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early spring meditation, birdsong
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | March 22, 2010
In Western New York, Spring, the mud-licked goddess of joy and rebirth, has floundered through the melting snows of March and found her way with the warmer, softer breezes, flowering snowdrops, and brilliant birdsong. Neighbors are sweeping off salt-littered stoops and chatting in the street. All agree: it’s been a long, tough winter. Mindfulness meditations [...]
gibbous moon haiku
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 23, 2010
gibbous moon slants poems composed in darkness feverish heart beats
Is it time to stop running?
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 3, 2010
“Is It Time To Stop Running?” is excerpted from some journal entries where I speak to myself. Sort of a metta-journal, if that makes any sense. Originally this piece was on the welcome page of Barefoot & Upside Down. I am creating a post so that I might explain the voice that is used. This, [...]
Yoga Sutra 1.13, an emotional life
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | January 29, 2010
Yoga Sutra 1.13 : tatra sthitau yatno’bhyasah Bernard Bouanchaud’s translation: Persevering practice is the effort to attain and maintain the state of mental peace. Patanjali tells us here that practice IS the effort to maintain inner peace. I’ve often wondered how I could maintain anything when I am twirling off into anger, or joy, or [...]
Lovingkindness meditation
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | January 18, 2010
This is a GREAT time to practice METTA or Lovingkindness meditation. HAITI challenges us to step up to the compassion plate. Please try to offer some lovingkindness for not only the Haitians effected by the earthquake, but also for their families,the aid workers, and the governments involved that something may be done to ease the [...]
Thanksgiving
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | December 11, 2009
I know that this is a bit lame: posting a Thanksgiving post two weeks late, (if you’re experiencing any post-feast hunger,try the sweet & spicy pecans because they are very tasty AND easy to make) but hey, though I wasn’t able to post then, I really DO have a LOT to be grateful for. For [...]
fall dandelion haiku
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | November 11, 2009
I am tackling the NANOWRIMO challenge this month, so blog posting has taken a back seat, I am sorry to say to my loyal readers and friends. However, what a great time to begin a haiku-post tradition expanding Laughing Yogini’s Poetry tradition? There is a great tradition of linking haiku and meditation, particularly zen practice [...]
Happiness and Mind Training
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | October 15, 2009
For Sean P. O’Rourke (1985-2009) This has been a season of death. On Saturday, three young men died in a tragic car accident. One of them was the son of a long-time friend and writing group buddy, a member of the extended “Penelope Writers” family. Watching the faces of the O’Rourke family as they followed [...]
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 [...]
July Fourth Sacred Pause
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 4, 2009
Happy Fourth of July to American yogins everywhere. Beyond the flashy fireworks and barbecue festivities, this is a day to reflect upon the meaning of freedom and to celebrate the birthday of our country. Revolutionary War soldiers certainly felt as if Colonial powers were impeding their lives and their freedom. For many of us however, [...]
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