Embodied Awareness Blog

How does it feel when it moves through you? How do you know when you are in it, and how do you know when you have stepped out of it? What are the sensations in your body, and how do you learn to embody this state on a daily basis? In our final embodied awareness… Read more

I woke up this morning thinking about classism and the way we justify stratification of our relationships with each other based on income.  Have’s and Have not’s.  As a child, I would go to bed at night ‘solving the world’s problems.’  It was the only thing that would allow me to rest after being bombarded… Read more

During our last Embodied Awareness retreat, we spent some time exploring the ideas and concepts around Power and Empowerment. As a group, we shared what these words mean to us personally; and then we engaged in answering a question and then posing a question.  I asked the first question, and it was…”What is Empowerment?” Each… Read more

The last of the three 5 day retreats of the 2015 Embodied Awareness Training Certification program wrapped up on Sunday. I am still bathing in the afterglow of this experience. Thinking back on the initial day of our first retreat in February, to last Sunday October 4, I feel awe and wonderment. What a gift… Read more

I once saw a newspaper advertisement for a student travel company. It consisted simply of a picture of our planet and the words, “The best classroom you will ever study in”. As I have come to the end of my current journey I think about this ad often. I have just travelled to places far… Read more

While I was in Rishikesh India, Swami Hamsananda made the introduction for me to Swami Svarupananda–one of Sivananda’s students who has made a study of pranayama. Prana is the subtle spiritual energy that we breathe in and circulate in our bodies with each breath we take, Mastery of prana leads to mastery of the mind. … Read more