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Why Bother Learning from Our Breath?

Learning from Our Breath After our weekly yoga class, a friend told me, “You’d make a great yoga teacher.”  It only takes a spark to get a fire going, and it only takes a few words to inspire someone. My friend’s words inspired me to pursue becoming a yoga instructor. In 2016, I traveled to…
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Why Bother Learning from Marriage?

Learning from Marriage Though I’ve learned a lot by being my husband’s wife, I did not want this blog to be solely from the female point of view. So, this morning, I asked my husband to share his perspective on what he’s learned from our marriage so that I could share both perspectives.   The first…
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Why Bother Learning From Unforgiveness?

Learning From Unforgiveness Without feeling the effects of unforgiveness, would we recognize our need to forgive?  We can carry unforgiveness and its consequences with us for a long time. The seasoned unforgiveness I’d carried for decades included body tension, distracted mind, and short fuse.   Such things were familiar — my accepted norm. I was cut…
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Why Bother Learning From Childhood Trauma?

Childhood Trauma Childhood trauma is an emotionally painful, frightening, and distressing event. It can be abuse, neglect, severe family dysfunction, or surviving a natural disaster. No matter the circumstance, it leaves its mark on a person. As an adult who survived the childhood trauma of my father’s suicide, I attest to the fact that survivors…
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