The Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness is celebrating one year as an official entity. Take a look at what has transpired since we took the plunge.
Category: MAM Blog
Don’t Let Your Calm be Disturbed
Why is our calm so easily disturbed? Our culture values self promotion over humility, action over careful consideration, and passion over contentment. These human proclivities keep us off balance, tossed around by the waves of experience and crashing up against the rocky shore of reality. If we speak more than we listen or when we … Continue reading Don’t Let Your Calm be Disturbed
Four Years of Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga
Every year I reflect on my practice. It all started when I was asked to write about it for my yoga shala's blog. I figured it might be helpful to look back and see what I've discovered along the way and to share these discoveries with others, should they consider taking the journey as well. … Continue reading Four Years of Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga
Embodying Practice
Its difficult enough to maintain a dedicated formal mindfulness practice in this culture of busyness and striving. Its another thing altogether to endeavor to embody the practices in everyday life. The ideal environment of a dedicated practice space offers conditioned cues for dropping in and minimizes worldly distractions. The real world is full of noise, … Continue reading Embodying Practice
Waking Up to Our Ignorance
The word ignorance has a very negative connotation, but it really is just a state of unawareness – of not knowing. We all experience it at different times and in various aspects of our lives. Ignorance can arise from a lack of exposure, confusion, or even from deluded thinking. The problem is that, especially in the presence of strong … Continue reading Waking Up to Our Ignorance