The mantra that I chose for this week is actually used at the beginning of traditional Kundalini yoga practices to tune in to your highest self. It means “Infinite Creative Consciousness, I call upon you. Divine Wisdom Within, I call upon you.” I take this to mean that we all have our own inner wisdom, …
Om Shrim Mahalakshmyai Namah Mantra
Reverence to the power of Sri, the great goddess Lakshmi! This mantra celebrates the power of Sri in the form of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. The word simultaneously means prosperity, elegance, radiant power and sacredness. When you recognize the power of sri within you, it leads to contentment no matter what your circumstances. You’ll feel …
Adi Shakti Mantra for Security, Creativity & Abundance
This mantra invokes the primary Creative Power which is manifest in the feminine. It will help you to be free of personal insecurities which block freedom of action. It is a mantra of devotion to the Kundalini, the Mother of all energies, which is the life force stored at the base of the spine. Call …
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Siri Gaitri Mantra for Healing
This week I shared the Mantra for Healing in my classes. It goes like this:Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung When we hear, say, think or chant this mantra, we should visualize someone who needs some healing energy (including ourselves). This healing could be physical, mental or emotional. We visualize this person as …
Earth Day Tree Planting Project 2010
Each year Yoga Serves volunteers at an Ann Arbor park for Earth Day. This year we had one of our biggest turnouts at Olson Park, where about a dozen Yoga Serves members helped restore a disturbed area of the park by planting native trees.
Affirmations
I’ll be honest. Contrary to what some people believe, a yoga teacher’s life is not all peaceful and stress-free. I have been particularly stressed-out the past few months, dealing with some unpleasant situations and relationships that have been challenging to say the least. Sometimes the stress is overwhelming. Doing yoga helps, but it’s usually when …
Song of the Morning – Fall Colors Retreat 2009
“This was my second Song of the Morning Retreat! At the first one I was able to pitch a tent right along the creek and it was beautiful. This time, I brought my partner and he was able to explore the area while I was able to attend yoga events. Both events filled up my soul and I …
My Stroke Of Insight
This is the name of the book by Jill Bolte Taylor (a brain scientist) that we are reading for The Yoga Room’s October book club. As someone who has been doing a lot of self-reflection lately, I am finding parts of this book really interesting. One of my own insights upon reading the book is …
Mindfulness as a Way to Liberation
This past weekend I attended a Mindfulness Yoga workshop at the Ann Arbor Zen Temple with instructor Frank Jude Boccio. He is both a Buddhist practitioner and a yoga teacher. He had a very easy-to-understand explanation of The Four Noble Truths which goes right to the heart of what I have been working on in …
Earth Day Tree Planting Project 2009
Each year Yoga Serves volunteers at an Ann Arbor park for Earth Day. This year, Yoga Serves members returned to the Leslie Science Center where we cleared brush and planted some more native trees and shrubs.