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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We Are Intelligence
We are all designed with the intelligence to feel sensations and emotions and to interact with each other and the…
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How Mainstream Schooling Burns Teachers Out
Or, Why the Status Quo is Not Sustainable “In public schools, the educator is backed by an entire system of…
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Measuring Intelligence
The school system was built on the notion of measuring intelligence and its connection to productivity (later termed achievement). The…
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Niños del Lago Creates Peaceful Space for Guatemalan Children in the Forest.
Arlaine Cervantes had an epiphany while driving down a desert highway. Though she was running a successful bed and breakfast…
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Enlightenment is Always Available & Attainable
“No one else has the answer. No other place will be better. And it has already turned out. At the…
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From Objects to Subjects
What if students were the subjects and subjects were merely the objects? What if Art and Music were core classes…
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A New Initiative for a New Paradigm: EnlightenEd!
Hi there! Just 17 days into the new year, and already it seems like so much has happened. I hope…
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Everyone has Special Needs
“All the other children at my school are stupid. Except I’m not meant to call them stupid, even though this…
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On the Subject of Subjects
Do school subjects, in addition to grade levels, contribute to the illusion of separateness? Though we may have our preferences,…
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