Shelley Lowther of Dancing Dogs Yoga brings yoga down to earth.
Eating with Conscience
Written by Shelley Lowther
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 13:04
One of my first yoga teachers told me a long time ago that somewhere along my yoga journey, I would stop eating meat. I thought that was funny. As a good Southern girl, chicken was a regular staple in my diet, and nothing made me happier than a thick, juicy steak, rare. I thought that hell would freeze over before I even considered becoming a vegetarian.
The devil must be cold. On January 1, 2012, I cut out meat and all other animal products from my diet.
Yogis are always seeking equanimity. We find ourselves looking for peace and inner calm that can only found by becoming our true, authentic selves. But how do we find ourselves?
As 2011 draws to a close, we are looking ahead to 2012, setting goals and resolutions for the new year. For many of us, those resolutions will be discarded with the wrapping paper, forgotten before the kids are back in school. Consider that one reason resolutions are so hard to keep is that we are trying to add something new into our already very full lives.
The holidays are fast approaching, and with them the familiar feelings of stress, hustle and bustle. This holiday season, take the time to de-stress for holiday success with these yoga poses and tips:
If you are like most people, you notice what goes wrong more than what goes right. I tend to blame myself a great deal more than I praise myself. I find all of the things that I have done wrong, or not well enough, and gloss over the things that I have completed successfully. It is easier for me to beat myself up than to congratulate myself for a job well done.