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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Let Love Last.
Be friends. The key to any lasting romance is friendship. Being friends means liking as well as loving each other,…
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How to Get Shit Done & Enjoy Your Life.
Life is paradoxical, yet simple. Mindfulness isn’t enough; we need compassionate action too. Mindfulness, or daily life practice, or being,…
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The Myth of Work-Life Balance.
The whole concept of “work-life balance” is flawed, because it implies that “work” is somehow separate from “life.” Life is…
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10 Secrets of Meditation Success
“Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that…
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Yoga Freedom Retreats—2015
Introducing our NEW Tiny Retreats! WHO? You! WHAT? Personalized retreats involving a tiny community of 1-3 participants and 1-2 teachers…
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Liberty and yoga for all.
Every one of us has a choice, every moment. Every body has a choice in yoga. Thanks to the numberless…
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Encountering Orchids & Poetry Where You Least Expect Them
{Check out the expanded, prose version of this post on Rebelle Society. Here’s the poem that came first: } We…
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10 Simple Habits for Greater Happiness & Health
(Read the full, fancy version here.) “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something…
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I wonder what if…
I wonder what if everybody got 100% in every subject? I wonder what if schools evolved into open, natural learning…
More to read
Books on healing practices, the chakras, and how yoga saved my life.
