July 2014
Relationships = In To Me I See
The lights are bright, too much noise going on, the air is cold…. “Where am I? Where is my watery, warm, loving environment I was just in for 9 months? Help! What do I do now? I think I hear some familiar voices, but I’m not sure yet. Who are all these people and why […]
Mandatory: Personal Development 101
The other day I was having lunch with a good friend. We tucked inside a favorite restaurant for some precious girlfriend time together as late morning rain cleansed the streets of Birmingham. Like everyone these days, we have to schedule our friendship time or it doesn’t happen! We both juggle careers and own our own businesses; […]
Shifting Perspective
by Debra Darvick I got to kundalini class a little late the other day. My regular spot had been claimed by another yogini. What’s more, all the spots in front of the teacher were taken. Egad! I was going to have to choose a new spot! I lay my mat perpendicular to where the teacher […]
A Day In My Life Of Sadhana
My alarm goes off most mornings at 3:10am. I place my feet slowly on the ground into the cozy, furry white rug by my bed, ready and usually excited to go to sadhana. This hasn’t always been my routine, but something new in the past 3 years. I find my way through this dark, magical time of […]
Why We Chant
Many often wonder why we chant mantras. They are powerful, sacred sound currents that literally can clear and shift our subconscious psyche to a positive, divine thought stream. We can operate from a “higher operating system.” Whether in Hindi or Gurmukhi, when we listen to, sleep with, practice yoga to or chant them, we receive […]
You Just “Know” When You’re In The Flow
It was an early morning in India as the mist was rising from the hills surrounding the ashram. Four of us met in the lobby of our sweet boutique hotel ready to make the short walk down the quiet alley past the cows sleeping to our 4am sadhana. It was probably day 3 or 4 […]
