Tag: empowered

Fearlessness is not the absence of fear. It is the acknowledgment of fear and the willingness to work with it and move beyond it. The refusal to acknowledge fear can cause us to burrow into a hole. That hole becomes a hiding place, providing a claustrophobic atmosphere. There is a maxim that says,” When you [...]

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, 1905 US (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 – 1952) An essential component of spiritual practice is realizing that if we don’t take full responsibility for ourselves and our past we will repeat the past. We may continue to [...]

“I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. The knowledge is not us (the teachers), but it is out there in the universe, and we help set up the environment in which it can be heard, felt, experienced, and transmitted.” Albert Einstein Laura McNew, a six- [...]

Listening to a dharma talk, I was struck by hearing the teacher say that the Chinese symbol for busy was “broken-heart.” It made me cringe because of how often I feel busy. I have so much going on. I have so much to do. I have so much on my desk. I have so much! [...]

Empowered Yoga was founded on a simple yet profound premise—you have the ability to wake up to your life right now. All of our experience is created by our minds. We are primarily responsible for the pain and stress we create in our lives and the lives of those around us. Most of this pain [...]