“The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.” -Carlos Santana Peace starts with you. You are the catalyst for change you want in your life. The world is eager and ready to embrace more peace; peace with one another, peace…
Author: Holly Swenson
YOKING THE MIND.
“All mental discipline and symmetrical growth are from activity of the mind under the yoke of the will or personal power.” – Mark Hopkins The practice of yoga is also known as yoking of the mind, body, and spirit. It is from this union of completeness that true wholeness can stem. When one’s mind, body,…
BREATHE.
“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Today I invite you to connect with your breath. Breath is powerful and breath is what sustains your very life. It keeps your beautiful body functioning and alive. Be grateful for your aliveness and the…
REJUVENATION.
“The beautiful spring came; and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” -Harriet Ann Jacobs Seasonal change is a beautiful time to refresh and renew your mind, body, and spirit. Coming out of the darkness of winter months be intentional to emerge with your loveliness as you find yourself…
DEDICATION.
“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” – Buddha What are you willing to dedicate yourself to in life? What are you willing to sacrifice or be all in for? Is it another human, your animals, your work, your family, the environment, humanitarian efforts, peace,…
NEXT LEVEL.
“Every next level of your life will demand a different you,”- Arfeen Khan Every day you are in a constant state of change. It happens slowly and often times goes unnoticed until you reach a point in life where you feel like you are opening a new chapter or a new door. The big ones…
SOLSTICE.
“The winter solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time—a time to contemplate your immortality. A time to forgive, to be forgiven, and to make a fresh start. A time to awaken.” – Frederick Lenz Winter solstice is a time to pause, reflect and spend time finding stillness. With the shortened days…
CREATIVITY.
“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough and want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.”- Osho Get your creative juices flowing! When…
ESSENCE.
“Your preciousness lies in your essence; it cannot be lost by anything that happens.”- Zhyuangzi We each have our own essence. Something we’ve carried always, that which is uniquely ours. That internal, sweet nectar that we share with the world, with others and what we know is true of who we are at our very…
BE REMARKABLE.
“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” – Nancy D. Solomon Make today the day you start living your truth. Live from a place of authenticity and from your core; from this place there is only purity to draw inspiration in how to live your life. Don’t wait for life…