April 1, 2013
by Cara
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As I strapped on my running shoes this morning I felt dread wash over me as I thought of the long inclines that awaited me in Valley Forge Park. I knew that it was going to be a challenging run … Continue reading
March 8, 2013
by Cara
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All is well. Three little words, but what a game changer they have been for me. They are simple, certain and they are bold. “All is well.” Last week, I heard those words in every encounter with my new Jamaican … Continue reading
January 24, 2013
by Cara
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I too spent the long weekend with Kristin Page at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Without having read Kristin’s insights I offer you my own “ah-has.” I am sure that many of my insights will sound like her … Continue reading
January 24, 2013
by Cara
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I recently spent a weekend in silence at a meditation retreat at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Here is an account of what 62 hours in silence taught me. • Silence is not always quiet • Food tastes infinitely … Continue reading
January 17, 2013
by Cara
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This blog entry is a vulnerable step for me as what I offer is an unabridged and uncensored journal entry from May 2012 just after the second devastating flood at our Verge Yoga Phoenixville center. I am recognizing the state … Continue reading
November 26, 2012
by Cara
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Last Friday I stepped into Rachael’s afternoon Stationary class… It was a wordless, thoughtless, emotionless practice. Here I attempt to put down a few words to in order to transfer my direct experience. I moved my body. It cracked, it … Continue reading
October 31, 2012
by Cara
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10-31-12 It is amazing to me how practicing a skill over and over again really does help life to more flow more easily. In years past I would stress for hours about cancelling classes due to impending storms. I would … Continue reading
October 10, 2012
by Cara
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A few years ago a sentence popped out from the page of Rolf Gates’ book, Meditations from the Mat. It read, “A distracted mind has no power, a directed mind has limitless potential.” I read the sentence, I wrote it … Continue reading
August 16, 2012
by Cara
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8-16-12 I am about two weeks post the three-week Clean Program and am amazed at the conversations that I’ve had on-line and in person with other folks in the Verge community about this process. There are currently about six students … Continue reading
August 7, 2012
by Cara
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8-6-12 Today is Day 21 of The Clean Program. It is supposedly my final day of cleansing. The masters say that once you have awakened to a way of being you can never fully go back to sleep. My mind … Continue reading