healthy living

Taking Yourself on Retreat: Meeting People

by MJ

Have you ever decided to smile and wave to people you don’t know? My dear husband Ignatius taught me this act of kindness and I chuckle every time I reflect on his daily practice. One day I was with him and he was waving and smiling away at people walking the road as we passed [...]

Tagged as: creative expressions, great mysteries, healthy living, loving kindness, personal retreat, soul stories, spiritual practices

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Yoga on the Beach

by MJ

What a beautiful way to begin the day! I’ve been heading off to Bend in the Road Beach, State Beach, Edgartown every weekday morning this summer.  There have been a few cloudy days woven into the mix and even those have amazed me.  The great mystery is not knowing what I will find each morning. [...]

Tagged as: body wisdom, creative expressions, great mysteries, healthy living, loving kindness, mindfulness and meditation, spiritual practices, yoga

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Conscious Eating

by MJ

Do you eat to live or live to eat or a little of both? I have approached this question from many different viewpoints over the years. Coming from a place of willpower and the favored health doctrine of the moment, I have explored many different diets and eating philosophies. I am happy to say that [...]

Tagged as: body wisdom, healthy living, mindfulness and meditation

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What is Yoga?

by MJ

Yoga today is very different from when I took my first yoga class over forty years ago. You can now take yoga classes online, yoga videos line the shelves of local libraries, and classes are abundant at private studios, healthclubs, and YMCA’s. In 1994 yoga journal commissioned the roper poll to do a nationwide survey.  [...]

Tagged as: body wisdom, healthy living, spiritual practices

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