Guest Blog: Janel Harrell

Posted by on Jan 27, 2012 in cultivating peace, mindfulness, relationship to self, relationships, yoga of relationship ~ life, yoga of relationship ~ others | 1 comment When I was old enough to realize that my family of origin was slightly more damaged than was functional I made a vow to myself. I swore that I would be the last person in our genetic line to deal with life the way my parents and the generations before them had. And I have spent the better part of the last 15 years (the vow came well before my ability to do anything about it) pursuing ways to...
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Never Give Up

Posted by on Jan 20, 2012 in cultivating peace, relationship to life, this i believe, Uncategorized, yoga of relationship ~ life | 0 comments Goal setting is huge in our culture. We are a future and accomplishment oriented society and many of us live only to see the next day’s task completed. But what happens when something gets in the way? How do you react when an obstacle is placed in your path to your goal? Do you throw up your hands? Wait? Study? Laugh? Give up completely? Many of us want to give up because we have misread what...
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Begin With the End In Mind

Posted by on Sep 1, 2011 in cultivating peace, yoga of relationship ~ life | 6 comments I am a big believer in mentors.  Mentors have enriched my life throughout my life.  My first mentor was Dick Olney, the father of Self Acceptance Training.  More recently, I’ve been studying with Zivorad Slavinski, the founder of Spiritual Technology.  Both Dick and Zivorad have deeply influenced me both personally and professionally.  More recently, I’ve found business mentors...
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courage and compassion

Posted by on Jun 28, 2011 in body care, cultivating peace, relationship to self | 2 comments It was a dark night in Memphis.  I was heading to the hotel.  Friendly people on the corner greeted me.  As I turned to respond, I missed the curb and BAM!  In an instant I was on the ground.  My glasses flew off my face and my bag went flying.  Yowee.  Kazowee! All is well, just a scrape here and bruise there.  No big deal.  The big deal came later as I sat down to reflect on what...
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spiritual freedom

Posted by on Jun 15, 2011 in cultivating peace, relationship to life, Uncategorized, yoga of relationship ~ life | 2 comments At dinner the other night with a group of friends, my friend Ginny shared pictures and stories from a trip she took to Bali.  For me, what was striking about the conversation was how she kept coming back to the word “freedom.”  Ginny also touched on something that I’ve been thinking about for a very long time now, that our freedom is also our responsibility.  She illustrated...
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showing up as your REAL self

Posted by on May 2, 2011 in cultivating peace, relationship to life, relationship to self, relationships, this i believe, Uncategorized | 11 comments Twenty years ago this year, I moved from Salt Lake City, Utah to east Tennessee.  For me, it was a bit of a challenging move.  For all its conservativeness, the culture of Salt Lake was balanced by an open-minded contingency of people.  There were lots of yoga studios, drumming circles, alternative approaches to mental and spiritual well-being.  I fit in. I had a thriving practice and active...
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