TweetShare – If you find at least one helpful activity on this page, share or tweet this page for others to enjoy.   I don’t believe in setting New Year resolutions. Well to be more specific, I don’t believe in setting New Year’s resolutions in the way that most folks do. That is, I don’t believe in publicly announcing a list of things you are going to do, not do, change, or achieve in the coming year, THEN...

TweetShare – Like this? Print it, then share or retweet this page so others can enjoy it too!   Many people think that miracles are extraordinarily rare occurrences… things that can only be manifested by saints… gifts that only the truly blessed enjoy. It’s true that miracles are only for the blessed. But guess what, we are ALL blessed. When we realize this truth… that we are all blessed, we begin to notice the...

TweetShare – Encourage friends to start a gratitude journal. Share or retweet this page.   One of the best ways to transform your life is to develop a spirit of thankfulness. Learn how to start a gratitude journal today. Need Help?   GET OUR FREE 52 WEEK AWARENESS WORKSHOP  to cultivate gratitude/recognition/release. Sign up free now. HOW TO START A GRATITUDE JOURNAL Since summer of 2012 I’ve kept a Gratitude...

TweetShareSometimes we get so concerned about perfecting our Hatha Yoga practice that we forget an important fact: Yoga doesn’t have to take hours or years of practice to be of benefit. The next time you feel sad, stressed, fatigued, angry anxious, or in need of a pick-me-up, try these simple yoga techniques. Tense and Release - Scrunch every muscle in your body (face, fists, arms, legs, toes, bottom), hold for a moment, then release. Do...

TweetShareFor those Hatha Yoga practitioners who want to try something really powerful, there is an intensive form of ‘gratitude yoga’ in Japan called, Naikan. Many yogis participate in a Naikan program in order to lay the foundation for a daily ‘gratitude yoga’ practice. I have personally kept a Gratitude Journal since 2010. To learn more about gratitude yoga, let’s take a brief look at the traditional Japanese psychotherapy practice,...

Approaching life with a spirit of thankfulness crosses all traditions and cultures. Many in the yoga tradition refer to this as ‘gratitude yoga’. A gratitude yogi trains her mind to remain in a state of heightened thankfulness. She sees opportunity where others see obstacles…fortune, where others see famine. She is not a Pollyanna, nor does she live in ‘denial’. She knows when to draw boundaries and allows...