By: Bethanie Jones As we head into the holidays, it’s pretty normal to have a plethora of conflicting emotions and to swirl things around in our minds. While the world tells us, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year”, sometimes, the holidays can serve as a magnifying glass for all of the things we…
By: Tom McCrary (This is a portion of a written assignment completed during Yoga Teacher Training. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna represents the divine, Arjuna represents ourselves. Dharma is our path in life. As we move into this season of gratitude and joy, take time to offer thanks to those who have helped you on…
By: Bethanie Jones It has been said, that Eskimos have over 180 words for the word snow. It is such a vital part of who they are, and their culture that they feel the need to articulate it into specifics. I was thinking about love the other day, as it’s such a vast, evasive, and…
By: Bethanie Jones I’ve been struggling a lot lately. As humans, and creatures of habit, we don’t always do well with change. It can be difficult incorporating a new healthy habit, new job, new relationship, new home etc. into the world we find familiar to us. During these times of movement, we tend to cling…
By: Bethanie Jones I was speaking to a friend pretty deeply about love and life, when they say to me…”You can’t just follow your heart all the time. It just isn’t practical.” This was some time ago and I still can’t seem to let the sentiment go. Why is it that our heart’s deepest desires…
By: Bethanie Jones How many times have you questioned yourself based on other people’s opinions or perceptions of you? Maybe you were the last kid chosen in sports, or you just couldn’t live up to your parent’s expectations. Maybe society made you feel inadequate or maybe someone blatantly told you so. Maybe a spouse left…
By: Bethanie Jones I’ve never really been great with emotions. I mean, I feel them of course but I can’t always articulate and organize them well. Some days I feel like pain swallows me whole and I’m completely lost, while others, I go on not feeling anything at all. It’s almost as if my head…
By: Bethanie Jones Let’s talk about healing for a second…the good, the bad, and the ugly of it. The common perception of the spiritual path is one of miracles and unshakeable happiness. Often times the books you read or the people you encounter in this genre of life may appear to have “it all figured…
By: Bethanie Jones Have you ever had one of those moments when something finally just clicked? When all of a sudden, for no reason at all, the stars felt aligned and your world just became different? You felt brave and supported and powerful? You decided to finally let go of that toxic person that kept…
By: Bethanie Jones Oh, the holidays. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but also the most busy, the most stressful and often times, the unhealthiest time of the year too. We spend more money than we have, give more than we should, see people we may not care to see, and we over…
