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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Ain’t We All Human?
No one is immune. Morality must shine forth from within. Living truth, living from the heart, being just and creative…
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Farewell, Amigo
A friend died last Thursday. He ended his own life. A friend I hadn’t seen in years, but a friend…
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The Trecena of Noj: 13 Days of Earth Wisdom & Ideas
Last Thursday, the Maya here in the western highlands of Guatemala celebrated Wajshakib Batz, 8 B’atz, which is the beginning of…
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Dharma Teachings Interbeing Living from the Heart Mindfulness New Paradigm in Practice The New Story
Time is but a Dream.
Row row row your boat, gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily! Life is but a dream. Are we…
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Life, Memories & Transformation
I used to live in the city. Now, I live in the woods. I used to drive a car; now…
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Inspiration from the Texas Yoga Retreat
The Texas Yoga Retreat happens annually in Austin each fall. It is held at a beautiful ashram, a spiritual community…
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Presence, Patience, Simplicity
Mindfulness. It’s become such a buzz word, much like “yoga”. And yet, the practice is popular and now mainstream precisely…
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The Path of Beauty: Yoga & Writing Weekend Retreats
Yoga has altered my life, for the better, for more than two decades. I’ve been teaching for the past sixteen…
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Men go into Caves; Women are like Waves
Recently, a friend gifted me a copy of three chapters, well-used and stapled together, of the classic relationship advice book,…
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