by Shanti | Apr 2, 2017 | Inspiration, Yoga
Sometimes knowing where to start is the hardest part, sometimes it’s knowing when to stop but very often the hardest thing I’ve found is how to keep on going. Life is beautiful but it can also be chaotic and unpredictable and downright scary at times, when...
by Shanti | Mar 1, 2017 | Image, Inspiration, Life
Modern culture is quick to asses itself as advanced and everything else as primitive. Yet the test of time is probably the most pressing of all. Bypassing the ancient wisdoms indigenous cultures contain is like the know it all teenager who won’t listen to...
by Shanti | Feb 9, 2017 | Inspiration, Life, Poetry
You won’t always feel it, heaven knows there are days when you feel the exact opposite. When things feel so stacked against you it seems all is lost, forever. However…. Perspective is a powerful thing. When you think of the probability of any of us being...
by Shanti | Feb 1, 2017 | Image, Inspiration, Life, Meditation, Uncategorized, Yoga
Manjushri is a Bodhisattva considered the personification of the combined wisdom of all the Buddhas. He holds a sword in his right hand — symbolizing his ability to cut through delusion. In his left hand, by his heart, he holds the stem of a lotus flower, which bears...
by Shanti | Feb 1, 2017 | Inspiration, Life
Tonglen is a breathing meditation practise from the Buddhist tradition. The word means Giving and taking, and the technique is a practise of active compassion. We’ve all seen the memes ‘Breathe in the Good, Breath out the bad’ tonglen turns that on...
by Shanti | Jan 22, 2017 | Inspiration, Life, Uncategorized
What if your life was a story you were telling? What would you like it to say? All the choices we make, what we say, do and think have a powerful effect on the world around us. In this post-Factual world in can be easy to become obsessive about the truth, and caught...
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