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Cooking with honey

Conversations a new podcast

What to expect when you sign-up for yoga teacher training!

Folk remedy or just simply delicious? My lemon water experiment.

Why everyone is talking about the health benefits of lemons!

Learning about the 7 basic chakras might leave you wanting to learn more

An insider’s guide to your first yoga class!

Surya the Sun God

Pancha Maha Bhuta, Five Elements

Featured Stories & Videos

My introduction to meditation

My grammar school friend was keenly aware of what was going on in the news and documentaries on Television and had heard about Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The grandmaster who started a movement that promoted the teachings of his own ‘guru’ Jai Guru Dev and the technique he learned from him – Transcendental Meditation. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi started travelling around the world in the Spring of 1959 and later took the… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/my-introduction-to-transcendental-meditation-tm/">Read More »</a>

First Blooms of Spring

Perennial bloom succession, the first flowers of spring! If you’ve read some of my other articles on flowers and gardening, you’ll know how much I truly enjoy this activity. It connects me with nature in the city. I love living in the city for so many reasons but don’t think we should never be without greenery. Unfortunately, not all cities were built with green space in mind and sometimes greed… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/first-blooms-of-spring/">Read More »</a>

Life on earth sometimes includes horror, wounds & suffering

A lot of people will tell us that the world operates under a set of universal laws and we create our own reality. Even if it were true and there is strong evidence towards this idea, I’m not arguing for or against it. I’m simply wanting to discuss the fact that there is a lot of horror in this world and with all this horror there are a lot of… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/life-on-earth-wounds-suffering/">Read More »</a>

Aurora: The human one

We can all be amazed and awed at very young people finding their voice in the arts or other fields and succeeding at getting their work into the public view at an early age, but what brings me to write about Aurora Aksenes, known as AURORA is the fact that her lyrics are meaningful stories, told through songs. A couple of years ago I heard Aurora’s music for the first… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/aurora-the-human-one/">Read More »</a>

Sustainable Earth Free Courses

Part three of our series takes a look at courses that to me offer us hope for the future of the planet. We don’t always know how we can make a difference, educating ourselves and learning in this field can help us do more than grow as people but might just arm us with tools to be the change. One of the things that I really like about this platform… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/sustainable-earth-free-courses/">Read More »</a>

My Philosophy, Your Philosophy Free Courses

Today in Part Two of our series, we focus on the best courses in philosophy and religion. Evolving our knowledge helps us to grow. So, even though a course can’t replace experience, it can make life easier. Let the pathfinders in education lay it out for you and share their knowledge as you explore philosophy, religion and even plants. With so many great thinkers before us, it’s helpful to have… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/free-courses-philosophy/">Read More »</a>

Stories & Poems

Conversations a new podcast

Conscious Life Conversations This month a new podcast, Conversations was introduced here on Conscious Life Space. Conversations connects with people, experts in various areas of life in order to share what they’ve learned with others so we can hear stories and learn together. The first episode was broadcast on the 15th of June and we’ll be publishing new episodes every other Thursday until the end of October. Season One Each… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/conversations-a-new-podcast/">Read More »</a>

Life on earth sometimes includes horror, wounds & suffering

Remembering the 9th of February

No, you didn’t miss this February holiday, this 9th of February, it’s my day, a day of remembering. I used to try to forget. February, for many people, is the short month, the last month to get through the winter blues. March seems more hopeful as the days feel longer and we are teased with warmer weather in the Northern Hemisphere. But in February, we’re distracted with Valentine’s Day mid-month… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/remembering-february-you-are-love/">Read More »</a>

Luis

I’m thinking of Luis today. He lost his sister a long time ago. He was young, she was younger. It destroyed his parents. Of course, her death would. That is expected. He was hurt too, but their mourning consumed them and life was no longer happy and normal. Christmas stopped. Celebrations and joy were on hold. Rituals became meaningless for them. He felt sad. He was still their child. It… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/luis/">Read More »</a>

The boys I loved and how I learned to be wary of strange men

Madly in Love When I was a little girl I had many crushes and was ‘madly in love’ with boys and men. All of them were older than me. I met my first love at around the age of 5. He was 40 and one of my father’s colleagues, his name was Henri. I only met him a couple of times but I wanted to spend as much time as… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/the-boys-i-loved-and-how-i-learned-to-be-wary-of-strange-men/">Read More »</a>

Join me in sorting out the details to learn more about yoga!

What to expect when you sign-up for yoga teacher training!

Yoga is a practice that I found in college and it helped me get through school and receive my diploma by being a healthy outlet for me to work out the stressors of being a student and young adult trying to figure life out. After I finished my studies at the University of Hawai’i, I wanted to see the world and dive even deeper into my yoga practice. What better… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/what-to-expect-at-yoga-teacher-training/">Read More »</a>

An insider’s guide to your first yoga class!

What to Expect from your First Yoga Class You’re taking the plunge. Maybe you were talked into it by a friend, or maybe all the research on the benefits of yoga have gotten you interested. You’re preparing to attend your first yoga class. How should you prepare and what should you expect? Getting Ready for the Class It’s always a good idea to talk with the instructor about the class.… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/an-insiders-guide-to-your-first-yoga-class/">Read More »</a>

Yoga Speak, Coming to Terms with the Language of Yoga

When watching yoga videos on line or taking a live class some instructors might use only the English language or maybe they use some Sanskrit terms or a combination of both. I made an infographic with some terms to help us have a beter understanding of some of the terms. Here is Yoga Speak One on the language of yoga. Learn with me and feel free to share your experiences… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/yoga-terms-language/">Read More »</a>

Tree Pose, Mythology and an Infographic

Tree pose aka Vriksasana or Vrksasana, it is one of the poses where I can morph into the pose’s name. it is also a pose that can test you and ground you. Tree pose as the barometer or thermometer for grounding Grounding is something that I used to have difficulty with when going through bigger life changes. Those are the times that I wanted to be detached from the earth.… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/tree-pose-mythology-infographic/">Read More »</a>

Yoga with Adriene

I’ve been meaning to write about Yoga with Adriene. Her motto is ‘find what feels good.’ She is one of my favourite yoga instructors on YouTube and is also probably the most well-known yoga instructor on YouTube with close to 3 million subscribers. She has a channel with hundreds of videos. She mentions in at least one of her videos that she had an injury in the past. I can’t… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/yoga-with-adriene/">Read More »</a>

Yoga Asana – 3 legged downward dog

3 legged dog Infographic Recently I was excited to celebrate my 2 year anniversary of my return to yoga. I still have a ‘fluffy belly’ but my level of fitness & flexibility has increased and I no longer suffer from migraines (which were caused by menopause.) Some days are more challenging than others. Here is the 3 legged dog infographic that I created so we can learn together. The images… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/yoga-asana-3-legged-dog/">Read More »</a>

Introduction to Asanas – 5 Yoga Poses Infographic

A lot of people write about how yoga has transformed their lives and it is a practice that can change your life. Sometime in the future, I’ll get to writing about that experience. The healing it provided or should I say provides regularly has inspired me to share what I’m learning. It’s only been about 2 years since I returned to a practice and it’s not always easy but it… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/introduction-asanas-5-yoga-poses-infographic/">Read More »</a>

Self-Improvement

Conversations a new podcast

Happiness and the Good Life

In the spring semester of the school year, I teach a class called ‘Happiness’. It’s always packed with students because, like most people, they want to learn the secret to feeling fulfilled. ‘How many of you want to be happy in life?’ I ask. Everyone raises a hand. Always. ‘How many of you are planning to have children?’ Almost everyone raises their hand again. Then I lay out the evidence… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/what-aztecs-teach-us-about-happiness/">Read More »</a>

How We’re Harmed by Our Dissatisfaction with Ourselves

Over the last five years or so, as I’ve worked with thousands of people on changing their habits, I’ve come to a realization: dissatisfaction with ourselves is a pretty universal phenomenon. We are unhappy with who we are, sometimes in small ways but often in very fundamental ways. We doubt ourselves, feel inadequate, dislike our looks, criticize our failing harshly, feel uncertain about whether we’re worthy of praise or love.… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/how-were-harmed-by-our-dissatisfaction-with-ourselves/">Read More »</a>

Remembering the 9th of February

You are not broken, I’m not broken

I went to grab the link to my latest vlog on my YouTube channel, You Are Not Broken, to create a post and embed it on the home page, then this came up as a related video. Of course, it caught my eye, I hit play and the first song wasn’t the title of the record and the music blared on a quiet Christmas morning. So I had to include… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/not-broken-im-not-broken/">Read More »</a>

JP Sears Mindful Humour & Being Yourself

Most people know JP Sears as the fun and enlightened jokester on YouTube. What some people don’t know that through his work as an emotional healing coach he started to share insights on his YouTube channel, answering questions to help people heal and live a fuller life. Even though he was serious, he found humour naturally as he shared his authentic self. This led to his creation of some very… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/jp-sears-mindful-humour/">Read More »</a>

Love Yourself Like Your Life…

During a difficult period in my life, I used to joke with a friend about self-love, proclaiming aloud, “I love me” as I kissed my own hand. We would giggle then because it seemed silly. But loving yourself isn’t silly. When we truly love ourselves, we are more likely to make choices that are in alignment with our personal values. Still, sometimes self-love eludes us. A lot of people talk… <a href="https://consciouslife.guru/love-yourself-like-your-life-depends-on-it/">Read More »</a>