comments »
Tags: adyashanti, alan clements, enlightenment, krishnamurti

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 22, 2009

The well-respected 177th CARNIVAL OF HEALING was posted today by Pamir from Reiki Help Blog.
Intriguing work from a variety of blogs is showcased in several categories: Health, Healing-Transformation, Communication, Nonviolence, and Healing Energy Charged Art.
Pour yourself a cup of jasmine tea and head to the carnival to join in delicious, healing conversations. Who knows [...]

Category: BlogCarnivals, Peace | 2 Comments »
Tags: 177th Carnival of Healing, ahimsa, Nonviolence, Pamir, Reiki Help Blog

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 8, 2009

Since I’ve been tagged repeatedly by FaceBook friends, I’ve gotten the message that I should provide a little more “personal” type info. for my beloved readers! So here goes, round two of 25 random thoughts….
25 Random Thoughts about LaughingYogini

1. Practices asana as a form of prayer.
2. Tore her Achilles doing the “Energy” Yoga tape [...]

Category: Elder Yoga, Life, Peace, asana, breathwork, happiness, yoga | 3 Comments »
Tags: 25 RANDOM THINGS, BKS Iyengar Institute London, bow-legged, Elder Yoga, FaceBook, heel spurs, Laughing Yogini blog, legs up the wall, Mater Dei High School Yoga Club, meditation teacher, Patricia Walden, pema chodron, Richard Hittelman, Rodney Yee, sarvangasana, supta virasana, teacher trainings, torn achilles tendon, ujjayi breath, Vanda Scaravelli, yoga, yoga kula, yoga ropes

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | September 26, 2008

For those of us who still live in linear or clock time, please join the celebration of Yoga Month! On the lower bar of the video above, there is a menu of short interviews of many different people sharing what yoga means to them. Though we are late to participate in the official month’s [...]

Category: Peace, yoga | No Comments »
Tags: compassion, Happy Hour Yoga, Yoga Kids, Yoga Month