Yes, yoga has taught me yet another lesson. You don’t need to spend a lot of money or be a conspicuous consumer to be happy or have nice, meaningful things or a beautiful existence.
One of the key lessons of yoga is that it teaches you to appreciate the simpler things in life. To be present. To be in the moment. This practice alone has not only helped to quiet my mind, in recent months it has also saved me a lot of money.
In fact, my shopping habits have changed significantly. I buy less processed, ready-to-serve foods and eat more healthfully …read more

With the daily stresses of work and relationships of all kinds, I had to take a moment today and ask myself–what am I really trying to accomplish?  And it came to me–ultimately, I am trying to find happiness.
Wonderful yet elusive, happiness is what we are all hoping to find, isn’t it?  Whether it’s finding the right job, the best friends or a loving partner, what is at the end of the pursuit of each of these is happiness.
Some of us characterize happiness as nirvana–the golden achievement of peace and contentment we all long and strive for with every action we take.  What many of …read more