Inscriptions
Mindful Moments Tamara Wasylenky Mindful Moments Tamara Wasylenky

Inscriptions

It’s not often that I find myself in thrift shops. If I do, it is usually to donate rather than purchase. These days, it seems that my home is as full as my heart. I live in an on-going cycle of assessment, collection and purge. It’s as if objects whirl in circles on my patio and blow in on the wind. No matter how vigilant I am, I can’t seem to keep them from entering.

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Starting Points
Asana, Mindful Moments Tamara Wasylenky Asana, Mindful Moments Tamara Wasylenky

Starting Points

Often, at the end of a yoga class, students meet me at the door to review their experience. With smiles, shrugs or apologies, they describe how their bodies moved through the series of poses we practiced, explaining stories, feelings or thoughts. It seems that it is only once they have finished this review that they may move on from the practice and into the rest of their day.

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Dreams
Mindful Moments, Philosophy Tamara Wasylenky Mindful Moments, Philosophy Tamara Wasylenky

Dreams

I believe in dreaming - especially the kind that happens in the daytime, with a nice cup of tea and a lovely view of the world on the other side of the window.

I also believe in dreams. Wishes, ambitions and aspirations are all important parts of being human.

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I believe in Kindness…If humanity learnt to gauge its every action by the simple criterion of kindness - always to ask if it is, on balance, the kindest thing to do? - the world would be much happier. — Jan Morris