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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Crown (7th) Chakra
Awake to reality, to truth, to things just as they are. ~Lama Surya Das Crown chakra concerns: spiritual growth, wisdom,…
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Sweet Rewards
I am a yoga teacher; I’ve been teaching yoga and mindfulness for almost ten years. This is certainly my life’s…
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Third Eye (6th) Chakra
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the…
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31 Things I’m Grateful For.
1. Love (metta) 2. Family 3. Friendship (amistad) 4. Yoga 5. My teaching career 6. Mis alumnos (my students, 9th…
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Rage Against Nothing.
“Anger cannot be overcome by anger. If someone is angry with you, and you show anger in return, the result…
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Throat (5th) Chakra
“In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ~ George Orwell Throat chakra concerns: …
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Surrender the illusion of control.
I found this scrawled on a piece of notebook paper today as I was cleaning out my filing cabinet. Always…
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Heart (4th) Chakra
When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it’s bottomless. …
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I Walk To School: Observations from the streets of Guatemala City
by Michael Peters One foot in front of another, the throbbing of techno bass drives me forward at 129 beats…
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