buddhism
Meditation
MISCELLANY
NutritiousEating &HealthyImage
OnlinePublications
SevaOpportunities
BarefootAndUpsideDown
Yoga as life, love, laughter.
Yoga as play, challenge, insight.
Yoga as art, music, poetry. Yoga as coming home.
Yoga as play, challenge, insight.
Yoga as art, music, poetry. Yoga as coming home.
-
.: Blog :.
- SEARCH:
- RECENT POSTS:
- Dog days yoga?
- Raw Beet Salad Recipe
- Niyama 5, Spirituality, Ishvara pranidhana
- Niyama 4, Swadyaya, self-study
- South-Asian Style Roasted Chickpeas
- early spring meditation, birdsong
- Niyama 3, Tapas, Heart Fire
- vegan no bake fudge cookies
- Moroccan Style Butternut Squash
- gibbous moon haiku
- Niyama 2, Samtosha, Contentment
- A Living Mirror
- Bhakti Yoga, Heart Opening to the Beloved
- Is it time to stop running?
- Yoga Sutra 1.13, an emotional life
- More posts...
- CATEGORIES:
- SUBSCRIBE:
- Entries (RSS)
- Comments (RSS)
- Podcast
.: Blogs I Love :.
Home or Homeless? Yoga sutra 1.33
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 [...]
Nirvana?
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 us [...]
The Final Goal
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 [...]
Riding the wave
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, [...]
studying the life of the buddha as an aid to meditation
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 [...]
VideoThursday, enlightenment
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 [...]
Carnival of HEALING
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 [...]
25 Random thoughts about Laughing Yogini
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 Month
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 activities, [...]
Practicing Gratitude, Head Balance
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | September 17, 2008
The gang in Houston remains without power. Dinners have become very interesting. And the nights are long. A great time for meditation! By the way, Laughing Yogini’s server is wrapped in plastic in a bathroom until power returns. If you have left a comment, it won’t be approved until nutopia is back on line. Try [...]
.: Pages :.
.: Translator :.
.: Study With Carolyn :.
.: :.
.: Thank you ~ YOU are my support! :.
.: QUOTATIONS :.
Loading Quotes....: blogged :.
