Tom and I looked through all our travel photos last night. 

Now I'm craving a trip...For now pictures will have to do.

The best time of the year

Oh fall, I've missed you.

Spent the weekend decorating our little apartment, walking outside, sipping lattes, baking pumpkin bread, and reading on the patio. 

xoxo

The Eight Limbed Yogic Path

Yoga teacher training is truly amazing. 

I grow more and more every week. 

I came across this in my reading and LOVED it. 

The eight limed yogic path is a step-by-step path toward the realization of yoga, or union with the universal self. 

1. Yamas: Restraints which apply specifically to how you behave outwardly towards other beings.

(non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, sensual moderation, non-grasping)

2. Niyama: Observances which apply to how you conduct yourself on a more personal level. 

(cleanliness, contentment, discipline, self-study, devotion)

3. Asana: Getting control over our physical bodies. 

4. Pranayama: Ones own vital energy and life force. By manipulating the breath, we learn how to manage our energy more skillfully. 

5. Pratyhara: "withdrawal from the senses." Energy and attention is directed inward to the heart and mind. One stops reaching out through the senses toward external stimuli. 

6. Dharana: Training the mind to focus on a single point, or object for a prolonged period of time. 

7. Dhyana: Meditation. The choice to focus. 

8. Samadhi: Complete evenness and equilibrium in the mind. There is no separation, only love and oneness. 

love day

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