Instant Renewal: Breathe Into The Fresh, New, Now

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Instant Renewal: Breathe Into The Fresh, New, Now

Breathing is our connection to Life!

Even Science is supporting the wonders of the breath. The FDA has approved breath-training as a recognized treatment for hypertension, and there are thousands of research reports stating that conscious breathing reduces the negative effects of stress, relieves anxiety, depression and chronic fatigue, helps manage fear, phobias, shock and grief, improves concentration, and increases one’s sense of wellbeing.

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WILLIAM 101: Love Is In the Air

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WILLIAM 101: Love Is In the Air

Mohonk Mountain House is a three-mile drive up a beautiful, winding, narrow and sometimes heart rate inducing, mountain road. For almost a decade I've been leading retreats at Mohonk.  And, while it’s long been one of my favorite places, I often wondered how an emergency is handled when you’re three miles up a mountain.  One April, several years ago, I found out. 

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CREATE SPACE FOR CHANGE: THE LIFE CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP

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CREATE SPACE FOR CHANGE: THE LIFE CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP

In Clutter's Last Stand, Aslett states, "Getting the clutter out of your life can and will rid you of more discouragement, tiredness, and boredom than anything else you can do." 

Ask yourself how many things you are holding onto just in case you need them. Make a plan to go through your whole house slowly (maybe one room a week). Don't look upon the cleaning as a chore but as a chance to let "the new" into your life. Get rid of things that are no longer of use such as pens out of ink, expired medicine, outdated foods, old perfume or makeup, clothes that might fit someday. Remember, just because you bought it once doesn't mean you have to keep it forever. 

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WILLIAM 101: CHOOSING CHANGE

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WILLIAM 101: CHOOSING CHANGE

This September, my 11 year old son William began 6th grade at the small progressive school he called his 'home away from home.' He has been a student there since 4 years old, when he began Pre-K. He often, adamantly, proudly, proclaimed he would be one of the few who could call himself a 'lifer' at this school. He only had three more years to go to graduate the 8th grade.

However, within a couple of weeks after starting 6th grade, he began to question if it was still the right place for him. Actually, as his parents, we questioned his continuation at this school for a couple of years prior, but William's attachment and passion for his school quieted our own questioning.

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EMBRACING CHANGE: THE ART OF BECOMING

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EMBRACING CHANGE: THE ART OF BECOMING

Despite that snow arrived along with spring's first day, we have actually moved through the Vernal Equinox. And, on my property, blooms of snow bells have broken through the cold hard ground promising that big changes are on the way. Spring winds will soon sweep the earth clean, its rains will till and rehydrate the soil, its sun will nourish the growth eventually to be seen as expansive summer blooms. Nature consistently demonstrates the Law of Change. Change happens everywhere and with everyone, and happens constantly. Everything is in the process of becoming something else.

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FIRE UP YOUR DIGESTION + TRY THIS AGNI STOKING Elixir

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FIRE UP YOUR DIGESTION + TRY THIS AGNI STOKING Elixir

Digestion, in Ayurveda, is a cornerstone of well-being. From the lens of Ayurveda, every disease is believed to arise from inefficient digestion. Agni, the fiery metabolic energy of digestion, allows us to assimilate food while ridding the body of wastes and toxins. Agni transforms dense physical matter into the subtler forms of energy the body needs to be healthy, generate warmth, and also sustain a balanced mood and clear mind. 

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