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If I could turn back time…
My husband sometimes reminds me that we’ll will never be as young as we are now. He’ s right, and experiences in my life have helped to...
Elizabeth Reumont
May 18, 20133 min read
Coming up for air
I’ve never been an avid swimmer. While admittedly I’ve spent afternoons with ridiculous looking swimming goggle intents around my eyes...
Elizabeth Reumont
May 9, 20133 min read
Learning to Listen
One of the benefits of a regular long term yoga or meditation practice is the increased capacity to listen. At first this may be focused...
Elizabeth Reumont
Apr 26, 20133 min read
Life’s Continuum
After a blissful, blessed evening with beautiful beings offering up pure love in every direction, it is hard for me to believe that this...
Elizabeth Reumont
Apr 18, 20133 min read
Sickness, Disease, and Death – Jivamukti Focus of the Month, March 2013
Much of what we think of as “me” are actually organisms that we normally would consider “not me.” The human body contains billions of...
Elizabeth Reumont
Feb 24, 20133 min read
The Murmuring Mind of a Yoga Teacher
For me, being a yoga teacher is, among other things, a tremendous joy and passion to which I am deeply committed. I would be lying if I...
Elizabeth Reumont
Feb 15, 20134 min read
The BBC Interview Link
Today I was on JoAnne Good’s show with Ellen Walsh Moorman on BBC 1, it was fun, Jo and Ellen are magical women! You can listen here ,...
Elizabeth Reumont
Jan 7, 20131 min read
Vibhuti – The Way of Power
Welcome into the community of the powerfully peaceful. Our tribe is carrying the banner of all the great visionaries of peaceful change,...
Elizabeth Reumont
Dec 28, 20125 min read
Aparigraha and Giving Thanks
It’s that time of year again as millions of Americans prepare their annual Thanksgiving feasts. Some may be preparing physically for a...
Elizabeth Reumont
Nov 21, 20123 min read
Why Language Matters
Not too long ago I was in a yoga class with a well known teacher. As class got underway I found myself counting how many times she...
Elizabeth Reumont
Sep 19, 20122 min read
Directionality
From infancy, as animate beings we seek direction. Our first needs, to take in nourishment and excrete waste, give us a sense of up and...
Elizabeth Reumont
Aug 27, 20124 min read
Being Decisive
Even though as humans we tend to pride ourselves for being in control, autonomous and blessed with the freedom of choice, in truth we are...
Elizabeth Reumont
Aug 15, 20124 min read
If you read one book about yoga this year : The Science of Yoga
For anyone interested in yoga, skeptical about its transformative nature, or unclear on the factual benefits, this book is a must read....
Elizabeth Reumont
Aug 13, 20122 min read
The more things change, the more they stay the same
With the myriad of changes that happen each moment in our bodies and the world we live in, it can be reassuring at times that there are...
Elizabeth Reumont
Aug 11, 20124 min read
The Waiting Place
In the much loved children’s book Oh the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Suess, he describes a space where nothing happens as The Waiting...
Elizabeth Reumont
Jun 3, 20123 min read
Leading and being led
In life, we’re constantly invited to play in spaces existing at opposing ends of the spectrum. We are caregivers, decision makers and...
Elizabeth Reumont
May 14, 20123 min read
Emotion
YS 1.12 abhyasa vairagyam tat nirodhah. Our thought patterns (chitta vrittis) are quieted by practicing detachment. Emotion is...
Elizabeth Reumont
Apr 22, 20123 min read
Taking Flight
It’s hard to believe that in only one more day I will be on the plane to Vancouver, home to amazing air quality, incredible Asian...
Elizabeth Reumont
Apr 19, 20122 min read
Slowing Down
When I made the decision to change careers 6 years ago, I had a very different perspective on the world. At that moment in my life any...
Elizabeth Reumont
Apr 16, 20122 min read
When Joining Separates
At one point or another, we have all joined a bank, a company, a political party or a book club. Lets face it, subscribing to an...
Elizabeth Reumont
Apr 11, 20124 min read
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