Blog · Notes from the lake
Writings on Yoga, Life, and the Sacred Mayan Calendar
By Mixa Margaret Fajkus
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Ways to hurt and to forgive
Today is 3 Ajmaq, the day of self-forgiveness, self-acceptance and inner peace. A look at how I hurt, how I hide, and what I’m setting down.
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Something for your Mind
15 years ago today, I lost my mind. Yes, 2005 was fifteen years ago. Nervous breakdown; manic episode; pursued by…
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Metamorphasis Now
When a caterpillar enters its chrysalis, it dissolves itself, quite literally, into liquid. In this state, what was a caterpillar…
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You need Yoga Nidra {Guided Deep Relaxation}
Yoga Nidra, the “sleep of the yogis,” is a powerful meditation practice. It’s an awesomely relaxing yogic power nap. Here’s…
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This American Strife
Since everything is but an apparition,Perfect in being what it is,acceptance or rejectionHaving nothing to do with good or bad,You…
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Inseparable
Why lay yourself on the torturer’s rack of the past and future? The mind that tries to shape tomorrow beyond…
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The Great Influenza of 1918
Microbes have proven themselves to be masters of evolution that expertly exploit every opportunity created by the changing lifestyles of…
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How to Retreat
We’re in a “state of emergency”; lock down the planet, no one gets out alive; we’re all gonna die! Coronavirus…
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Peace amidst the Panic
Take three deep breaths. Let’s allow ourselves to fully arrive, in this moment, in this place: in our homes, on…
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Things I Have Learned
I have learned that it’s OK to feel whatever I feel. I have learned that it’s better to follow my…
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