Tag: Scott Moore Yoga
People often assume that because I teach yoga I never get stressed. I assure you, nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve co-taught Yoga for Anxiety courses, not because I never get stressed, but because sometimes I freak out too and sometimes I use the tools yoga has taught me to help me manage […]
The very first yoga class I ever attended, I came out of there saying—rather asking— myself, what was that?! Yoga was physical but had a meditative, even spiritual quality to it, despite the clanking of the weights and heavy metal blaring in the other room of the gym. It cultivated calm while doing some intense […]
Today I want to talk about music, specifically how music makes people resonate together in a way that mirrors the essence of yoga. The the practice of yoga is to yoke body/mind/spirit individually on our way to understanding the way we belong to the entire universe. And whether we think of it as yoga or […]
We all hear about the benefits of mindfulness meditation but if you’ve never done it before where do you start? There are hundreds of styles of meditation. Plus, sometimes, meditation just feels hard. I mean what are you supposed to do anyway, right? Do you ever feel your mind wanters too much to meditate? Plus, […]
Understanding and practicing Tantra, an ancient practice and school of thought, is an excellent method to learn how to master your prana. When you master your prana, your entire life will shoot to an 11!
What if our soul is, as poet Mary Oliver says, “pure light that shines where no one is”? In her poem conveniently titled Poem, Mary Oliver speaks to the notion of the soul like this: “Airy and shapeless thing,/ it needs/ the metaphor of the body. . . to be understood/ to be more than […]
Often times, we conceptualize enlightenment the product which can only come by meditating in a cave in Tibet for 30 years, subsisting on a grain of rice a day, and praying non-stop. In the body/mind/spirit model of spiritual growth and attainment, it’s often the mind and heart only which are seen as the viable avenues […]
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” ― William Wordsworth William Wordsworth was a big deal among the British Romantic poets. He lived from 1770–1850 and became the poet laureate for all of England during the last 7 years of his life. But like many poets, early in his life, he met great opposition […]
Can you imagine what the world would be like if Vincent Van Gogh sold real estate for a living instead of painted? There’s nothing wrong with selling real estate—I have deep respect for those who do—but that simply wasn’t Van Gogh’s gift for the world. Van Gogh tried several different jobs before dedicating himself to […]
Samkhya, the ancient school of classical yoga philosophy, describes the universe and all its qualities using three main humors, called Gunas. These qualities are Rajas, Tamas, and Satva. Understanding these basic qualities, described by an ancient philosophy may help us to find balance in our own lives. The first Guna is Rajas and generally describes […]
The Samkhya school of classical yoga philosophy describes the universe and all its qualities using three main humors, called Gunas. These are Rajas, Tamas, Sattva. Rajas is generally building, full of fire, or energizing, while Tamas is generally grounding, calming, and inert. The skillful negotiation of the two brings us to the precious middle path, […]
2017 was quite a year . . . (let me catch my breath)! But that was so 2017 . . . 2018 is going to be really good for all of us, I can feel it, full of possibilities and opportunities. And with a little mindful-mojo, you and I can shape this year to be our best […]
2017 is making its final bows while some of us are throwing roses and others are throwing rotten tomatoes, others will be placing their orders for their Cosmic Taco. Stay with me . . . Regardless of what you’re throwing as 2017 leaves the stage, it’s an important time to start thinking about 2018. Intentions […]
Sometimes, getting to sleep is a process, one that involves a conscious winding down and changing of energy from waking to sleeping. One excellent way to wind down is by doing a few gentle yoga poses for sleep which take any frenetic or awake energy and helps change that to relaxing and sleep energy. These […]
Many of you responded to my last blog post about sleep and said, “It’s not falling asleep, but staying asleep is my problem.” For many people, falling asleep isn’t the problem, but it’s staying asleep. And what to do about it? James Findley, Ph.D., CBSM, clinical director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the […]
