Author: Dana Young
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21 Day Practice: Day 1 – Grumpy Monkey
A small group of my Reiki students and I have embarked on a 21 day challenge to support mind/body balance and spiritual development. We are committing to 3 weeks of daily Reiki self-treatment (many of us already do this) combined with an exercise in mindful speech that involves refraining from complaint, gossip, judgment or criticism (self…
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Discover Your Life Purpose Workshop – Jan 26
Please register by Thursday, January 24 to secure your spot. All workshop participants will receive one free follow-up coaching session.
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Perfect just as you are
The other day, I spent the afternoon updating my upcoming Classes & Events Calendar for 2013, and before bed, I spent some time reading Pema Chödrön’s new book, Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change. Over the years, I’ve received spiritual teachings in dreams, and the one I had that night was no exception. I was…
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Allowing happiness
First realize that your world is only a reflection of yourself and then stop finding fault with the reflection. ~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj As I’ve gotten older, I hold my emotions and feelings closer to the vest. This may come as a surprise to people who know me to be quite active on social media with both…
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Healing a broken world starts with us
The more we attempt to make sense of the tragic events that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT last week, the more we realize how impossible a task that is. It is a raw and gaping wound, a trauma we all share as a collective community. The morning of the shootings, my husband…
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The art of juggling (my life)
I was quoted last week in an article in U.S. News & World Report entitled 8 Ways to Find More Time in Your Day. I’ve blogged about navigating the challenges of work/life balance before, but this is the first time I think I’ve “outed” myself in the press with regard to how I made it…
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Back to school time
Today, we sent the little one off to her first day of kindergarten and the teen boy off to (gulp) high school. Although the little one clung to my hand in the hallway, as soon as we got to her classroom, she wanted us to be gone. I now understand why I broke my mother’s…
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The choice is always yours
We can’t always choose our circumstances, but we can choose how we deal with what life has sent our way. We can either decide to be a victim of misfortune, or we can see that we have control over our future path and create the conditions from which we are able to thrive and be…
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Book release party Aug.2 for Atlanta Poets Group Anthology: The Lattice Inside
Please join us for the release Atlanta Poets Group Anthology: The Lattice Inside (University of New Orleans Press) which chronicles the group’s work and activities over its 10+ year history. My husband and I were active members of the Atlanta Poet’s Group from 1999 – 2005ish. I credit my involvement with the [experimental/eclectic] poetry collective…
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