Part of the journey in my book Minerva’s Owls is an unplanned odyssey, a yogic journey through consciousness. I went to yoga one day on a whim, with no idea how it would change my life for the better. Yoga opened the connection I needed to weave hundreds of disparate strands into one solid rope, […]
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Four Ways to Survive the Material World by Mary Petiet
In my book Minerva’s Owls, I weave you into a web of yoga, healing, and the Western wisdom traditions as by sifting through mythic and evolutionary history to explore how we got here and how we can continue to be here in any meaningful way. Minerva’s Owls shifts between the realms of the sacred and […]
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Navratri and the Divine Mother Durga by Laura Amazzone
As we face the many ecological, political, social, and religious crises of these shifting times, a 1500 year old myth, the Devi Mahatmya and the millennia-old ritual worship of the Great Goddess Durga provide philosophical and spiritual insight into the powers that can aid us in the deep process of transformation which we face both […]
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A Leap of Faith – A Lesson from Hanuman by Kimi Marin
As a lover of myth and a yoga teacher, I live in a world where myth is used to exemplify and understand human behavior. One of the most popular deities among yoga practitioners is Hanuman, a deity in the form of a monkey who plays a part in the great Indian epic, Ramayana. Hanuman is […]
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Do You Know Your Alta Major Chakra? by Maura Torkildson
I had a major epiphany this week. Do you ever have those moments when information arrives and you feel like someone nailed your feet to the floor and your skin tingles? I was just so nailed and tingly last evening. Before we go there, however, let’s back track a bit. I decided earlier this year to […]
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Mantras for Emotional Eating by Sherianna Boyle
When I was younger my mother used to admire my ability to withhold myself from eating certain foods. “You have such an amazing will power,” she would say. My response was always the same, “Mom, it is not will power, I just don’t use food as a way to deal with my emotions.” You see, […]
