The book has been beckoning to me for months now. Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge’s Silence in the Age of Noise (2018) has been definitively not-silent, asking me every day if now might be the time to begin. And now, it is. I open to the title page to begin reading in my parents’ living room. […]
The Growing Project Yoga: A Seva Reflection by Caroline Danielson, TTC Alumna
This past summer, I was an intern at a local non-profit, The Growing Project (TGP). TGP is a non-profit that is working to fight social injustices with the tools of growing food. There are mini gardens all around town in a variety of communities. On top of these gardens, there is a main farm, The […]
Now, Yoga: The Beauty and Power of Patanjali’s First Sutra, by Talia Varoğlu
atha yogā ‘nuśāsanaṃ Now, Yoga. With these few simple words, we enter the path to infinite, unbounded peace; to harmony, unity, bliss; to a knowledge of the divine innermost Self. These words also introduce us to the sage Patanjali and his Yoga Sutras, both of which laid the foundation for the physical and spiritual practices we today […]
Joy’s Kitchen: A Yogic Experience by Chris Russett, TTC Alumni
For my SEVA project, I chose to give my time to Joy’s Kitchen, assisting the food rescue mission. I am friends with Kathy, the founder, and thought it might be an enlightening or enriching avenue for me to help those who worry where their next meal is coming from. I moved back to Fort Collins […]
I Am Grateful
Where do I begin?! This has been such a magical and life changing adventure, it will be difficult to describe in words, however I will try. My name is Stacey, and I have been a registered nurse for a little over 11 years. About the same time I began nursing, I started yoga. It’s been […]