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. […]
Giving from the Heart: Here and ‘Meow’ by Alison LaTona, TTC Participant
When first contemplating what I could do for my Seva project, I knew almost immediately that I wanted to do something to help animals. As an avid cat lover and having adopted my own cat, Amanzi, from the Fort Collins Cat Rescue, it naturally followed that I thought of volunteering with their organization for my […]
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 […]
Yoga and Fibromyalgia
For the last 10+ years, I have been dealing with wide-spread pain throughout my body – a.k.a fibromyalgia. I tried everything to find some peace within the constant onslaught my confused nerves were bombarding me with. Massage therapy, physical therapy and chiropractic care were constants on my to-do list. Acupuncture, essential oils, and homeopathy – […]