Never Too Late - "Living with Ease," Part One (Part Two Tomorrow)!
If you weren't able to join us last Wednesday, October 21st, for Part One of our "Living with Ease" teleseminar with Megan McDonough, there is still time to listen to the replay and join us for Part Two tomorrow.
During her informative teleseminar, Megan enlightened us by taking us through some simple exercises to help us realize how we create our own boundaries and illusions in life. These habits, which seem to flow so flawlessly into our daily routines, actually create hurdles that stop us in our flow of life.
Want to expand and explore more? Want to learn some simple techniques to bring awareness to your being? Sounds pretty heavy, doesn't it. Well, it's not - it's fun and easy. Megan has created these simple "living with ease" steps and it's up to all of us to embrace them.
So we hope you can join us for Part Two of Megan's "Living with Ease" teleseminar tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28th, at 5pm PST / 8pm EST.
Dying with Dignity
Death is an inevitable part of life - and yet this obvious truth is often difficult for us to face. For many people, their own death is a topic to be avoided or, at best, delayed for future consideration.
But dying is not something we can choose to do at a convenient time - it can happen at any time to anyone. People who are facing impending death handle this inevitable journey differently - some fight it and never come to terms with it, while others accept it and even embrace it with dignity.
Learning to accept and welcome our impending death is one of the most rewarding gifts we can give ourselves. Individuals who are at peace with dying have overcome their fear and are able to accept their mortality with grace and peace of mind.
Yoga philosophy teaches us that death is not the final destination in a person's journey. Instead, it is an affirmation of an individual's life. Yoginis believe that by learning how to accept death, we are freeing ourselves to live our lives to the fullest.
For example, although we may not consciously realize it, when we practice Savasana at the end of every yoga class, we are preparing ourselves to become more aware of the process of dying. After all, Savasana means "corpse pose," and when we take the time to practice this asana correctly, we are detaching ourselves from our physical form, surrendering to the bliss of inner peace, and preparing ourselves for a serene transition from life to death.
Facing the unknown when transitioning from life to death is seldom easy, but learning how to die can bring comfort and peace, not only to the individual whose life energy is fading, but also to the loved ones left behind.
For more information on the yogic perspective of death, please read our accompanying article at this link: Yoga to End Life Peacefully
I had totally forgotten what it's like to have those "first time" nervous tensions swarm over me. You would think at my age and after all I have gone through in my life that these would have dissipated by now. 
Not really something to gloat about. I admit it, I don't like driving. Never liked it, probably never will, but it is a necessity. Especially here in Southern California where everything is so far! 
