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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The wisdom of no witness.
Everything is an escape. There are the obvious tricks we all know and knowingly apply to our boredom and/or fear:…
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Our ultimate responsibility
From The First and Last Freedom, by J. Krishnamurti [On Self-Knowledge] “The problems of the world are so colossal, so…
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You can’t take away my dharma.
Someone scratched the Dharma Yoga sticker off my car last weekend. Ironically, I think it happened while the car was …
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Yoga and Literacy in the Classroom
Yoga helps students of all ages increase strength, flexibility, coordination, posture and endurance. It also improves concentration and can have…
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I loved Lucy.
[Read the abridged version on Elephant Journal.] My heart is empty. Lucy was with me for nearly nine years, since…
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The manic episode: Part I
Manic depression is searchin’ my soul I know what I want but I just don’t know how to go about…
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Post Tornado Stress Disorder
A tornado hit my school when I was eight going on nine. It was April, 1989. I remember that morning…
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The 8 Limbs of Yoga
Yoga is a deep spiritual practice that originated in ancient India. The practice of yoga aims to unify the body,…
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The trouble with yoga.
I used to think that the trouble with yoga was its Americanization, its being watered down and modified and marketed…
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