Community and Family

thoughts on how we fit into the web of community, family and society

Note to Self

Author: Elizabeth November 2, 2021 0 Comments

Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Food for the Mind (Yoga Philosophy, etc), Quaker

compassion, forgiveness, reasonable boundaries

Found Exhortation

Author: Elizabeth October 31, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Photos

give thanks, practice gratitude, repurpose, reuse, trash and treasure

Red Maple in the Rain

Author: Elizabeth October 29, 2021 0 Comments

Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Gardening, Photos

autumn color, autumn foliage, open to beauty, red maple, Samsara, stormy day, walk home from the doctor, walking as sadhana, walking in the rain

Questions Around Town

Author: Elizabeth October 28, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Food for the Mind (Yoga Philosophy, etc), Meditation, Photos

observe, pay attention, paying attention, perspective, seeing what is happening, witness consciousness

Be Here Now (Var.)

Author: Elizabeth October 27, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Meditation, Photos

Be Here Now, being in the moment, today is the day

Morning Walk

Author: Elizabeth October 26, 2021 0 Comments

I knew that it was going to be a busy and possibly stressful day. After sitting for meditation, I got myself out for a decent walk.

Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Meditation, Photos

Anacostia River, autumn foliage, Kingman and Heritage Islands, morning walk, National parks, protecting urban green spaces, urban wildlife habitat, walking as sadhana, walking in nature, walking meditation, water birds

Sadhana

Author: Elizabeth October 23, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Photos, Quaker

equality, fight for justice, protect the vote, resistance is yoga sadhana

Phantasms Around Town

Author: Elizabeth October 22, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Photos

All Hallows’ Eve, All Souls Day, ghosts, Halloween decorations, imagination, invoking the spirits, phantasmagoria

Aspirations Around Town

Author: Elizabeth October 20, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Meditation, Photos

330 million gods and goddesses, love, welcome

Where to Meditate

Author: Elizabeth October 18, 2021 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Meditation

asana, Buddhism and artistic process, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, John Cage, Laurie Anderson, meditation, seat