Feb 11th 2012 was a climactic moment for the JasminBalance team. After much preparation, the team presented their workshop to 50 participants eager to partake in the “Winter Rejuvenation” exercises offered.
The 3 hour event was designed as a journey through different parts of the self, including: Body, Mind, Heart, Spirit, and Alignment to learn how to better care for ourselves from the inside out. Each team member shared their area of expertise with experiential activities in dance/movement/yoga, psycho-analytic tools for navigating one’s inner space, frameworks for understanding one’s purpose and the “heart blocks” that can get in the way, guided meditation to help access deeper levels of consciousness within self, and lastly, a way to synthesize all these areas to break through fears and come into empowered action. Continue reading “"Winter Rejuvenation"”
Category: Struggles
Who is going to make the life you want happen?
Contribution by Guest Blogger Yiska Obadia.
It’s amazing to me how we, as a culture & individually, are still looking for that magic pill that will make us have the body, health, relationship, self-esteem, & life in general that we want. We’ve continued to defer responsibility for our wellbeing to experts, to medicine, to the whim of another’s attention, to anyone but ourselves. What if it’s been in us all along; the power to create the lives we want? It may actually be the hardest pill to swallow that no one is going to make it happen for us, yet that is the very ticket to our freedom, power & joy.
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Compassion and Happiness
“Compassion and happiness are not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.”
-Dalai Lama
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The Physical Benefits to Some Good Feelings
I really love this article about the new research findings on happiness. Apparently, the secret lies in participating in meaningful activities. I hope you enjoy! Here are some highlights: Continue reading “The Physical Benefits to Some Good Feelings”
