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"The very difficulties you have are what truly awaken your heart." Jack Kornfield Duhkha (a central concept in Buddhism and Hinduism) refers to suffering, pain and unease. It can include physical pain, mental pain, grief and more. Duhkha is universal, as each of us will encounter it at some point in our lives. When I was a teenager, my parents got divorced. It felt like my family had shattered into pieces. By the time my parents separated, most of my older siblings had gro

"No matter how long your journey appears to be, there is never more than this; one step, one breath, one moment - Now." Eckhart Tolle As...

"The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and...

"Make a change. Feel the heat of resistance Melt away old habits And burn through ruinous conditioning. Offer negative behaviour Into the...

- Non-stealing, and Contentment with what you have, using only what you need. “Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things...

"It is a preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly." H.D. THOREAU Aparigraha...

"Contentment makes poor men rich. Discontentment makes rich men poor." - Benjamin Franklin True inner happiness is about living in the...

Ayur – life, health Veda – truth, knowledge Ayurveda is the truth of your life; it’s about living the truth of your unique life. It seeks...

Sthira - strength, effort, stability Sukham – ease, softness, comfort "Yoga is a dance between control and surrender - between pushing...

"The truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and fall apart. They come together again and fall apart again. It’s...

“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits;...

"Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear?" - Lao Tzu Your child breaks something. Do you: 1. React?...

Prana – life force Yama – control Pranayama = breath control, conscious breath awareness “Breath is the bridge which connects life to...

Sat – true nature, unchangeable, unchanged and pure, ‘that which exists’ "Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is...

“Yoga is not about touching your toes, it is what you learn on the way down." - Jigar Gor Initially, the physical (asana) practice of...