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Welcome to my new blog, Yoga
\nBody Buddha Mind!\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Yoga and
\nBody and Buddha and Mind are all words that encompass a lot. If you don’t do
\nyoga and never plan to, you might still like to learn some methods for calming
\nyour mind, or organizing your closet or getting the kinks out of your
\nshoulders.\u00a0 <\/span>In fact, the word yoga
\nactually just means union.\u00a0 <\/span>So we
\ncan think of it as a way to be more integrated.\u00a0 <\/span>The word Buddha means awakened and when I think of that it
\nreminds me to come out of my brain fog, stop looking at my iphone and instead
\nlook around me, and in general, become a fuller participant in my own life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the reasons that so
\nmany people like practicing yoga postures is that it is a great way to feel
\nconnected to your own life.\u00a0 <\/span>It is
\na completely hands-on activity.\u00a0 <\/span>If
\nyou’re anything like me, you probably spend a lot of time in your head and on
\nyour computer.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>And although
\nthat is fine and fun and pretty much a prerequisite for being functional in
\ntoday’s world, it lacks a sense of “felt” connection to the world
\nwhich yoga returns to us when we place our hands right on the floor, deepen our
\nbreathing and get sweaty.\u00a0 <\/span>But even
\nif you don’t do yoga, you can still reclaim an earthy, involved experience of
\nyour own life in many ways and this blog will give you lots of ideas for doing
\nthat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I will also give you some
\nexercises to cultivate alertness as well as spaciousness to balance out our
\nnormal daily busyness.\u00a0 <\/span>This blog
\nwill offer tips on how to relax and de-stress as well as re-energize through
\nbreathing, stretching and every day meditations.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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But yoga and meditation are
\nnot goals.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>It doesn’t ever matter if you get
\n“good” at them or not.\u00a0 <\/span>They
\nare just really good methods \u00a0<\/span>or
\nways of approaching life.\u00a0 <\/span>So, with
\nthe tools I’ve learned from decades of practice, I’m going to offer you ideas
\nfor finding harmony, confidence, connection and peace in your day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tune in tomorrow for
\ndetails!\u00a0 <\/span>In the meantime, keep
\nbreathing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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