Tomorrow is the last day of summer, and as temperatures begin to cool, warm chai tea is the perfect comfort beverage to ease us into Fall. This Ayurveda inspired herbal tea has health benefits and tastes delicious! Cardamom and cinnamon both have therapeutic qualities. While cardamom helps with asthma, aids digestion and eliminates toxins, cinnamon lowers… Continue reading Best Warm Spiced Indian Chai Tea Recipe
Author: Ann Beaudet
The Eightfold Path
This is the practical way to follow the 4 Noble Truths.
Week 39 – Sept 16-22, 2013 – Bettering Yourself – Do Something Creative Every Day
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to slip away from my routine activities each day, and do something creative every day to inspire my brain. By using my imagination, I am going to unlock my creative potential and lose some stress by choosing an activity to do daily that is creative. I… Continue reading Week 39 – Sept 16-22, 2013 – Bettering Yourself – Do Something Creative Every Day
Review of week 38 – Appreciating All The Beauty Around Me Each Day
This past week I took the time to appreciate the beauty that is around me each day. I was appreciating the beauty in the record breaking warm temperatures, and also the cooler air in the evenings which created the perfect sleeping temperature. I was also appreciating the beauty of the little bright green bird that hit… Continue reading Review of week 38 – Appreciating All The Beauty Around Me Each Day
The Four Noble Truths
My spiritual journey continues, with the study of Buddhism. While condensing the vast religion is difficult, it is based on The Four Noble Truths from The Buddha, or “Awakened One” who lived in India 2500 years ago. Buddhists don’t pray to God, but rely on the self. Buddha recognized that suffering was part of… Continue reading The Four Noble Truths
10 Myths About Introverts – blog post by Eli Bishop
I found this blog post by Eli Bishop really interesting, so am sharing it. I like the distinction between “shy” and “introvert” 10 Myths About Introverts (As a graphic designer, a list I can really get behind…) Edit 08/07/2013 – Due to the insane amount of traffic from this article, I thought I’d address a… Continue reading 10 Myths About Introverts – blog post by Eli Bishop
Week 38 – Bettering Yourself – Sept 9 -15, 2013 – Appreciate All the Beauty Around Me Each Day
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to take time to notice and appreciate all the beauty in my surroundings daily. Sometimes I am too busy completing my to-do list to notice the little starlings flying by, or the gentle late summer breeze, but this week I am going to pay attention to… Continue reading Week 38 – Bettering Yourself – Sept 9 -15, 2013 – Appreciate All the Beauty Around Me Each Day
Review of Week 37 – Bettering Yourself – Do a Fall Clean up.
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I did a Fall Clean Up, and got a surprising amount of chores done simply by setting the goal for myself. I cleaned the bathroom ceiling, trimmed the tree branches near the roof, and pulled the weeds. I also mopped the floors, vacuumed the rugs, and put the air… Continue reading Review of Week 37 – Bettering Yourself – Do a Fall Clean up.
Hafiz Sun Poem
Meaning of Namaste
Namaste is an ancient Sanskrit/Hindu “greeting”, which is accompanied by praying hands. It means “I bow to you” as your spirit greets the spirit in the other person, located in the heart chakra.
Week 37 – Bettering Yourself – Sept 2 – 8, 2013 – Do A Fall Cleanup
We obsess about Spring cleaning, but fall is another time, 6 months later, to Clean and organize. According to Houzz.com we should: Vacuum and mop floors, spot clean rugs and wipe surfaces throughout the house. As you clean, set things aside to give away — aim to free up about a third of the space… Continue reading Week 37 – Bettering Yourself – Sept 2 – 8, 2013 – Do A Fall Cleanup
Review of Week 36 – Bettering Yourself – Embrace My Shyness
This week I embraced my shyness, by changing the way I think about it. Anxiety or shyness comes from fear of looking silly in front of people, says The Dalai Lama, who speaks to many people worldwide, but admits to feeling shy himself. He says he “can reduce this fear before giving a talk by… Continue reading Review of Week 36 – Bettering Yourself – Embrace My Shyness