Tag: emotions

  • The dance of life

    There it is again. The unmistaken pain, the overwhelming sadness that’s sitting deep in my tummy making it hard to breathe. And yet, that is what I have to do. Breathe the sadness. Though the feeling doesn’t want to be breathed. The mind does it’s best to distract its attention from the pain. It tries…

  • Surrendering to love (and pain)

    The best things in life often come when you least expect them. That is how the yoga posture bound lotus kriya came to me when I thought I was learning the meditative technique Satnam Rasayan, but instead learnt how to surrender to love (and pain).

  • When your heart and mind disagree

    A couple of months ago I became aware of how important it is to listen to your emotions (basically this means listening to your body). Spiritual catalyst Teal Swan talks about how we can heal physically by listening to what our emotions and body are saying. I figured it was worth a shot.