Category Archives: Mind Body & Spirit

The Five Tibetan Rites

Posted on May 19, 2009 by bengt

When browsing through videos from Yoga Today I came across The Five Tibetan Rites (You Tube). At Wikipedia the practice is described like this: First Rite: Clockwise spinning: inhale and exhale deeply as you spin. Second Rite: Inhale deeply while … Continue reading →

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Yoga Today

Posted on May 17, 2009 by bengt

Yesterday I was told about Yoga Today, a site with free yoga videos. Whether you are a newcomer experiencing your first practice, reawaking your interest in yoga after a lapse in practicing or a seasoned yogi looking for a way … Continue reading →

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Sat Nam

Posted on December 23, 2008 by bengt

Today my yoga teacher talked about Sat Nam, an interesting topic which makes me understand why she calls her website Truth is your identity. Wikipedia says this about Sat Nam: In Sanskrit, “sat” means “truth” and “nam” means “identity”. There … Continue reading →

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Link Medley

Posted on December 7, 2008 by bengt

Zen Habits is one of my favorite blogs. There is 21 Easy Hacks to Simplify Your Life. And there is a guest post by Jonathan about 11 Refreshing Ways to Bring Out the Awesomeness in Life. Mary Jaksch of Goodlife … Continue reading →

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Different shades of raw food

Posted on November 9, 2008 by bengt

Tim at A Life Coach’s Blog has an interesting post about The Skinny Of Raw Food. The photos he has selected are reasons enough to go there but it is also a post well worth reading. As I mention in … Continue reading →

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Milk and Sugar

Posted on November 9, 2008 by bengt

Yoga and my spiritual development makes me change gradually what I eat. The two things I focus on at present is to eliminate or at least cut down on sugar and dairy. When it comes to sweets I do not … Continue reading →

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Wherever you go there you are

Posted on October 23, 2008 by bengt

A while back I finished a book by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever you go there you are – Mindfulness Mediation in Everyday Life. I love Jon’s low key style. The book which consists of very short chapters, most of them only … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness for Beginners

Posted on August 28, 2008 by bengt

Mindfulness for Beginners is a set with two CD’s with Jon Kabat-Zinn, each CD lasts around 70 minutes. The first CD is an introduction to mindfulness, awareness and to MBSR, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. The second CD has five guided meditations. … Continue reading →

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Arriving at your own Door

Posted on August 28, 2008 by bengt

I am reading Arriving at your own Door – 108 lessons in mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn. The book consists of qoutes (verses) that are compiled from Coming to our senses: Healing ourselves and the world through mindfulness. On the back … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn

Posted on July 27, 2008 by bengt

Google has a collection of company videos at YouTube. There are a lot of sessions worth watching. I came across Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn which is terrific. The workshop is an hour long but is well worth that time, it … Continue reading →

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