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# Lindsey Lewis

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- [Letting go of Control](https://imlindseylewis.com/letting-go-of-control/) - Today is all about Surrender. What? Surrender? Isn't this whole offering about LEADING??? Yup. : ) And--let's have a laugh about how ironic our deepest learnings can be, and how the pathway towards what we want is often so different than we first thought it would be. Because here's the thing. LEADING AND CREATING MAGIC Leading
- [The Power of Letting Go Before We Feel Ready](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-power-of-letting-go-before-we-feel-ready/) - Do you want something particularly heart-wrenching? Is there a longing in your soul? A client of mine has this. She wants a partner. A life mate. And she's been courageously taking action to get out in the world in a new way to meet new people. Life meets us at the point of action. But...even
- [The Reality About Time](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-reality-about-time/) - Today's note is short, simple and powerful. It's from a coaching session I had recently, where I stopped an amazing client in the middle of talking. She was telling me why she hadn't gotten to something. I put my hand up and said: "We need to talk about your relationship with Time." She looked at
- [Inspiration: Nature](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-nature/) - Nature does not hurry, yeteverything is accomplished. - Lao Tzu [learn_press_profile]
- [real teachers](https://imlindseylewis.com/real-teachers/) - The real teachers and coaches may offer a charismatic model--they probably have to--but then they insist that all the magic they have to offer is commitment to repetition and perseverance.- Adam Gopnik RELATEDfound yoga, got up [learn_press_profile]
- [Inspiration: Threatened or Heartened?](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-threatened-or-heartened/) - don't allow yourself to be threatened by someone,but rather be heartened by their existence.- Richard E. Goldman, Luck by Design PLUS: Yoga for the Office Online VideosIf you liked this post you might enjoy:Inspiration: An Eye for an EyeInspiration: Unfold Your Own Myth [learn_press_profile]
- [Inspiration: Setbacks](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-setbacks/) - "Life is full of setbacks." Yup, this is from the Lululemon bag. But I wanted to put it up here under 'Inspiration' because I find that if I try to remember this, then the setbacks don't seem like such a huge deal--just a part of life. If you liked this post you might enjoyInspiration: Unfold
- [Philosophy: The Mind](https://imlindseylewis.com/philosophy-the-mind/) - The anxiety was rising. My heart was beating a bit faster. My mind was racing. I was caught up in a singular worry--maybe I'm not a good enough yoga teacher--that had completely taken over. I had stopped writing and was just sitting, worrying. "There are so many other teachers who are better than me. Maybe
- [big thanks: joy yoga on techvibes.com](https://imlindseylewis.com/big-thanks-joy-yoga-on-techvibes-com/) - Local Vancouver writer (and yoga luva) Victoria Revay recently posted up a piece on online yoga, and, wow! I'm honoured!, featured Joy Yoga. Here's the link just in case you wanna, you know, read about what you read about... (Kinda) Related:Yoga Making Headway in Business Schools [learn_press_profile]
- [Inspiration: The Reality of Relaxation](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-the-reality-of-relaxation/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife';"Peace of mind is not a rare and exotic flower that only blooms on deserted islands or on top of mountains. You don't have to travel far and wide to find it. Relaxation is actually a native plant that grows in your own backyard."- from The Art of Doing Nothing If you liked
- [Inspiration: Danielle LaPorte's White Hot Truth](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-danielle-laportes-white-hot-truth/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife';Inspiration An amazing lady I know has started her new gig: spreading White Hot Truth. Danielle LaPorte writes; she inspires entrepreneurs and gives practical advice; and she helps audiences rise into their truth. I can personally attest to her powers: my dream life is well under way mostly because she guided me into
- [it's so beautiful [avril lavigne video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/its-so-beautiful-avril-lavigne-video/) - it's a state of bliss you think you're dreamingits a happiness inside that you're feelingit's so beautifulit makes you want to cry~ Avril Lavigne(wiser than she knows?) RELATEDlove poem: radical acceptancejai uttal and mc yogi: kirtan jamming [learn_press_profile]
- [rise up](https://imlindseylewis.com/rise-up/) - every challengeis an opportunityto rise up~ me RELATEDYoga Block Rockin' Beats [learn_press_profile]
- [Learnings: Enjoy the Ride](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-enjoy-the-ride/) - I'm on vacation! And, in the true spirit of truly vacationing, I'm avoiding the computer. We drove ten hours--ten loooong hours--into the Kootenays. I'm not the best road tripper. I've always liked being at the places I was heading, much more than the getting there. But ten hours in a car is enough to teach
- [Enstein: details and God](https://imlindseylewis.com/enstein-details-and-god/) - "I'm not concerned about the detailsI just want to know: How does God think?"- Enstein [learn_press_profile]
- [yoga unleashed: reaching out for your help [vids]](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-unleashed-reaching-out-for-your-help-vids/) - http://www.youtube.com/get_player Hello lovely Joy for Lifers. The above video is my entry for the Yoga Unleashed contest. Ultimately, it's about getting to share what we do with even more people, and being of greater service. Me and my friend, Amrita Yoga's Elle Scott, have both leaped out of our comfort zone, and entered. It would be
- [Home Practice: Stillness](https://imlindseylewis.com/home-practice-stillness/) - It was just ridiculous. There were so many things needing attention: the blanket I had wrapped around my knees was bunched all funny, the window wasn't open, I'd forgotten to light the candle, my bangs were falling in my face, and I'd forgotten to cover up that annoying blinking light on my computer. I was
- [Inspiration: Unfold Your Own Myth](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-unfold-your-own-myth/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife';Unfold your own myth,without complicated explanation,so everyone understands the passage...Your legs will get heavyand tired. Then comes a momentof feeling the wings you've grown,lifting.-Rumi If you liked this post you might enjoy:Inspiration: NatureInspiration: The Reality of Dream [learn_press_profile]
- [Inspiration: The Way You Look](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-the-way-you-look/) - "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."- Wayne Dyer [learn_press_profile]
- [online yoga guides: pose videos and guided meditation](https://imlindseylewis.com/online-yoga-guides-pose-videos-and-guided-meditation/) - No time to head to the studio? Two fantastic resources for at-home Ommmm help: 1. Yogamates online video guides to poses--much more enlightening than pics and words. 2. Suuuuper relaxing guided meditation, all the way from Australia. [learn_press_profile]
- [what if there is no path?](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-if-there-is-no-path/) - "Carlos Castaneda’s teacher Don Juan told him once that there is no path really, only heart. So basically, we can follow any old path we want and it will lead us nowhere. And if you follow a heartless path, that is all it will be. But if we follow the path with heart, then, when
- [what to do when what you want and what others want for you are two different things. Destiny calls.](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-to-do-when-what-you-want-and-what-others-want-for-you-are-two-different-things-destiny-calls/) - Destiny calls. Do feel like what you want and what others want for you are two different things? Here's what to do about it. xL
- [yoga: nearly illegal fun?](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-nearly-illegal-fun/) - this is the most funwe can have legally- Douglas Knight, President, St. Joseph Media Good ol' Doug was riffing off the high people in the magazine industry get from being feted, going to big bashes, and generally being treated like VIPs.It dawned on me that actually, this quote works much better when riffing off the
- [Inspiration: Frustration](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-frustration/) - Why Not Getting it Right the First Time is a Good ThingWe tried it once: no such luck. Again: nadda. One more time: nothing doing. And they said, "Ah, just let it go. It's no big deal. Why bother?" But we were frustrated. Pissed off. Annoyed. We wanted to get it done and get it
- [Simply Great Simple Shoes Now in Canada](https://imlindseylewis.com/simply-great-simple-shoes-now-in-canada/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife'; The chances of discovering a shoe that's aiming at sustainability, and still looks cute? Pretty slim. But then I heard that Simple Shoes, makers of, simply put (pardon the pun--I couldn't help it), some of the most adorable casual footwear out there, was debuting in Canada today. Simple is committed to making
- [LA Dodgers Russell Martin on Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/la-dodgers-russell-martin-on-yoga/) - The Canadian Press reports that: Russell Martin, the hard-nosed catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has taken up yoga. That's right, the native of Chelsea, Que., best known for his dogged blue-collar work ethic and play-through-all-pain intensity, has made yoga an integral part of his off-season workout regimen for the first time this winter. "I've
- [Natural Breath: Get Out of The Way](https://imlindseylewis.com/natural-breath-get-out-of-the-way/) - Take-Away TipTo Keep the Yoga Going Off the Mat On the matIn a class today, the teacher, Janice Clairfield had this to say about our breath:"Your breath is naturally gentle, long and deep. Get out of the way." As we progressed through the rest of the flow, we didn't adjust our breath in any way,
- [Moving Like Mario Andretti? How Taking a Seat Calms You Down](https://imlindseylewis.com/moving-like-mario-andretti-how-taking-a-seat-calms-you-down/) - Take-Away TipOn the MatAt the beginning of class, we often sit. We just sit. (Snooze. Yeah, this is one of the reasons some people think yoga is booooooring ;) But we don't stay there forever. Just long enough to calm down. Thing is, our inner state is heavily influenced by our outer state. In other
- [take-away tip: itchy and scratchy](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-itchy-and-scratchy/) - on the matLately in my classes I've been going on a bit about stillness. It's not something I practice nearly as often as I should (it's all my Ayur Vedic constitution's fault, I swear: Vata-Pittas are always vibrating). But lately, at the end of our flow, right before savasana, I'm asking everyone to please get
- [meditation as resentment management: aka that person who really peeves me is my teacher](https://imlindseylewis.com/meditation-as-resentment-management-aka-that-person-who-really-peeves-me-is-my-teacher/) - "Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment." Part of the Buddhist Tonglen meditation teachings is this statement. I'm no expert, I'm new to this Buddhist stuff, but from what I'm learning, it's worth loving. This statement rose up to meet my irritated mind the other day. I was thinking of someone I know who absolutely drives
- [Christmas Cockatoo Dance](https://imlindseylewis.com/christmas-cockatoo-dance/) - My neighbour sent this to me as a Christmas card. It'll make you laugh, for sure--and since Christmas is all about joy, I figured it was the perfect post for the last one before Christmas. Merry Christmas everybody! Love Lindsey If you liked this post you might enjoy:Kids for Love, Peace and Freedom [learn_press_profile]
- [Matthew McConaughey Does Yoga on the Beach](https://imlindseylewis.com/matthew-mcconaughey-does-yoga-on-the-beach/) - Better known for his kinda outlandish on-film actions than his tendency to look within, the UK's Daily Mail reports that the movie stah's spiritual side shows up fairly regularly, on beaches. Apparently Matt is frequently spotted in meditation post-workout. If you liked this post you might enjoy:Uma Thurman Hearts Yoga: On a Plane Related links:Matt's
- [yup, it's world hip hop mom. check out her video of T.I's Go Get it Remake [music video] More to give...](https://imlindseylewis.com/world-hip-hop-mom/) - Monica rocks the world--hip hop mom style. More than rap. Givin' love.
- [Home Practice: Flow](https://imlindseylewis.com/home-practice-flow/) - Sometimes it feels impossible. Flow. The calming of our mind, the being completely present, the breath that happens when we challenge our bodies just enough. I find it easier to find flow in a class, as a teacher or a student, partly because we all act as inspiration for each other, partly because at the
- [the two ways to do anything](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-two-ways-to-do-anything/) - Market research--or Magic? You get to choose. xL
- [life: waiting patiently](https://imlindseylewis.com/life-waiting-patiently/) - Your life is waiting for youin the moments outside of your routine~ SARK RELATEDcrazy people change the worldthe future belongs to you [learn_press_profile]
- [light on: when the universe steps up](https://imlindseylewis.com/light-on-when-the-universe-steps-up/) - Beautiful moments happen when things are going terribly. I kept learning this, over and over again, on my trip. When I Got LostThe first time it happened was the best. I was standing on a train platform in a small French town. I was not supposed to be there. But I'd missed my transfer on
- [At the Office Stress Busters: Joy Yoga on Urban Rush](https://imlindseylewis.com/at-the-office-stress-busters-joy-yoga-on-urban-rush/) - I'll be teaching the fun and fabulous hosts of Shaw TV's Urban Rush--Mike and Fiona--some At the Office Stress Busters today. The show runs at 5, 7, and 11 pm, and again at noon the next day. Tune in for some tips! [learn_press_profile]
- [Just Be: Way to Self Love or Way to Get Stuck in a Rut?](https://imlindseylewis.com/just-be-way-to-self-love-or-way-to-get-stuck-in-a-rut/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife'; Take-Away TipKeeping the Yoga Going Off the MatOn the MatThe other day in my class we focused on being okay. Just being just fine: with taking the less advanced version of a pose, with the tension in our hamstrings, with the wobble in our plank--and the dippidy-do tipping all the way over
- [Inspired: 5 Stories of Dumping the Fear and Following Dreams](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspired-5-stories-of-following-dreams-libre-retreat/) - 5 people who faced the fear, took the leap, and are now loving what they're doing. Inspiring. Real.
- [Inspiration: Feed the Dog](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-feed-the-dog/) - I recently ran across a story about a Native American tribal leader describing his own inner struggles. He said, "There are two dogs inside me. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time." Someone asked him which dog usually wins,
- [max strom yoga: it's a deal [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/max-strom-yoga-its-a-deal-video/) - A few of the take-aways from a workshop with lovely, gentle, makes-women-declare-they-want-to-marry-him, Max Strom. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGZFdKxOzmw&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] On breathTo teach people to breathe, tell them what they'll get out of it. (a better life) On the bodyThe hands are the extension of the mind. To relax the mind, relax the hands. On defining yoga--quickly and easilyYoga
- [Stress Buster: Nose Off the Grindstone](https://imlindseylewis.com/stress-buster-nose-off-the-grindstone/) - Here's another quick (five minutes is all it takes) stress buster. Alternate Nostril Breathing/Nadi Shodhana- Make a loose fist with your right hand- Extend your pinky and ring finger, and thumb- Use your ring finger and thumb to alternately close and open your left and right nostril, respectively- Close your right nostril. Inhale through your
- [the risk to bloom](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-risk-to-bloom/) - And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a budwas more painful than the risk it took to bloom.~ Anais Nin [learn_press_profile]
- [inspiration: leap for it](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-leap-for-it/) - Someone in class a while ago told me this: "We need to take the leapBefore we grow the wings to fly"RELATEDBeligum Transit Station: Joy Jump [learn_press_profile]
- [inspiration: soul twittering](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-soul-twittering/) - "If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure." -Dietrich BonhoefferFrom Athena Romonav "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." -Oscar WildeFrom BestFood Baby RelatedYoga Block Rockin BeatsWar: Pyramids and Blocks [learn_press_profile]
- [oren lavie: locked in a room](https://imlindseylewis.com/oren-lavie-locked-in-a-room/) - to find your way outyou find your way in~ Oren Lavie if you liked this, you might likelaw of karma: get it [learn_press_profile]
- [Life Coaching pay what you can day Tuesday, June 12. 'cause it's my birthday!](https://imlindseylewis.com/life-coaching-pay-what-you-can-day-tuesday-june-12-cause-its-my-birthday/) - Giving makes me feel this way. Deciding to give Life Coaching sessions makes me wanna dance. Free, happy, courageous and way less stressed is my intention for the people who sign up.
- [Blissful Body Yoga's Teal Chimblo Fryberg on Gratitude and Stirring Shakti](https://imlindseylewis.com/blissful-body-yogas-teal-chimblo-fryberg-on-gratitude-and-stirring-shakti/) - Owner/Instructor Blissful Body YogaTeal's been teaching since 1998 and truly loves it more everyday. This year, she started several projects: two blogs, Blissful Body, on yoga; and another, Daily Gratitude, that focuses on gratitude and mindfulness; and four meditations and yoga classes that are available on YogaDownload.com. Yoga Style My teaching is a mixture of
- [when yoga is not enough: 5 resources for you](https://imlindseylewis.com/when-yoga-is-not-enough-5-resources-for-you/) - Everyone who reads my Joy for Life blog knows: Lindsey loves yoga. And I truly believe this practice is life-affirming. Yoga makes everything better.BUT there are times when we--and I--need more. That's why I also love the following people, and what they have to offer. Thought I'd share them here, with you, so next time
- [starbucks love project](https://imlindseylewis.com/starbucks-love-project/) - Love this! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh7D2g5v-Sg&hl=en_US&fs=1&] [learn_press_profile]
- [small steps, big results](https://imlindseylewis.com/small-steps-big-results/) - At any momentyou have a choicethat either leads you closer to your spirit,or further away from it.~ Thich Nhat Hanh RELATEDThich Nhat Hanh: madness and mindfulness [learn_press_profile]
- [Harlem Globetrotter Hot Shot Branch Does Yoga With a Basketball](https://imlindseylewis.com/harlem-globetrotter-hot-shot-branch-does-yoga-with-a-basketball/) - Guess who I met at the Urban Rush taping! Mr. Hot Shot Branch. Yup, the 6'4", fun and friendly Harlem Globetrotters guard was all about doing some yoga right in the green room. Actually, what he said was, "This is my yoga." And here it is. That ball is spinning, of course. He can make
- [inspiration: sell yourself](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-sell-yourself/) - sell yourselffor a profityou can't spend~ Mirabai [learn_press_profile]
- [mantras for heart yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/mantras-for-heart-yoga/) - However vague my understanding of the origins of Easter is, it seems like a good time to be inspired by spirituality. My connection lives in my heart. I know yoga teachers and yogis who say it's in the third eye, centre of our intuition. But for me, it's in my heart. Wanna wake yours up,
- [money love. 5 steps to loving money and have it love you back](https://imlindseylewis.com/loving-money-and-have-it-love-you-back/) - 5 steps to loving money and have it love you back.
- [opening and closing, or, experiments with pleasure and pain](https://imlindseylewis.com/opening-and-closing-or-experiments-with-pleasure-and-pain/) - Energy centres. Awareness centres. Heart centre. Mind. Shutting down. Closing off. Opening up. Turning on. THIS IS AN EXPLORATIONThe curious fact is that we can't choose one or the other in certain circumstances, and not have that choice emanate out into other areas of our lives. The curious, challenging fact is that if we close down to certain
- [thoughts on manifesting: schmanifesting](https://imlindseylewis.com/thoughts-on-manifesting-schmanifesting/) - This is what I'm wondering: Is there a point in taking time to send positive, loving, hopefully-manifesting thoughts in a certain direction? Or is the power in recognizing, and catching ourselves out of, negative, "can't do it" thoughts? Is the power in staying on top of our mind, in recognizing it's just a tool for
- [when it's just one thing after another. what you can gain from it](https://imlindseylewis.com/when-its-just-one-thing-after-another/) - When it's just one thing after another we can wonder "Why me?" Here are two answers that help you learn the answer, and what you can gain from it. xL
- [Yogi Bhajan's 7 steps to happiness](https://imlindseylewis.com/yogi-bhajans-7-steps-to-happiness/) - He's got the reputation of a king-saint in certain Kundalini circles. These seven steps to happiness, as defined by Yogi Bhajan, are definitely worth sharing. I found them on Daily Cup of Yoga and had to share them on Joy For Life. I love number 7. 1. CommitmentIn every life you are meant to commit. That
- [YogaDawg's Favourite Video](https://imlindseylewis.com/yogadawgs-favourite-video/) - [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx46fTVN4jU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] [learn_press_profile]
- [don't know, don't care. really?!](https://imlindseylewis.com/dont-know-dont-care-really/) - BE UNCERTAIN [learn_press_profile]
- [yoga teacher and Ayurvedic intern Madhuri: yoga fashion, Ayur Veda, and a woman's search](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-teacher-and-ayurvedic-intern-madhuri-yoga-fashion-ayur-veda-and-a-womans-search/) - Student of Life, Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist InternPancha Karma Specialist Intern, Yoga Teacher A big fan of holistic health system Ayurveda, and a pro in her own right, Madhuri sees patients for Ayurvedic Consultations on an Intern basis in Vancouver, and offers Ayurvedic massage and therapies. She's also on the faculty of the Langara College Yoga
- [yoga stylista: publicist karen green on kripalu and the bull who wouldn't fight](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-stylista-publicist-karen-green-on-kripalu-and-the-bull-who-wouldnt-fight/) - Yoga Style KripaluPersonal Style jeans, Indian cottonMantra Buck up Karen works in marketing and publicity in the arts, dealing mostly with literary book publishing. She also writes a little--journalism and poetry--and edits, a little. When and why did you start practicing yoga?It was a while ago. I think some work colleagues (in Winnipeg) suggested going
- [yoga: bye bye anxiety with Tara Stiles](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-bye-bye-anxiety-with-tara-stiles/) - RELATEDTop 5 Ayur Veda Tips: Stress Less [learn_press_profile]
- [Yoga: At the Office Stress Busters Workshop this Sunday!](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-at-the-office-stress-busters-workshop-this-sunday/) - Working It: At the Office Stress BustersLearn the ins and outs of powerful yet simple stress relief for work. There are no attention-grabbing body bends on the menu. Based on the latest research and ancient yoga methods, Lindsey teaches a range of powerful techniques utilizing the breath, mind, and body. Price: $25 per person +
- [YI: Yoga Diva's divine life](https://imlindseylewis.com/yi-yoga-divas-divine-life/) - Leslie KershaCounselor, Yoga Instructor, Blogger, Wife, & Small Business OwnerYoga Diva, and Creative SpaceYoga Style: Power Yoga Leslie's passion and mission in life is to help and inspire others to create full, balanced, and gracious lives. She has a B.A. in Education and a M.Ed in Counseling, taught High School English for four years and
- [YI: high street yogi: live your yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/yi-high-street-yogi-live-your-yoga/) - Barbara KosciewiczHigh Street Yoga and WellnessYoga Style: Hatha A mom with a passion for yoga, wellness and healing, Barbara's journey into yoga began while she was pregnant with her middle son and has evolved into a "life-work that is like no other job." Her approach encourages students to take what they learn off the mat
- [when's the only time you can be happy?](https://imlindseylewis.com/whens-the-only-time-you-can-be-happy/) - how about now?
- [top 5 kundalini energy boosters [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-5-kundalini-energy-boosters-video/) - It's true. We all know that yoga is a great stress buster. It's not such common knowledge that yoga's a great energy booster. And, though I often use some classic Hatha asanas when I need to power up, Kundalini postures and breath-work are what I use the most. A couple of these power boosters are demo'd in
- [Top 3 Yoga Poses for Anxiety](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-3-yoga-poses-for-anxiety/) - HeadstandHeadstand rocks anxiety's boat mostly because we simply have to learn to drop out of our overprotective mind in order to do it. When we keep moving up into a place where, yeah, it kinda feels like we might fall over and break something, and then just breathe there, strong and tall, we teach our
- [learnings: how to be a victim](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-how-to-be-a-victim/) - Blame GameNot my fault. So not my fault. Can you believe how he's reacting? Did you hear what she did to me? That jerk just cut me off! I can't believe she just ignored me and didn't even say hi. There's been a lot of this happening around me lately. And I've been noticing others
- [Learnings: Feelin' blue? Shake Your Booty](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-feelin-blue-shake-your-booty/) - This may be old news for most people, but it just really hit home for me. I was in a funk, caught up in an emotional reaction. I sat in my chair and stewed (okay, I admit it, I cried). I thought about forgetting my morning walk, about just sitting there feeling sorry for myself.
- [Kunda-What? Intro to Kundalini Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/kunda-what-intro-to-kundalini-yoga/) - We dance, we laugh, we sing, we work our bodies—and our souls. Kundalini is a dynamic, fast-paced, powerful form of yoga. Benefits include weight control, stress, anxiety and insomnia relief, lymphatic cleansing, and developing will power. Each class includes getting centred with a mantra, a warm-up, posture set, deep relaxation and meditation. Challenge yourself. Get
- [just do it: getting off the roller coaster](https://imlindseylewis.com/just-do-it-getting-off-the-roller-coaster/) - There's been a lot of talk among everyone I interact with lately about roller coasters. As in "my life is a roller coaster." Anything at all can be labeled as the cause: work, school, love life (or lack of it), family, friends--whatever it is, it's perceived to be packing super highs and super lows. Full
- [It Only Happens Twice a Year. Apply for 2.5 hours of coaching with me](https://imlindseylewis.com/it-only-happens-twice-a-year/) - This opportunity comes only 2x per year. Late in the year, say around November, I start to think about the year that's passed. I take a step back and up and look at things from a higher perspective. Did I do what I say I wanted to? Am I where I wanted to be? And,
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- [Philosophy: Brahmacharya](https://imlindseylewis.com/philosophy-brahmacharya/) - or....The Relevance of Celibacy Full disclosure: I've been avoiding this one. It's a touchy topic, one that can drive even the most serene people to use near screetching tones. "You think what?!"Because Brahmacharya, another yoga yama, or best-life behaviour tip, refers to celibacy, or avoiding all sense pleasures: mental, vocal, or physical. Are you already
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- [Philosophy: Asteya](https://imlindseylewis.com/philosophy-asteya-3/) - It comes on slowly, unnoticably. At first, it's just a tiny shift in our thought process, so small we don't register it. There's fewer, "I need a new shirt"s. Less "I definitely need a new car"s. And not as many "I wish I had her boots". Friends might be the first to notice: "She's not
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- [3 words for 2011: yes, shine, acceptance](https://imlindseylewis.com/3-words-for-2011-yes-shine-acceptance/) - WRITING + YOGA = SAME SAMEI'm a word-loving yogi. Writing, and the power of the written word, gets my mojo going almost as much as my yoga practice. I feel the same connection to the flow of the universe when I'm absorbed in getting something down on paper (or on-screen) as I do when I'm
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- [Anxiety: Top 10 Ways to Deal, Through Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/anxiety-top-10-ways-to-deal-through-yoga/) - Top 10 Ways to Deal with AnxietyTried and tested during my last bout, and found to be true, and freeing Remember that1. You are not your body2. What we resist persistsStop focusing on it. Stop resisting it. Stop thinking about it. Don't feed it3. The mind creates the body4. You are not your mind Stop,
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- [Philosophy: Stay Present for Peace](https://imlindseylewis.com/philosophy-stay-present-for-peace/) - Full disclosure: I might be a bit of a control freak. Okay, I'm one of the most plan everything in advance, always be prepared people I know (except a good friend of mine who'll remain anonymous ;). Did I mention my Style Statement is Tailored Flow? That's 80% custom-fit, made-for-me, just how I like it-ness.
- [I took it all off for peace.](https://imlindseylewis.com/i-took-it-all-off-for-peace/) - Yup, I took it all off for peace. Not just pants and shirt. Everything. I stripped myself of anything that didn’t feel like peace. My job as a magazine editor. My seven-year relationship. My old apartment. It all went. I started working from home so I could wear yoga pants and hoodies. I got up
- [how do you create a life you love? 15 ways](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-do-you-create-a-life-you-love-15-ways/) - 15 ways to create a life you love. Enjoy. xL
- [the unemotional yogi: master or myth?](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-unemotional-yogi-master-or-myth/) - Emotions and Yoga: BFFs or Enemies?"It is not a great thing to feel nothing. I know there are so-called yogis, gurus, and masters out there who shrug and say, "It doesn't matter," who can do things like get into and out of a relationship with no feeling...but this does not mean enlightenment. This means they
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- [Take-Away Tip: State of Face](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-state-of-face/) - To Keep the Yoga Going Off the Mat On the mat: We notice the state of our face, the expression we're holding, while in a pose. We notice that, when we lift the corners of our mouths, even just a little, our experience of the pose changes. Somehow, miraculously almost, the same challenging, somewhat uncomfortable
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- [this year, evoke magnificence. 5 steps to create your dream year](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-steps-to-create-your-dream-year/) - this year, evoke magnificence. 5 steps to create your dream year
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- [love poem](https://imlindseylewis.com/love-poem/) - The day the ocean pulled my feet out from beneath me
- [Take-Away Tip: Pinch My Butt](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-pinch-my-butt/) - On the mat: We find our mind getting caught up in the comparison between what we want our body to do and what our body is doing, between what we're doing and what others around us are doing. We get lost. To get found, we can give ourselves a grin. A giggle, maybe. Or a
- [Yoga Inspiration: Us Against the World](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-inspiration-us-against-the-world/) - our impression of the worldis a direct reflectionof how much we like ourselves the way we treat the ones we loveis a direct reflectionof how much we love ourselves I'm not sure who first shared these thoughts, but their message has been popping up in my life over and over for the past few weeks.
- [authoring your life. 4 steps](https://imlindseylewis.com/authoring-your-life/) - 4 steps to stepping into the power of what you can create, and writing your own story.
- [where does your yoga happen? what's going on--off the mat?](https://imlindseylewis.com/where-does-your-yoga-happen-whats-going-on-off-the-mat/) - "The big difference is this: what we all do—householders, hermits and the unattached—on the black mat is mere scrimmage; the game is what happens everywhere else."- Kirtan artist, father, husband, and dog owner Scott Robinson, on spiritual practice and family life RELATEDMandala Bandswings installed in Paris trees! yes! [learn_press_profile]
- [smile super power](https://imlindseylewis.com/smile-super-power/) - So what is it about the power of a smile? I'm pondering this a lot lately. There's something to the universality of the expression. It's understood, as far as I know, across cultures, across the world. It's everlasting as a silent way to convey happiness. But here's what else I think a smile can say:
- [sucky self-doubt? bring it on](https://imlindseylewis.com/sucky-self-doubt-bring-it-on/) - There's definitely something to be said for being humble. But self-doubt? Nadda. Not one good thing about it. Here's the bad news: It had been growing like a weed in my good times garden for about a week. Name absolutely any activity you can think of, and I was feeling insecure about my ability to
- [letting in grace](https://imlindseylewis.com/letting-in-grace/) - The unplanned moments, the gifts of grace. Tiny miracles. xL
- [5 life lessons from a two and a half year old](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-life-lessons-from-a-two-and-a-half-year-old/) - From "I love me" to "There are always stars in the sky." 5 life lessons from a two and a half year old. Much love, L
- [NEW Kundalini yoga class at Semperviva Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/new-kundalini-yoga-class-at-semperviva-yoga/) - Yayyyyyy! I'm officially teaching Kundalini Yoga every week at Semperviva Yoga. When: Thursdays, 9:30-10:45 amWhere: Semperviva Sky Studio What do we do? Check 'er out:http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2729658&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1 Yoga is Boring from Joy Yoga on Vimeo. [learn_press_profile]
- [fear, narrow-mindedness: cheers to you](https://imlindseylewis.com/fear-narrow-mindedness-cheers-to-you/) - There's something to be said for confusion. Also: fear, anxiety, uncertainty, insecurities, narrow-mindedness, and just scraping by. And something to be said to them: Thank you. Before today, before this life that I'm living now, I was chalk full of all of the above. (I still have episodes of all them; they just don't take
- [how to be your own guide for life {video}](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-be-your-own-guide-for-life-lindsey-lewis/) - How do I know which choice is the right one? How do I trust my gut? How do I choose the right pathway? It's all here. xL
- [Learnings: Yoga at the Dentist](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-yoga-at-the-dentist/) - I thought I might throw up. The drill-like noises, the pokey, metal mechanical prongs, the spotlight in my face, the ache in my jaw. It was all too much. I was at the dentist. I know I'm not the only one who despises having a masked man dig around with sharp tools in one of
- [5 grace-infused time management tips. how to get it done, with greater ease](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-grace-infused-time-management-tips/) - How do I get it all done? How do I manage it all? The surprising thing is that time management has everything to do with divine timing. And you can access the infinite to help you get it all done and manage it all.xL
- [yahoo! count-down to Living Yoga: 7 Pathways to Liberated Living on Udemy.com](https://imlindseylewis.com/yahoo-count-down-to-living-yoga-7-pathways-to-liberated-living-on-udemy-com/) - If you have ever sat there on your yoga mat at the end of class, wishing you could keep that feeling going in your daily life off your mat, then this is for you.
- [thanksgiving holiday helpers: 5 yoga tips to keep you calm and strong](https://imlindseylewis.com/thanksgiving-holiday-helpers-5-yoga-tips-to-keep-you-calm-and-strong/) - Thanksgiving. An enormous dinner with all the trimmings. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream. And family. Lots and lots of family. Crikey. If you're like me, family can push buttons you didn't even know you had. Or ones you thought no longer existed. One minute you're basking in the comforting embrace of the ones you've spent
- [Take-Away Tip: Go With The Flow](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-go-with-the-flow/) - To Keep The Yoga Going Off The Mat On The Mat: Especially in a challenging Kundalini class, we can find ourselves tensing up, as our mind resists the action, telling us "You've never done this before. It's too hard. You should stop." And, absolutely, if continuing means hurting ourselves, we need to to pull back--maybe
- [Warrior III and Life: Take the Easy Way Out (Seriously!)](https://imlindseylewis.com/warrior-iii-and-life-take-the-easy-way-out-seriously/) - On the matThis morning as I was practicing I remembered something I'd forgotten. The power of the mind. I guess the mind's so powerful that it can even convince us to forget that it is! There I am in Warrior III, wobbling and tipping (and cursing), and my mind is going "Well, hey, of course
- [easing into it: on letting go, taking the piss, and having a laugh--on and off the yoga mat](https://imlindseylewis.com/easing-into-it-on-letting-go-taking-the-piss-and-having-a-laugh-on-and-off-the-yoga-mat/) - GETTING PISSED OFFI was in a yoga class with yoga therapist Susan Van Zag the other day. She started our class--a tailored ascent into dancer's pose--with a story, or rather, "a thing" as she smilingly called it. She talked about how she'd had been upset by something a friend of hers had done, how she'd
- [Inspiration: Kids for Love, Peace and Freedom](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-kids-for-love-peace-and-freedom/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife';Just in time for Christmas David Newman's song Love, Peace and Freedom, sung by the Pearl S. Buck Elementary School Choir in Levittown, PA, USA. If you liked this post, you might enjoy:Inspiration: Make Your Own DestinyInspiration: The Reality of Dreams [learn_press_profile]
- [inspiration: earth and sun](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-earth-and-sun/) - after all this timethe sun never says to the earth"you owe me"~rumi RELATEDsell yourselfleap for it [learn_press_profile]
- [taking a vacation from fear. 6 tools + tips to transform an hour--or your life](https://imlindseylewis.com/taking-a-vacation-from-fear-6-tools-tips-to-transform-an-hour-or-your-life/) - 6 tools + tips to transform an hour--or your life.
- [lonely pain is supposed to be a good thing, I think. 10 things I'm doing with it](https://imlindseylewis.com/lonely-pain-is-supposed-to-be-a-good-thing-i-think-10-things-im-doing-with-it/) - So...I'm human. Things aren't always butterflies and sunshine. Sometimes things feel hard, and painful, and like a cut from a glass that broke as you were taking a long refreshing drink. In this moment, I know a few things:1. That, like Elephant Journal ed Waylon Lewis writes "In the Buddhist view the feeling of loneliness
- [yoga teacher Mark Whitwell: the world does not need meditation [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-teacher-mark-whitwell-the-world-does-not-need-meditation-video/) - Mark Whitwell came to Semperviva, which he does, once a year, and I went to the Sunday portion of his weekend of workshops. Here's some of the gems from this often surprising, always inspiring yogi. On happiness:The looking for happiness is an unhappy activity.My teacher said, "If you've never known happiness, you'll never be unhappy."
- [what's love got to do with it? aka: what the heck do I know?](https://imlindseylewis.com/whats-love-got-to-do-with-it-aka-what-the-heck-do-i-know/) - A message up to the sky. "Please, I need your help. I don't know how to do this. I don't know how to do this. I don't know how to make it work."
- [Take-Away Tip: Unity](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-unity/) - To Keep the Yoga Going off the Mat On the Mat: I often like to start each class with greetings. We take a look around the room, to our left and our right, in front and behind, and exchange a smile and a "hello" with the people around us. Some people hug, others high-five. I
- [stop at nothing](https://imlindseylewis.com/stop-at-nothing/) - the one thing I say to myself again and again when I really want to go for it--and am totally freaked out at the same time.
- [learnings: stinky but sweet](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-stinky-but-sweet/) - What the Nose KnowsHis smell comes first; my nose knows he’s near before I see him. It’s a combination of cigarettes, sweat, and plain ol’ dirt. I don’t know where he comes from, or where he sleeps at night, but nearly every morning on my walk he’s there: limp, greasy, dark hair and beard framing
- [no pain, no gain](https://imlindseylewis.com/no-pain-no-gain/) - I kept on considering it: this yogic idea that pain is simply sensation. Frankly, it baffled me. It seemed completely beyond me. Annoying nigglings as sensation? Gotcha. Discomfort as sensation? No problemo. But pain as simply sensation--to be eased out of without it actually going away? Not so much. Until just the other day, in
- [Inspiration: An Eye for an Eye](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-an-eye-for-an-eye/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife';an eye for an eyemakes the whole world blindand it takes more strengthto have faith and be kind- MC YogiIf you liked this post you might enjoy:Inspiration: Teaching and ListeningInspiration: Unfold Your Own Myth Related links:mkgandhi.orgBBC on GandhiGandhi Foundation PLUS: Yoga Tops for Top Athletes [learn_press_profile]
- [Stress Buster: Shut Eye](https://imlindseylewis.com/stress-buster-shut-eye/) - Power to the Pretend Nap Transit gets a bad rap: too noisy, too full, too many smelly people. The list could go on. But, at an Ayur Veda meeting last night, an insightful naturopathic doctor shared his tip for taking on the train (or bus, or skytrain, or trolley). "Say you have four stops to
- [Q+A: What if I Don't Want What Everyone Else Does? [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/dreamingoutsidethebox/) - Today’s question is: What if I don't want what everyone else wants? If you're outside the box, leaning into a life beyond what everyone else wants, this one is for you. Watch for the part about what you'll need to do to get what you really want. Receiving this straight to your inbox? Click here
- [gratitude for the pains in the arses](https://imlindseylewis.com/gratitude-for-the-pains-in-the-arses/) - I HEART BEING CHALLENGEDWhere do you get stuck? Where are you hookable? I'm alert to these questions these days. If you've been reading my blog here at Joy for Life, you know I'm diving into the work and teachings of Pema Chodron. I'm not the first and I won't be the last to sing her
- [Yoga Stylistas: Victoria Revay](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-stylistas-victoria-revay/) - About VictoriaVictoria is a news writer for CTV. She writes the local news for the 5, 6 and 11:30 shows. When at home or at an event, she's the Vancouver City Editor for Sweetspot.ca, a national online lifestyles website. Next up: Victoria's excited to start working with a local designer, helping her promote her product
- [On Letting Go by Letting Be](https://imlindseylewis.com/on-letting-go-by-letting-be/) - Trying to let something go? Try this: Let it be there. [learn_press_profile]
- [Learnings: Listen In](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-listen-in/) - I finally listened. My poor body had been repeatedly asking for rest (you'd think a fever, swollen glands, and a stuffed-up head would get the message across) and I'd been repeatedly ignoring it. I abhor being sick. I adore being active, getting out there, teaching, practicing, riding my bike, hiking, walking the seawall. I actually
- [inspirational video: robin williams, michael jordan, jennifer anniston singing for sick kids [3 mins]](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspirational-video-robin-williams-michael-jordan-jennifer-anniston-singing-for-sick-kids-3-mins/) - These kids are in the thick of it--and so are a bunch of celebrities who support them. Enjoy. xL
- [Is our world defined by polarities?](https://imlindseylewis.com/is-our-world-defined-by-polarities/) - It’s everywhere. Yin and yang. Light and darkness. Sukha and Sthira. Ease and effort. Positive and negative. Sun and moon. Ha and Tha. And, of course, Newton: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Is our world defined by polarities? This is something I’m pondering. Because I’m thinking of the struggle against
- [Learnings: Tidying Up to Calm Down?](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-tidying-up-to-calm-down/) - Turns out mom was right (again). When we were turbulent teens, with raging hormones and even raginger reactions to parental guidance, mom said "Clean your room." Did she know that tidying up would calm us down? All over the world, guys and gals who want to jive with their inner light make a habit of
- [1 Month Unlimited Yoga with MyYogaOnline.com](https://imlindseylewis.com/1-month-unlimited-yoga-with-myyogaonline-com/) - The good people at MyYogaOnline.com are gifting you guys a month of unlimited yoga. Enjoy! xL
- [Philosophy: Unity](https://imlindseylewis.com/philosophy-unity/) - Why I Think Obama's Win is a Yogic Step Forward Okay, I admit it. I'm no political aficionado. Ask me the details on Obama's political platform, and I won't be able to tell you. In fact, I'd rather not talk politics at all. So why am I thrilled he'll be the new pres? Because 40
- [could your mindset be holding you back from success?](https://imlindseylewis.com/could-your-mindset-be-holding-you-back-from-success/) - How to adopt a mindset that brings you more peace, ease, joy and, most of all, gets you there--where you want to be.
- [Florian Yoga's Deborah Bernstein: the Caribbean, Non-Violent Communication and Pema Chodron](https://imlindseylewis.com/florian-yogas-deborah-bernstein-the-caribbean-non-violent-communication-and-pema-chodron/) - Yoga Teacher, Author, Entrepreneur, WriterYoga Styles Vinyasa, Viniyoga, Yin You recently released the book, Yoga in America, where you interviewed various yogis. What common thread did you find in their thoughts on yoga?Yoga in America is a compilation of yoga teachers’ writings from around the United States. Each of the 46 writers who contributed to
- [create, overcome, endure, be greater than](https://imlindseylewis.com/create-overcome-endure-be-greater-than/) - From http://weheartit.com/entry/894631 [learn_press_profile]
- [cliches to believe in](https://imlindseylewis.com/cliches-to-believe-in/) - Cliches to believe in: do what you love and the money will follow. where there's a will, there's a way. just do it. RELATEDrumi's earth and sun [learn_press_profile]
- [april giveaway: power of peace program](https://imlindseylewis.com/april-giveaway-power-of-peace-program/) - In peace, we go from forcing to inviting. From strain to ease. And from conflict to coming together. We take the leap of radical faith and see the proof in the results that are so much more than we imagined. Learn more. xL
- [jai uttal and mc yogi kirtan jamming [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/jai-uttal-and-mc-yogi-kirtan-jamming-video/) - RELATEDgaura vani on kids, the cry of the soul [learn_press_profile]
- [Take-Away Tip: Corporate Yogini](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-corporate-yogini/) - Yoga Blog For Business PeopleDesk tension. It jumps the best of us. One minute we're sitting, typing away, peacefully productive, the next we're leaping from our desks, racing for a walk to work out the aches in our neck and hips (or is that just me?). I just discovered the Corporate Yogini. She's started a
- [Giving Thanks: Bugs](https://imlindseylewis.com/giving-thanks-bugs/) - The two flies would not go away. They landed--on my feet, my arms, my legs--I swiped. They landed. I swiped. Didn't they know I was trying to do my asanas? The nerve! This went on for what seemed like an unbearably long time, and I got more and more frustrated, and less and less interested
- [Learnings: Mantras](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-mantras/) - What's Yours? "I'm so stressed." "I'm too busy." "I don't have enough money." "There's not enough time in the day." They've all been mine, at one time or another. At the time, I didn't realize how strong those suckers were, or how they were pirating my life. Then, one day during teacher training, Gloria Latham,
- [Nona Jordan of everydayyogini.com on iPod Meditations and Making Time](https://imlindseylewis.com/nona-jordan-of-everydayyogini-com-on-ipod-meditations-and-making-time/) - Yoga Insider: Nona JordanNona has been a yoga practitioner for 15 years and a teacher for six. After such a long period of time with a formal practice, she came to the realization that how we "do" our everyday life IS the heart of yoga. Hence, Everyday Yogini was born to document her life as
- [what will you love up fully this year?](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-will-you-love-up-fully-this-year/) - Here's a few things I didn't used to love about me, and what happened when I started to. xoL
- [flow: when engagement meets skill. where's yours?](https://imlindseylewis.com/flow-when-engagement-meets-skill-wheres-yours/) - Here's something interesting, courtesy a fashion writer for the New York Times (odd, I know). He references the concept I once read about in Yoga Journal; the idea that our asana practice--and, in full take-away tip mode, our life--is best when it's just challenging enough to let our mind and ego drop away. There's a
- [inspirational video: 86 year old lip syncs her favourite song [3 mins]](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspirational-video-86-year-old-lip-syncs-her-favourite-song-3-mins/) - Inspirational video. Funny. Delightful. I challenge you to try not to laugh. Enjoy! xL
- [Philosophy: Aparigraha](https://imlindseylewis.com/philosophy-aparigraha/) - Yoga and Shopping: Enemies or BFFs? Man, it's hard to tell sometimes. Do we want the Ice Silver necklace from Lemon Park's The Rocks collection because it's simply the accessory of our dreams? Is it because PR maven Samantha Geer keeps wearing their pieces to mega media events? Or is it because we're just plain
- [how changing your mind can help you be happier and even...make more money](https://imlindseylewis.com/changing-your-mind-lindsey-lewis/) - What a Harvard biz school prof, NYT bestseller Daniel Pink, and nature have to say about it. xL
- [throw-back thursday: me, 14 years old, photographed in nothing but a cardigan and nylons](https://imlindseylewis.com/modelling/) - The photographer who shot my portfolio was Japanese Canadian; he talked me through shots as though speaking to a just-corralled horse that might leap over the fence at any moment.
- [21 day mindfulness challenge. you're invited to The Power of Presence](https://imlindseylewis.com/21-day-mindfulness-challenge/) - The Power of Presence This 21-Day Mindfulness Challenge is about arriving in a state of powerful presence, a state where we move out of the sinking feeling of Quicksand and into the strength, calm and ability of the Power of Presence. Mindfulness can get us there. In any situation, at any time in your life,
- [this is how to go from stuck and overwhelmed to living the life you want](https://imlindseylewis.com/this-is-how-to-go-from-stuck-and-overwhelmed-to-living-the-life-you-want/) - Truth Sometimes, things are hard for a reason: it's time to head a different direction. I was so inspired by a conversation I had the other day with a woman I'll call Zara. She was tired, frustrated, and felt stuck and overwhelmed about what to do next in her life and dream business. She felt
- [On Ducks. And How They Help me be a Better Speaker](https://imlindseylewis.com/on-ducks-and-how-they-help-me-be-a-better-speaker/) - Look out. There's unvarnished truth in here. No pretending. Just honesty. Cos' it's one thing to talk all about what we know, and what we've got figured out. It's another thing to say "Hey, sometimes I'm a mess, too."
- [we all have darkness. it helps us see the light](https://imlindseylewis.com/we-all-have-darkness-it-helps-us-see-the-light/) - Every time we deny that something exists within ourselves, we give it strength. We feed it. It gains power. Buddhism and yoga philosophy can help.
- [Inspiration: Endings and Beginnings](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-endings-and-beginnings/) - "Caught up in life, I've discovered that endings, done properly, are excellent beginnings." - Rolf Gates It seems fitting, on the eve of the U.S. federal election, to reflect on the swing of things. [learn_press_profile]
- [Inspiration: Paris](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-paris/) - Ah, Paris. The city of not just love, but of style, intellectuals, women who don't get fat, men who wear scarves with aplomb, beautiful baguettes (the edible and wearable kinds), and, of course, joie de vivre. Pretty much everyone wants to go to Paris. New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik did, and stayed there for years,
- [Yoga for Busy Working People: How to Fit it In](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-for-busy-working-people-how-to-fit-it-in/) - Asana, pranayama, yamas, niyamas, chanting, meditation: how's a girl supposed to fit it all in? Trying to get the many sides of yoga into our daily routine can make many of us go mad (almost). We're not about to give up our jobs that pay the bills, vital time with our boyfriends, or gift of
- [5 inspiring songs {video}](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-inspiring-songs-video-2/) - 'You're gonna hear me roar.' 'Don't quit your daydream.' 'I see love.' Enjoy, xL
- [check it out desk jockeys: yoga tips for you](https://imlindseylewis.com/check-it-out-desk-jockeys-yoga-tips-for-you/) - They're targeting online college students, but these tips can be used by anyone spending any time at a desk. I offered five. They ran two. Ah well. You can read the rest of them below, and get more insight from me, and other yogis in the full article. 1. Ankles and FeetAlternate between pressing the
- [guest post: Teach Street yogis on how to fit yoga into your daily life](https://imlindseylewis.com/guest-post-teach-street-yogis-on-how-to-fit-yoga-into-your-daily-life/) - This is a guest post written by TeachStreet. TeachStreet is a website dedicated to providing online and local classes as well as yoga classes. We all know the benefits, both physical and mental, that yoga provides us. Not only that but many find yoga to be a fun and relaxing experience. The problem is, not
- [Hey Vancouver: How to Develop Your Intuition](https://imlindseylewis.com/hey-vancouver-how-to-develop-your-intuition/) - the 4 tools you need to know to start using your intuition today. in grace, empowered, on track and on purpose. xL
- [tell your story. set yourself free.](https://imlindseylewis.com/tell-your-story-set-yourself-free/) - This is about how telling our story can set us free, and I'm going first: let me tell you about when I was in a relationship with a violent, anguished man who I felt I couldn't leave.
- [creative types get yoga: what happens when the pyramids and cubes go to battle?](https://imlindseylewis.com/creative-types-get-yoga-what-happens-when-the-pyramids-and-cubes-go-to-battle/) - http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=446384&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1Leo's Song from impactist on Vimeo. An absolutely beautiful short, perfectly capturing the yoga spirit of unity and namaste. We are one. Light in me sees light in you. RelatedJack Johnson for Yoga: Look InsideCross the Water [learn_press_profile]
- [i met an owl in the woods {listening for miracles}](https://imlindseylewis.com/i-met-an-owl-in-the-woods-listening-for-miracles/) - All my life I've wanted to see an owl. Not behind glass, not in cage, but an owl in the wild, just standing there, all tall and stately, being wise and wonderful. Then I did. xL
- [boost: best flash-dance ever](https://imlindseylewis.com/boost-best-flash-dance-ever/) - [learn_press_profile]
- [shiva rea DVD giveaway: get it before it hits stores](https://imlindseylewis.com/shiva-rea-dvd-giveaway-get-it-before-it-hits-stores/) - CONTEST FINITO: Jay Suttonbrown, RTY, @awesomeyoga, wins the DVD! Shiva Rea, she of the uber vinyasa flow style and creator of the renowned Yoga Trance Dance, is releasing a new DVD tomorrow. Power Flow Yoga has, and I quote, "3 hours of energetic vinyasa to mix and match with the Shiva Rea yoga matrix!" If
- [Think you have to pick one thing? Try this instead.](https://imlindseylewis.com/think-you-have-to-pick-one-thing/) - Feel stuck in trying to choose what to do with your life? Try this instead.
- [Learnings: Still Learning](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-still-learning/) - The Perfection of Imperfection Full disclosure: I'm super tired today. Competely exhausted, in fact. We had a fight last night. Me and my love. (He really is, despite it all.) We still haven't made up. So this morning I'm sitting trying to come up with something positive, something "yogic". And I can't. So I sat.
- [a powerful ceremony for new beginnings and designing your dream year](https://imlindseylewis.com/a-powerful-ceremony-for-new-beginnings-and-designing-your-dream-year/) - A powerful ceremony for new beginnings and designing your dream year. Enjoy! xL
- [Stress Buster: Tapping into Truth](https://imlindseylewis.com/stress-buster-tapping-into-truth/) - It's about dropping out of our head and into our heart. About tapping into our true self, our deepest core, which is (though it's tough to remember some days) happy and calm. The Sa-Ta-Na-Ma Meditation can be modified from what we do on the mat, and taken into our daily routine, anytime we're walking. I
- [Yoga: Top 5 Ways to Work it Into Your Schedule](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-top-5-ways-to-work-it-into-your-schedule/) - All of a sudden it's bed time. And where did my yoga go? I love love love my days where I remember to add it in whenever I can. They flow, they feel snag-free, and I find myself singing and smiling and feeling pretty damn great, thanks! But how do we fit the yoga in?
- [puppies for stress relief](https://imlindseylewis.com/puppies-for-stress-relief/) - A story that has made my day. Filing it under 'Earth is a good place to be'. Nevermind the fact that NBC Washington classified it under 'Weird'. Finals week is here for students at ChapmanUniversity in Orange. And with it comes stress, study sessions and long sighs of frustration. The solution: 10 puppies. Maltese, Yorkie,
- [inspiration: trust](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-trust/) - TRUST [learn_press_profile]
- [Sydney Solis of Storytime Yoga: 15 Stress Busters and Bonuses for Kids](https://imlindseylewis.com/sydney-solis-of-storytime-yoga-15-stress-busters-and-bonuses-for-kids/) - About SydneyYoga teacher, Storyteller, Publisher, Writer, Speaker, Entrepreneur, MomYoga Style Eclectic but mainly Anusara Inspired A yoga teacher and storyteller, Sydney is passionate about the healing power of yoga and story for children and their families/caregivers. Storytime Yoga, teaches kids and their families peace, health and literacy. The Mythic Yoga Studio, has two books out
- [so what's it all about if it's not about having it all figured out? ah, I see](https://imlindseylewis.com/so-whats-it-all-about-if-its-not-about-having-it-all-figured-out-ah-i-see/) - Here's the thing. It's not about having it all figured out. It's not about perfection. It's not about getting it right. It's not about being happy all the time. It's not about feeling strong all the time. It's not about smiling, and shining and being joyful all the time. It's not about good hair, good
- [5 scary things powerful people do to feel like a superstar](https://imlindseylewis.com/feel-like-a-superstar/) - They're walking their walk, talking their talk, shining their superstar shine. How do those powerful people with all that PRESENCE keep on glowing? 5 things they do.
- [How are You Celebrating the New Year? 4 Week Peace + Empowerment Program](https://imlindseylewis.com/4-week-peace-empowerment-program/) - 4-WEEK PEACE + EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM. Launch 2012. Clear stress. Gain peace + power. 5 spots only--only 2 spots left! 4 coaching sessions. 1st one FREE. SAVE $250
- [Yoda was right: there is no try, only do](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoda-was-right-there-is-no-try-only-do/) - Five yoga tricks1. Stand on your head.2. Balance your body perpendicular to the floor, standing on one leg.3. Sit cross-legged for half an hour, motionless. Ignore any discomfort.4. Transform pain into simply sensation.5. Raise energy from the base of your spine out the top of your head. What they all have in commonYoda. The idea
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- [Inspiration: Practice, Faith](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-practice-faith/) - it is not a matter of faithit is a matter of practice- Thich Nhat Hanh If you liked this post you might enjoy:Inspiration: Running and LivingInspiration: An Eye for an Eye Related links:Plum VillageDaily Buddhism [learn_press_profile]
- [Healthy, Happy (at Work): Top 5 Take-Away Tips](https://imlindseylewis.com/healthy-happy-at-work-top-5-take-away-tips/) - 1. One project at a timeYoga teaches us to stay present to stay calm. Translation: little bit here, little bit there, little bit all over the place? Scratch that. If we can do it, we'll stay saner if we start and finish one project, or at least a specific part of it, before moving on
- [perfection: elminate it, redefine it](https://imlindseylewis.com/perfection-elminate-it-redefine-it/) - Media MadnessFASHION Magazine. VOGUE. Men's Health. Yoga Journal. Myriad TV shows I can't list because I don't have a television to watch. Movies, movies, movies--especially Hollywood blockbusters. It's not a surprising statement to say that the media presents an unrealistic, and unobtainable for most of us, version of being the sort of person other people admire.
- [talks that rock. 15 tips on speaking in public](https://imlindseylewis.com/talks-that-rock-15-tips-on-speaking-in-public/) - talks that rock. from a temporarily extroverted introvert. xL
- [How re-telling your story can change your life. And ignite a better future](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-re-telling-your-story-can-change-your-life-and-ignite-a-better-future/) - As I was sitting down to write this I did the exact thing I was going to write about helping you to not do. Funny. And humbling. This is powerful stuff. xL
- [what is happiness? french scientist-turned Buddhist monk on TEDtalks [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-is-happiness-french-scientist-turned-buddhist-monk-on-tedtalks-vid/) - [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbLEf4HR74E&fs=1&hl=en_US] [learn_press_profile]
- [Shoot the Moon Series. Launch!](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-module-maps-to-the-moon-launch/) - 1064+ people are currently participating in the first modules. Elevation. Motivation. Inspiration. For your life.xL
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- [I tried to do handstands for you [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/i-tried-to-do-handstands-for-you-video/) - possibly RELATEDlove poem: radical acceptance [learn_press_profile]
- [help received: lost yoga, got up](https://imlindseylewis.com/help-received-lost-yoga-got-up/) - Ask and you will receive. Isn't it amazing that so often, just by asking the question, the answer will come to you from your own self? I had some pretty sweet insights into the whole "lost yoga" thang come into my mind after writing the post. And some beautiful people (big hugs to healer Dennis
- [the Power of Peace interview series: Max Strom](https://imlindseylewis.com/interview-series-max-strom/) - Max Strom is our first interviewee for the new Power of Peace series, debuting this week and running through to September. The Power of Peace series explores ideas about peace and how it can transform our lives--from the inside out. It features luminaries from all walks of life. Join in! xL
- [Home Practice: Unity](https://imlindseylewis.com/home-practice-unity/) - I began my at-home yoga practice partly as a way to spend time in solitude. Mornings spent on my own on my mat have been a savior for me in many ways. Though in my classes I hope to create a sense of connectedness between each person participating, I've always thought of my morning practice
- [what I learned in 2010: it's all about love](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-i-learned-in-2010-its-all-about-love/) - Most of all, 2010 has been about love. I'd made a decision to consciously explore love as giving this year. It wasn't that I had never been there, in that loving-giving space. But I hadn't been there consciously. THE SEARCH FOR LOVE I believe the search for the deep, encompassing love another person gives to
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- [Semperviva's Gloria Latham on work as play, and a kick-start to a dream](https://imlindseylewis.com/sempervivas-gloria-latham-on-work-as-play-and-a-kick-start-to-a-dream/) - SEMPERVIVA YOGA CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR OF YOGA TEACHER TRAINING, MOM Who am I? Quite simply someone who is ridiculously passionate about yoga, and very eager to share that passion. Plus a proud mother of two beautiful girls. I am very fortunate that my work is something I love. I don’t have a distinction between work and
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- [greek yoga: off the mat](https://imlindseylewis.com/greek-yoga-off-the-mat/) - Fresh-baked bread. Apparently, it's one of the most universally-appreciated smells. You know that oh-so-yummy-and comforting feeling we get when we smell it? That's about how I felt when I read this story from Semperviva's Gloria Latham, about the Greek town she spent every summer in growing up, and the universally-appreciated yogic yamas--or best life behavioral
- [what the air and the ocean can teach us about ourselves, and our life](https://imlindseylewis.com/air-and-ocean-lindsey-lewis/) - This is about meeting fears. It's about seeing how one thing reflects every thing, and what the air and the ocean can teach us about ourselves, and our life. Costa Rica called. The beaches, the sun, the spectacular scenery. We packed up our stuff, re-arranged our work schedules, and went. Flip flops, bathing suits, straw
- [Take-Away Tip: Listen for Peace](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-listen-for-peace/) - Sirens. Shouting. Honking. Motors running. Construction. Radios. So how the H do we find inner peace in all this city noise?! I've dreamt of building a soundproof room, with a skylight, big windows, cushions, drapes, yoga mats...ahhhh. Yeah, not gonna happen. But we can use the noise as a tool for peace. No, really. We
- [you're invited. to an uplifted life!](https://imlindseylewis.com/youre-invited-to-an-uplifted-life/) - Each Monday, the weekly invitational. Helping you live an uplifted life. Enjoy! xL
- [5 Qs with Gloria Latham: Kundalini yoga, yoga for every body, intensity [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-qs-with-gloria-latham-kundalini-yoga-yoga-for-every-body-intensity-vid/) - Five questions with Gloria Latham, Kundalini yoga supa-stah, and co-founder of Semperviva Yoga. 1. You're known for your real-life approach to yoga, and making yoga accessible. Can you talk about why this is important to you? The level of stress in our modern day lives is staggering. We often neglect our physical, emotional, and mental
- [help! i've lost my yoga and I can't get up](https://imlindseylewis.com/help-ive-lost-my-yoga-and-i-cant-get-up/) - Lately I've been feeling "very full". These are terms I'm using instead of "very busy". Because words are powerful, and "very busy" makes me feel a very stressed. But very full makes me feel like my cup runneth over. And the newness that has filled me up--a part-time probably leading to full time communications gig
- [Take-Away Tip: Hold Your Breath for Stress Release](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-hold-your-breath-for-stress-release/) - How Pausing After an Inhale or Exhale Can Help You Resist Stress Freaking out during a yoga class is more common than we think...when it comes to our minds. Put us in a balance we find challenging or get us doing a pranayama/breathing exercise we're not used to and our inner self begins to sound
- [Jay-Z Wants Yoga Lessons from Chris Martin](https://imlindseylewis.com/jay-z-wants-yoga-lessons-from-chris-martin/) - This is funny: apparently, Jay-Z wants yoga lessons from Chris Martin, because he wants to be able to bust an uber smooth move on-stage, like the Coldplay front-runner. I remember when I saw Coldplay in concert, years ago, I turned to my buddy and said, "He definitely does yoga." I love this song. RELATEDDesigner Donna
- [let's get together. speaking gigs, workshops, and hanging out with conscious divas.](https://imlindseylewis.com/lets-get-together-speaking-gigs-workshops-and-hanging-out-with-conscious-divas/) - Sunshine. Bright lights. Lots on the radar. Here's a list of events I think might light you up, and a link to a new page go-to page to find ones you might wanna join. xL
- [Fall in Love life coaching program registration closes today!](https://imlindseylewis.com/fall-in-love-life-coaching-program-registration-closes-today/) - Fall in love. Live an abundantly happy life filled with ease, joy and empowered peace.
- [Jonathan Fields: Turning Fear into Fuel [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/fear-into-fuel/) - TED Talk by Jonathan Fields on how to turn fear into fuel. Fantastic!
- [music is love: heatherlyn music ignites, inspires and elevates](https://imlindseylewis.com/music-is-love-heatherlyn-music-ignites-inspires-and-elevates/) - Music can be yoga, too. Huh? Yup, in the same way that yoga in its most fundamental, last-of-the-8-limbs understanding can spark our flame, inspire us to greater depths, and lift us up to greater heights, music can do that, too. Some music does this more than others. Enter Heatherlyn Music. This self- and accurately-described soulful,
- [the danger of positive thinking and affirmations](https://imlindseylewis.com/positive-thinking/) - This is about the danger of positive thinking and affirmations, and how to identify how it shows up in your life. Plus: what to do instead. Bigger, better, more powerful. Powerful Thinking There's power in truth. And weakness in lies. We lie to ourselves when we tell our self something is wonderful, and it really
- [understanding, custom yoga, gingerbread. #20daysofgiving Day 7 round-up](https://imlindseylewis.com/20daysofgiving-day-7/) - #20DaysofGiving On December 5, I started the #20daysofgiving Challenge. I'd been doing a lot of 'wanting.' And the 20 Days of Giving didn't come to me first as a challenge; it came to me first as gift. I wasn't thinking of it; I wasn't trying for it; and I didn't expect it. It came into
- [the real way to use yoga to manifest abundance](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-real-way-to-use-yoga-to-manifest-abundance/) - Yoga and manifesting abundance don't usually go hand in hand. But the secret behind a lot of teachings around the law of attraction and manifesting your dream life is something very closely linked to yogic teachings.
- [you can pilot your life. fly](https://imlindseylewis.com/you-can-pilot-your-life-fly/) - Where there's a dream, there's a purpose; where there's a purpose, there's passion; and where there's passion, there's drive. Get behind the wheel of your own life.
- [the song to help you slow down, and movin' on up [serena ryder video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/stompa-serena-ryder-video/) - Serena Ryder's on it. All the pain that you feel, I can prove it's not real...slow down, move to the beat, clap your hands, move to the beat. Stompa.
- [the surprising downside of life balance](https://imlindseylewis.com/downside-of-life-balance/) - We’re not looking for balance, we’re looking for harmony. It’s not about having our work play less of a role in our life; it’s about having our work fulfill a bigger part of ourselves. xL
- [Hyde's Kitkat Tank and Chocolate Bars: What do They Have in Common?](https://imlindseylewis.com/hydes-kitkat-tank-and-chocolate-bars-what-do-they-have-in-common/) - Think Kit Kat and it's pretty unlikely that fit and healthy come to mind. But maybe the crew at Hyde Organic yoga apparel was referencing the happy, "on a high" feeling that a long-deserved chocolate bar break and a yoga class have in common. The Kitkat tank, available on their site at the end of
- [libre living life coaching prices going up](https://imlindseylewis.com/libre-living-life-coaching-prices-going-up/) - A map to your soul. The keys to your vision. Life filled with joy, purpose and love. xL
- [Design Your Dream Year](https://imlindseylewis.com/design-your-dream-year/) - 526 participants so far. January 1-30, 2014. Daily exercises and practices to help you design, implement and launch your dream year.
- [our man max strom: best breath](https://imlindseylewis.com/our-man-max-strom-best-breath/) - One of my favourite Hatha teachers. Here's what he says:"It's our gift to others to heal ourselves." He's the best for breath. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGZFdKxOzmw&hl=en&fs=1&] RELATEDBreath: Get Out of the Way [learn_press_profile]
- [chosen by a stallion. how to activate the power of presence](https://imlindseylewis.com/chosen-by-a-stallion/) - Something happens when a great big beauty of a beast like that chooses you. There's a heart-tugging humbling, a "who me?" kind of reaction that breaks down barriers and dissolves division.xL
- [when you hit the wall. what it means and how to make it through](https://imlindseylewis.com/when-you-hit-the-wall/) - How to understand what it really means when we hit the wall--and what you can do to make it through. xL
- [YogaDawg: Favourite Teacher?](https://imlindseylewis.com/yogadawg-favourite-teacher/) - [learn_press_profile]
- [america ferrera: filming how to train your dragon like doing yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/america-ferrera-filming-how-to-train-your-dragon-like-doing-yoga/) - [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKiYuIsPxYk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0]Ugly Betty's Amercia Ferrera says that doing the voice of Astrid in Dreamworks' new flick. 'How to Train Your Dragon' was like doing yoga. Says the star: "I just had fun with it. I always came back from the sessions feeling so relaxed, like I had done yoga or something." Go to the official
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- [Bilodeau's Olympic gold, snow, yoga [video]: same same](https://imlindseylewis.com/bilodeaus-olympic-gold-snow-yoga-video-same-same/) - OlympicsWe dreaded them. We raved about them. We left the city. We raced to watch the flag go by. Whatever our reaction, everybody in Vancouver had their opinion on the Olympic Games. SnowIt made me think of last winter, when the big snow storm hit. And all the papers reported on the traffic snarls, the
- [dr. robin armstrong: avoiding wrist pain in yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/dr-robin-armstrong-avoiding-wrist-pain-in-yoga/) - Dr. Robin Armstrong is a Chiropractor and Yoga Instructor in Vancouver, BC. Join her, and the yoga anatomy nerds, at Smarter Yoga. Like my tennis coach once said, “It’s all in the wrist.” With our technology and computer-centered lifestyles, this statement couldn’t be more true off the tennis court. Most of us spend at least
- [a navajo medicine man sent me a blessing on the wind. it arrived](https://imlindseylewis.com/a-navajo-medicine-man-blessing/) - My mind was grasping, trying to make sense of it, trying to make it rational. But all of that thinking and figuring was getting in the way of his speaking, and when he spoke it was like rivers running through the earth. So I decided to suspend logic. I dove into the river.
- [Sex and the City's Kristin Davis is a Yoga Teacher [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/sex-and-the-citys-kristin-davis-is-a-yoga-teacher-video/) - Imagine that! Sex and the City Star Kristin Davis is a yoga teacher.She tells indyposted.com that “I started doing yoga in my 20s. I did teacher training, that was what I was going to do if acting didn’t work out,” she explained. “I started teaching other actors right at the beginning of the yoga craze
- [year of anti-have it all](https://imlindseylewis.com/year-of-anti-have-it-all/) - It is now official that women who look as if they have it all sorted are 75 times more unhappy (see Elin Woods) than those who stumble through life with unwaxed legs and a handbagful of leaking Biros. Let this be the year of the anti have-it-all. ~ Shane Watson, TimesOnline RELATED2010: year of letting
- [Learnings: Risk and Reward](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-risk-and-reward/) - I have a new friend. He used to be this terribly grumpy older man, stomping around the blocks near my apartment, with the deepest scowl I've ever seen. I avoided him. Then, one day, I decided to send him some love through a great big, dopey smile and chipper "Good morning!" He turned into a
- [freedom to soar. reasons why you're destined to live your ideal life](https://imlindseylewis.com/freedom-to-soar-reasons-why-youre-destined-to-live-your-ideal-life/) - It's not your job to make other people comfortable with your life. It's your job to live the life you are most comfortable with. The one you are in love with.
- [illumination station: what are you waiting for?](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-are-you-waiting-for-lindsey-lewis/) - Sometimes we need to take the leap before we grow the wings to fly.
- [matisyahu: one day [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/matisyahu-one-day-video/) - http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/10172910001?isVid=1&publisherID=59121 RELATEDtrevor hall: unity over reason [learn_press_profile]
- [life coaching secrets: my top 5](https://imlindseylewis.com/life-coaching-secrets-my-top-5/) - Across the board, these are the top life coaching secrets. For all the people who ask me to just tell them a few things they can bring in.
- [celebration: what are you grateful for? 5 ways gratitude can help you](https://imlindseylewis.com/celebration-what-are-you-grateful-for-5-ways-gratitude-can-help-you/) - 5 ways gratitude can help you and the science behind why it works. xL
- [How Balanced Are You? Yoga For Finding Freedom](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-balanced-are-you-yoga-for-finding-freedom/) - Finding BalanceBalanced living? Oh, sure, yup, I mean, of course. I take all the time I need to rest and rejuvenate and stay calm and peaceful and happy and sleeping well and eating well and spending time with my soul man and seeing friends and staying connected with my family and keeping my apartment neat
- [the future belongs to you](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-future-belongs-to-you/) - [learn_press_profile]
- [Vancouver: Love your body. February 5th](https://imlindseylewis.com/vancouver-love-your-body/) - lucky, honored, humbled to be hosting Diva Date Nights in Vancouver these days. so looking forward to hearing what Amber Krzys shares with us on February 5.
- [what and why do you eat? yoga philosophy's yamas + 5 tips from Melina Meza](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-and-why-do-you-eat-yoga-philosophys-yamas-5-tips-from-melina-meza/) - GUEST POST BY MELINA MEZA, BSC NUTRITION, RYT-500 There are numerous opportunities for the Yamas to support your current wellness and nutritional aspirations. The Yamas create a wheel of ethics that includes kindness, honesty, refrain from stealing, moderation, and non-hoarding. Following these five principles will help ensure that your life is filled with healthy relationships,
- [5 things people who succeed know to be true](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-things-people-who-succeed-know-to-be-true/) - I talk with a lot of people who feel called to do something. Are you one of these people? Do you ever feel like the calling is too hard, giving up? You're not alone.
- [what do to when you feel overwhelmed and want to give up](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-to-do-when-you-feel-overwhelmed-and-want-to-give-up-lindsey-lewis/) - when the light at the end of the tunnel is missing; and your best friend says you're crazy; keep going BECAUSE... enjoy! xL
- [5 quick steps to lasting happiness (seriously) + a free session with me popped up on PopExpert](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-quick-steps-to-lasting-happiness-seriously-a-free-session-with-me-popped-up-on-popexpert/) - seriously. lasting, real, gonna-be-there-for-life. happiness. plus: a free life coaching session with me on PopExpert.
- [yogi celeb: michelle williams founds yoga for single moms [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/yogi-celeb-michelle-williams-founds-yoga-for-single-moms-vid/) - Love this story. Just released on MSN.ca. Shutter Island star Michelle Williams has revealed her reasons for helping to set up a yoga group for single mothers. The 30-year-old actress told Marie Claire magazine that she used the meditative practice to cope with the 2008 death of former partner Heath Ledger, with whom she had
- [what I do with pain](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-i-do-with-pain/) - Joy and Wonder I post a lot about joy and wonder on these pages. I write a lot about the magic in the world, and moments of tiny miracles. Feelings of awe. Grace. Goodness. But there's pain, too. There are tears, and tough times, and moments of deep and aching grief. There are wells of
- [Myyogaonline.com's Michelle Trantina: cutting edge technology, ancient tools](https://imlindseylewis.com/myyogaonline-coms-michelle-trantina-cutting-edge-technology-ancient-tools/) - yogini, film producer, mom, entrepreneur, founder My Yoga Online and Fresh Eye Productions Company Open-minded and big-hearted, Michelle is the founder of the quickly-growing My Yoga Online, bringing yoga--Hatha, pre-natal, beginner, for stress, and more--to anybody with a computer. Why'd you start My Yoga Online.com? Kreg Weiss, a Vancouver-based kinesiologist and yoga teacher, approached me
- [stressed and overwhelmed? how to stop feeling that way](https://imlindseylewis.com/stressed-and-overwhelmed-how-to-stop-feeling-that-way/) - my favourite, most powerful, universally-applicable tool for banishing stress and overwhelm. enjoy. xL
- [light and shadow](https://imlindseylewis.com/light-and-shadow/) - For every shadow cast there will be light. K's Choice [learn_press_profile]
- [You're Invited](https://imlindseylewis.com/youre-invited/) - Lovely you; I was so inspired by a woman I spoke with last week. In our first conversation, Emma* shared how she was tired all the time, working a lot--sometimes nearly 20 hours straight--longing to spend more time on her dreams, and wishing she could earn more money. Despite all of that, it was clear
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- [how to get what you really want](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-get-what-you-really-want/) - The mind gets caught up in the problem. The higher mind of your soul sees the learning in the challenge. xL
- [how to handle your own negative thinking](https://imlindseylewis.com/handle-your-negative-thinking/) - this tactic changes the whole game. enjoy! xL
- [Inspiration: Just Be](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-just-be/) - Rolf Gates' book Meditations from the Mat has a quote by Stephen R. Covey. It includes this: "The next time you communicate with anyone, you can put aside your own autobiography and genuinely seek to understand." I was thinking about how many amazing, wonderful people I've connected with since I began practicing yoga, people whom
- [moksha: the song. it's like melodic freedom](https://imlindseylewis.com/moksha-the-song-its-like-melodic-freedom/) - Got this from a music-manic friend of mine. It's inspiration for today. Instrumental post-rock (whatever that means) interpretation of the Sanskrit term for freedom, or liberation. The band's called Caspian. The song's called Moksha. RELATEDmc yogi and jai uttal kirtan jamming [learn_press_profile]
- [how to overcome your fear](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-overcome-your-fear/) - This is powerful stuff. Free yourself. Face your fears. Do it anyway. The world wants to see you shine.
- [top 3 lost my yoga, want it back scenarios](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-3-lost-my-yoga-want-it-back-scenarios/) - My Top 3 Lost my Yoga, Want it Back Scenarios1. moments with my familylove 'em--but they do know how to push those buttons--and I'm super sensitive2. when I realized I'm head over heelsdoes he feel the same? am I risking too much?3. hosting dinner at my apartmentthe food is bland, I forgot the napkins, and everyone
- [eat, pray love trailer just released](https://imlindseylewis.com/eat-pray-love-trailer-just-released/) - http://flash.sonypictures.com/video/universalplayer/sharedPlayer.swf RELATEDelizabeth gilbert on nurturing creativity [learn_press_profile]
- [South African Prisoners Embrace Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/south-african-prisoners-embrace-yoga/) - Healthy, Happy: South African prisoners embrace yoga addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife'; By Andrew Walker BBC News, JohannesburgThe prisoners at Groenpunt Maximum Security prison in Free State province are among the most violent in South Africa. They have raped, murdered, smuggled drugs or abused children. Many are HIV-positive and can expect to die in jail. Inside prison
- [Healthy, Happy: Do What You Love What You Do](https://imlindseylewis.com/healthy-happy-do-what-you-love-what-you-do/) - From a seminar on the nervous system, with Ayur Vedic master Dr. Varma, Director of the Pacific Centre for Wholistic Living: "Love is the most healing for our nervous system. Choose something to love. Something in your life you can have passion for. But not your wife or your husband. Don't depend on that person
- [weekly inspirational video: bullied man gets last laugh [2.5 minutes]](https://imlindseylewis.com/weekly-inspirational-video-libre-living/) - this week's inspirational video. funny. heart-warming. 2.5 minutes to lift up your day. xL
- [take-away yoga: namaste = "howdy" in sanskrit](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-yoga-namaste-howdy-in-sanskrit/) - I like to start a lot of my classes in "the spirit of yogic union and Namaste" by asking everyone to just take a look at the people sharing the space around them and give them a wave. Smiles are bonus points--you always get one back. In the first instance that a newbie to my
- [Stress Buster: Mini Vacation](https://imlindseylewis.com/stress-buster-mini-vacation/) - 5-Minute Meditation 1. Begin breathing deeply. Settle your gaze on something directly in front of your eyes. Notice every detail of that something. Ridges, roundness, lines, blankness. 2. Close your eyes, keeping the image of the object in your mind's eye. Keep breathing deeply. 3. Now your mind is settled enough to move on. Begin
- [ask your neighbour for a cup of sugar](https://imlindseylewis.com/ask-your-neighbour-for-a-cup-of-sugar/) - ask your neighbour for a cup of sugarand while you're standing, waitinglet your eyes stroll around yesterday: Friday nightthere was a loudness to your heartbeat that unnerved youa rising sense of panic that was frighteningmostly because you knew there was no one aroundto distract you from itand you wanted to dive into your televisionto escape
- [newness needs space: 5 things worth letting go of](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-things-worth-letting-go-of-lindsey-lewis/) - Newness needs space. When we decide to become something, in order to truly live this, we’ve gotta decide to let go. Bonus: we can release what doesn’t serve us.
- [Meet the Masters: Yoga Journal Conference Recordings](https://imlindseylewis.com/meet-the-masters-yoga-journal-conference-recordings/) - I've just found something beautiful. Maybe you've already discovered it for yourself. If not, check out Yoga Journal's audio recordings of the 2009 San Francisco Yoga Conference. Plus recordings from years past. Sting's teacher David Life, Jason Crandell, Seane Corne, Julia Butterfly Hill.Hear them speak. Get inspired. Take it off the mat. Enjoy! If you
- [Learnings: Feelin' Good](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-feelin-good/) - Ugh. I was tired, tired, tired. It had been a late night. We'd been in the car for over four hours that morning, and had an hour and a half still to go before we could crawl into our beds. Energetic, happy, chipper? Not so much. We were stuck in stop-and-go construction traffic. The drive
- [FREE Kundalini Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/free-kundalini-yoga-2/) - Hey all! I'm excited. Free yoga always gets me excited. Come on down if you wanna:FREE Kundalini yoga classWhere: Exhale Studio, Yaletown, VancouverWhen: Weds., July 8th, 9:30 am http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2729658&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1 Yoga is Boring from Joy Yoga on Vimeo. [learn_press_profile]
- [what would you do if money were no object? [inspiring video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-would-you-do-if-money-were-no-object-inspiring-video/) - Big love, gratitude. ADORE this beautiful inspirational video.
- [aching for a break? how to take a vacation when you can't take a vacation. hint: zen mind and beginner's mind is big here](https://imlindseylewis.com/aching-for-a-break-how-to-take-a-vaction-when-you-cant-take-a-vacation-hint-zen-mind-and-beginners-mind-is-big-here/) - THE TRAVELLING HIGHTravelling is addicting. I think probably a lot of Joy for Life readers feel this way. I recently read that serotinin—that’s the happy brain chemical—is released when we experience something new. Even receiving new emails is apparently enough to kick it into gear. No wonder we love being on vacation! New-ness around ever
- [what the saint said, dharma, and daring to dream](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-the-saint-said-dharma-and-daring-to-dream/) - WHAT THE SAINT SAID"Come here," she said, "Sit down." He knelt beside her and she leaned close. "No amount of medicine in the world will cure people's sickness. People are sick because they are not following their dharma. You must help them find their dreams." She was Ama--the hugging saint, absolutely, completely dedicated and called to
- [a message to outliers, dreamers and doers, you who stand on the fringes](https://imlindseylewis.com/message-to-the-outliers/) - Put on your great big hat. Wear your unique genius on your sleeve. It might take time, and I guarantee it will feel uncomfortable. The regulars might get their feathers ruffled up. But by freeing yourself to do what's different, you inspire others to do the same.xL
- [The Year of Magical Living](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-year-of-magical-living/) - 2017 is gonna be my Year of Magical Living. Wanna join me?
- [Simple Stress Buster: Breathe](https://imlindseylewis.com/simple-stress-buster-breathe/) - Here's something I like to do--for just five minutes--when things are feeling overwhelming. Long Deep BreathingOn an inhale, bring your attention and intention to your belly. Let it get big and round (elastic waist pants, or even an undone waistband!, work best).Carry that inhale into your torso, expanding three-dimensionally in your rib cage: out to
- [hey Vancouver: Intro to Kundalini Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/hey-vancouver-intro-to-kundalini-yoga/) - come find out what all the talk is about! we dance, sweat, and laugh. this yoga is the fast track. xL
- [Simple Living](https://imlindseylewis.com/simple-living/) - Inspiration addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife'; "It's about feeling satisfied, not deprived. About filling up, not emptying out."- Carol Holst, cofounder of Simple Living America, an LA-based nonprofit that offers advice for people looking to "find the satisfaction of enough"--in an Oprah Magazine article.Related links:Tim Kasser's The High Price of MaterialismSimple Living RevolutionMy Simpler LifeIf you liked
- [intuitive living: recognizing and developing your intuition](https://imlindseylewis.com/recognizing_and_developing_intuition/) - head honchos at a worldwide corporation. students evaluating a prof in 2 seconds. a woman who does not get hit by a car. one thing in common: intuition
- [fashion designer donna karan brings yoga to NYC hospital](https://imlindseylewis.com/fashion-designer-donna-karan-brings-yoga-to-nyc-hospital/) - USATODAY.COM reports that"A longtime practitioner of yoga and meditation, [Karan] has contributed $850,000 to the Beth Israel Medical Center to bring yoga therapy and a new kind of caregiving to the cancer wing." RelatedClaudia Schiffer Hearts YogaMatthew McConaughey Does Yoga on the Beach [learn_press_profile]
- [Philosophy: Choose Your Thoughts](https://imlindseylewis.com/philosophy-choose-your-thoughts/) - "So my yoga teacher says I'm not my mind, and that my thoughts aren't me either. She's also mentioned that I can choose which of the hundreds of thoughts in my mind I want to attach to. Uh huh. Right. So how am I supposed to do that, exactly?" It's no easy thing. When we
- [Inspiration: Dream](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-dream/) - "The future belongs to those who believe in the reality of their dreams" - Eleanor Roosevelt The quote is not actually accurate. Good ol' ER apparently said beauty, not reality--but I like it better this way. [learn_press_profile]
- [YotoBags: Stylish, Socially-Conscious Yoga Totes](https://imlindseylewis.com/yotobags-stylish-socially-conscious-yoga-totes/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife';When fashion meets functionality, we're happy. When fashion and functionality meet being of service to others, we're thrilled. And when it all comes together as something useful we can buy, sans guilty conscience, we're ecstatic. So we love the Lisa yoga tote from Southern Cali's YotoBags. This pretty carryall holds our mat, and
- [yoga cats calendar](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-cats-calendar/) - Too funny and adorable! The Yoga Cats wall calendar has fierce-looking felines getting down in Downward Dog, standing tall in Mountain, and even lounging around in Savasana. I wish I had a cat-loving yogi on my Christmas list. Then again, there's always Yoga Dogs. [learn_press_profile]
- [run like hell: hot stuff from Hafiz](https://imlindseylewis.com/run-like-hell-hot-stuff-from-hafiz/) - We have not come here to take prisoners, But to surrender ever more deeply To freedom and joy. We have not come into this exquisite world To hold ourselves hostage from love. Run my dear, From anything That may not strengthen Your precious budding wings. Run like hell my dear, From anyone likely To put
- [Newsworthy: Snow in the City, Smiles in the City](https://imlindseylewis.com/newsworthy-snow-in-the-city-smiles-in-the-city/) - Newsworthy It's beautiful. Peaceful. Soothing. Irritating. Dangerous. Powerful. It's snow. And it's getting all kinds of bad press. But at my parent's for the past few days over the holidays, I've noticed something lovely. Camaraderie. Snow brings it out in people. It might keep more of is inside when it's dumping down and freezing cold,
- [i'm loving: sensual reading, ramped-up comfort food, loving the unlikeable, and, well, Oprah actually](https://imlindseylewis.com/im-loving-sensual-reading-ramped-up-comfort-food-loving-the-unlikeable-and-well-oprah-actually/) - Here are just a few of my favourite things right now--sharing with Libre Living readers because they might become faves of yours, too, if they're not already. 1. The Gift: Poems by HafizWhen I read these poems I get flashbacks of devouring them like cake last summer, lying on my back beneath a startling blue
- [Nancy Duarte. how one woman runs an award-winning firm, and manages family, marriage, some dogs and a frog](https://imlindseylewis.com/nancy-duarte/) - Living the good life--with Jonathan Fields. And Nancy Duarte talks about how runs her award-winning firm, plus cares for family, dogs, and a frog. Much love, L
- [9 tips for tailoring your practice for winter + ayur veda insight, from Melina Meza](https://imlindseylewis.com/9-tips-for-tailoring-your-practice-for-winter-ayur-veda-insight-from-melina-meza/) - I heart sharing Melina Meza's posts on Joy for Life. She's truly tuned into how yoga and Ayur Veda can be used to keep our good health mojo flowing. Even my Ayur Vedic doc Shiva would love her recommendations. Here's her latest blog, outlining what to alter about your practice for Winter. I can personally vouch
- [leonard cohen: ring the bell that still can ring [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/leonard-cohen-ring-the-bell-that-still-can-ring-vid/) - Ring the bell that still can ringForget your perfect offeringThere is a crack in everythingThat's how the light gets in- Leonard Cohen [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6HKkedhyI&fs=1&hl=en_US] [learn_press_profile]
- [inspirational video: break-dancing, overcoming bullying. brilliant [3.5 mins]](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspirational-video-break-dancing-overcoming-bullying-brilliant-3-5-mins/) - inspiration. get some here. what a beautifully-shot, totally uplifting video. enjoy. xL
- [india arie: it's a beautiful day](https://imlindseylewis.com/india-arie-its-a-beautiful-day/) - "Early in the morning. It's the dawn of a new day. New hopes, new dreams, new ways. I open up my eyes and I open up my mind and I wonder how life will surprise me today." [learn_press_profile]
- [give love: mc yogi, iPhones, and puppy love [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/give-love-mc-yogi-iphones-and-puppy-love-video/) - CoincidencesThe universe is always lighting our way with "coincidences." The message is there for us to hear, if we listen. I had a follow-up appointment with my Ayur Vedic doc, Shiva (aka. Dr. Varma). Really, I just like talking to the guy, and, lucky for me, he's happy to chat. So we got to jiving
- [5 yoga tunes to take home with you](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-yoga-tunes-to-take-home-with-you/) - Some of my new favourite Yogi Bhajan-style Kundalini yogi tunes to help rise up my day. Maybe yours, too. GURUNAM SINGH: SILENT MOONLIGHT MEDITATIONGet it here. 1. TRACK NaamTranslation: Essence, or identityIn other words: Tapping into your deepest self, brimming with loving-kindness, peace, strength and joy 2. TRACK Aad Guray NamehTranslation:Aad Guray NamehI bow to the Primal Guru
- [5 things that heart-centered successful entrepreneurs do](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-things-that-heart-centered-successful-entrepreneurs-do/) - these 5 things are a must, and successful heart-centered entrepreneurs do them well. xL
- [yoga stress buster: at your desk](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-stress-buster-at-your-desk/) - Staring at a computer screen’s got a long way to go before its peace-inducing qualities rank up there with staring absent mindedly out the window. But, with a few tools and techniques up our sleeve, we can get nearly the same mind-calming nirvana when we’re working at our desk. No, seriously. But we need to
- [Are things feeling really hard? Remember this one thing.](https://imlindseylewis.com/are-things-feeling-really-hard-remember-this-one-thing/) - I need to tell you something important. Something I've talked about with people from New York, Toronto, and Sweden--all going through the same thing you are. xL
- [5 resources for better sex](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-resources-for-better-sex/) - Want better sex? I personally vouch for all of these teachers. We've put into practice teachings from all of them. xL
- [Photographer Kim Christie: Heartbreak, Bugs, Getting High With Kundalini Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/photographer-kim-christie-heartbreak-bugs-getting-high-with-kundalini-yoga/) - Photographer, YoginiPhotog extraordinaire Kim Christie shoots interiors and architecture for decor magazines (Canadian House & Home, Style at Home, Chatelaine, Living Etc.) and runs a bustling wedding photography business in Vancouver, BC. Yoga Style KundaliniPersonal Style Elegant, simple silhouettes ... with big hair and good shoesMantra "I love my life"Which I do. It's so much
- [Eco-Yogini Lisa Spinney on Eco-Holism and Hot Baths](https://imlindseylewis.com/eco-yogini-lisa-spinney-on-eco-holism-and-hot-baths/) - Speech-Language Pathologist, YoginiA passionate, opinionated and sensitive eco-yogini and writer, Lisa loves to play the guitar and sing. She also reads voraciously. Her goal for this year is to perform at a local coffee shop in Halifax, Canada. Lisa also treats preschool children who have expressive and receptive language delays and multiple needs/diagnoses. Her goal:
- [Reema Datta: give love, get what you want, tune into your inner teacher](https://imlindseylewis.com/reema-datta-give-love-get-what-you-want-tune-into-your-inner-teacher/) - She's one of those people who's outer beauty reflects her inner self. I spent a few blissful hours with Reema Datta recently. She's a powerhouse kirtan singer, and asana teacher. Her voice carries the divine, and rises us up. Below, some of the highlights I took away, now shared with you. On Getting What You
- [Darla Brown of ShareYoga.com on The Law of Attraction and Eckhart Tolle](https://imlindseylewis.com/darla-brown-of-shareyoga-com-on-the-law-of-attraction-and-eckhart-tolle/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife';About DarlaYoga Entrepreneur and Founder of ShareYoga.comYoga Styles Most types of Hatha yoga, especially Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga. But also non-physical types of yoga like Karma Yoga and others. The founder of ShareYoga.com, an online retail store specializing in yoga clothing and products, and the Share Yoga blog, with info, news, and community
- [Take-Away Tip: Softly Does It](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-softly-does-it/) - Cars: parked and driving; people: walking, running, talking, shouting; animals: barking, cawing, scurrying, hopping. A vibrant melange of life. Or an overwhelming mess. It depends on how we're feeling: stressed or relaxed. For those days we're more high strung than chilled out, yoga offers a quick and simple technique for calming our mind, and bringing
- [overriding lizard brain. 5 ways to go beyond fear, anger + negativity](https://imlindseylewis.com/overriding-lizard-brain-5-ways-to-go-beyond-fear-anger-negativity/) - "Sometimes we need to take the leap before we grow the wings to fly." 5 ways to go beyond fear, anger and negativity.
- [life coaching prices going up Saturday, November 24](https://imlindseylewis.com/coaching-prices-going-up-saturday-november-24/) - Hey freedom-seekers and liberated living lovers... My life coaching prices are going up on Saturday, November 24. If you've been thinking and wondering about getting coaching with me and want to get in on my old pricing--and save 30%--this is your heads up. To book your free session, so we can see if we click,
- [Overwhelmed? 10 Yoga + Mindfulness Tools. Go From Frazzled to Fine](https://imlindseylewis.com/overwhelmed-10-yoga-mindfulness-tools-stress-busters-lindsey-lewis/) - Top stress busting mindfulness and yoga tools I've taught at venues including the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and corporations.
- [inspiration: how to get rich](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-how-to-get-rich/) - A Kundalini yoga student/teacher-in-training passed this my way in one of my classes the other day. How to Get Rich1. Make more2. Want less RELATEDuncertainty rocks [learn_press_profile]
- [what success really looks like](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-success-really-looks-like/) - Taking one step forward, one step back isn't failure. It's a dance. Much love, L
- [paul mccartney: simply having a wonderful christmas time [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/paul-mccartney-simply-having-a-wonderful-christmas-time-vid/) - Merry Christmas! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1-sXrdQtog&fs=1&hl=en_US] [learn_press_profile]
- [one of my mentors once said to me "I wish you'd STOP looking for love!" Here's the life-changing experience that came next [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/one-of-my-mentors-once-said-to-me-i-wish-youd-stop-looking-for-love-heres-the-life-changing-experience-that-came-next-vid/) - one of my mentors once said to me "I wish you'd STOP looking for love!" Here's the life-changing experience that came next [vid]
- [how do you define success?](https://imlindseylewis.com/defining-success/) - Is this You? Do you feel caught up in the busyness of life, without joy or fulfillment? Are you getting run-down and resentful? You're not alone. I've been there. Many of my clients have been there. In my experience, busyness without joy or fulfillment and getting run-down and resentful is often a side effect of
- [rumi on waking up](https://imlindseylewis.com/rumi-on-waking-up/) - though we seem to be sleeping,there is an inner wakefulnessthat directs the dream,and that will eventually startleus back to the truth of who we are.- Rumi Relatedinspiration: trustjack johnson for yoga [learn_press_profile]
- [too busy to feel at ease? finding freedom and peace within structure and nutty schedules](https://imlindseylewis.com/finding-freedom-and-ease-lindsey-lewis/) - How can freedom be found within so much structure and formation? Simple. Not easy. Simple, but powerful: We create our own foundation within the structure and formation.
- [what does being free mean to you? anything is possible](https://imlindseylewis.com/anything-possible/) - Chloe, designer. Style savant. xL
- [Green Man USB Drive Does Impossible Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/green-man-usb-drive-does-impossible-yoga/) - Here's a funny little useful gizmo that gave me the giggles. The Green Man USB drive ($31) can hold a meditation pose while holding his 2GB data-head in his hands. PLUS: Yoga is Boring: Intro to Kundalini Yoga this Sunday Watch the demo video! If you liked this post you might enjoy:Not Just Stuff: Eco-friendly,
- [Fab Eco-Fashion: NOOK Atmosphere](https://imlindseylewis.com/fab-eco-fashion-nook-atmosphere/) - It's all stylish. It's all dedicated to eco-fashion for the eco-chic. And it's all from NOOK Atmosphere, the online outpost of the Ontario store run by mamma and planet-lover Neta Talmor. Joy Yoga loves the extra long, super flattering Carrie tank ($37) paired with the Crescent Beach shrug with rolled collar and slightly flared sleeve
- [Philosophy: The Senses](https://imlindseylewis.com/philosophy-the-senses/) - Ears don't get a lot of props. Eyes, either, come to think of it. Nose? Nope. Skin? Not so much. But yoga philosophy powerhouse Patanjali encourages us to give our senses some love and attention. When we do, they give it right back. Because when we bring our full attention and intention to what we
- [trevor hall: unity over reason](https://imlindseylewis.com/trevor-hall-unity-over-reason/) - no more you and meno more they and wejust unity RELATEDnamaste = "howdy" in sanskrit [learn_press_profile]
- [Uma Thurman Hearts Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/uma-thurman-hearts-yoga/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife'; Even celebs get the in-the-air blues. Apparently, Ms. Uma Thurman, she of the angular cheekbones and much-raved-about acting chops, launched into some asanas on a recent flight from New York's JFK airport to Utah's Salt Lake City. What are your favourite ways to limber up during a long flight? If you liked
- [yoga convo while high = down to earth outcome](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-convo-while-high-down-to-earth-outcome/) - Flying HighI might have been high during it, but I think the post-convo outcome is pretty down-to-earth. A couple days ago, I was having a chat with yoga teacher Dan Lindsay (he's got a cool name, hey? ;). Dan teaches here in Vancouver at Exhale and Semperviva, plus for Vancouver Corporate Yoga. If you have
- [Learnings: Cel-e-brate Good Times, Come On!](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-cel-e-brate-good-times-come-on/) - You know that song? "There's a party going on right here.A celebration to last throughout the years..." It's in my head right now. Because I had what could have turned into a very stressful day the other week. My computer broke down. I work from home. I had deadlines looming. First reaction: panic. Heart starts
- [I'm in the ring of fire](https://imlindseylewis.com/im-in-the-ring-of-fire/) - Suddenly the World Changed Someone very close to me is sick. She's been diagnosed with a disease. And yet, look at her. Radiant. Fit. Capable and competent. Multi-tasking, raising kids, managing multiple clients. Doctors say there's nothing they know how to do for this. Ring of Fire The other morning I created a sacred circle
- [remembrance day love poem to the world](https://imlindseylewis.com/remembrance-day-love-poem-to-the-world/) - there is nothing to forgive. there is a light in the sky and it has no understanding of forgiveness, no understanding of guilt.
- [1.5 minutes of love + uplift. for you](https://imlindseylewis.com/1-5-minutes-of-love-uplift-for-you/) - it's about choosing love over fear, working with our mind and our thoughts so they serve instead of undermine us, and receiving the miracles that come as a result. xL
- [magical time: what happened when I stopped believing there wasn't enough](https://imlindseylewis.com/magical-time/) - If you never feel like you have enough time, if you feel like you're always racing, that you can't rest--read on. This is for you. I was there, too. And then, something magical happened.
- [Take-Away Tip: You Are Okay](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-you-are-okay/) - To Keep the Yoga Going Off the Mat On the mat:When I teach, each person in class has a different response to each moment--and it's all evident on their face (as it is on mine, too, I'm sure!). People sometimes appear serenely blissed-out, but also downright grumpy (especially in plank ;). During my first few
- [tight travel spaces: top yoga practice tips](https://imlindseylewis.com/tight-travel-spaces-top-yoga-practice-tips/) - Four weeks: Paris and Greece. Perfect. For a lot of my trip, there was plenty o' room to stretch out my mat in the morning and get grounded (and high). But there were lots of times when rising and shining with salutations was très difficile. And others (packing a suitcase post-Paris shopping, perhaps) when I
- [3 Yoga Practices for Getting What you Want—or Not, for ElephantJournal.com](https://imlindseylewis.com/3-yoga-practices-for-getting-what-you-want-or-not-for-elephantjournal-com/) - Love. Passion. Satisfaction.Happiness. Bliss. Nirvana.What do you want?This question, and the one that follows—How do you get what you want?—has been a strong theme in my life, and recently on my blog, over the past few weeks. Conversations with friends have turned around to this subject. It’s popped up in blogs I read, in magazine
- [Take-Away Tip: Brake for Peace](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-brake-for-peace/) - How to Find More Peace no Matter What You're DoingWhat is with those people who always seem calm? They're never rushed, never in a hurry, never speeding through sentences like their words are Ferraris taking them to the finish line. Exactly. They just take things a little bit slower. On The Mat: We learn to
- [Inspiration: Teaching and Listening](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-teaching-and-listening/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife'; This is from an article in O Magazine. I wish I had noted down the author's name... Related links:Oprah MagazineTeaching Yoga at Blogspot.comWhen Does One Become a Yoga Teacher?If you liked this post you might enjoyInspiration: Life is Full of Setbacks--And this is a good thingInspiration: Unfold Your Own Myth [learn_press_profile]
- [10 Ways to Make Space for a New Beginning](https://imlindseylewis.com/10-ways-new-beginning/) - You are uniquely, brilliantly you. Nobody has your particular blueprint. Shine on. xL
- [your destiny: the one big teaching that Buddhism, yoga, and self-help miss out on](https://imlindseylewis.com/your-destiny-the-one-big-teaching-that-buddhism-yoga-and-self-help-misses-out-on/) - Buddhism, yoga, and self-help miss this one important teaching: It's your destiny. Shine. xL
- [Top 20 YouTube Yoga Videos](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-20-youtube-yoga-videos/) - Waylon Lewis of the Huffington Post searched through the "bikini-clad Hooters girls" (his words) doing yoga online, and created a list of the Top 20 real-deal yoga videos on YouTube. Top of list? Seane Corn. If you liked this post you might enjoy:Top 10 Yoga DVDsFree Online Yoga [learn_press_profile]
- [kundalini yoga queen's 40 days to liberation](https://imlindseylewis.com/kundalini-yoga-queens-40-days-to-liberation/) - Here she is: Ms. America! Teacher to the stars. Lady in white. Cindy Crawford loves her. So does David Duchovny, REM, and oh, about every other start out there. She floats in, gets you to push your boundaries, and find the peace, the happiness, the total contentment, in your life. I'm doing her 40-Day Mediation
- [you've got the power: 5 practical ways to tap into your intuition](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-practical-ways-to-tap-your-intuition-lindsey-lewis/) - Scientists say there's more to intuition than woo-woo and juju. Recent studies associate various physical signals with our insights. 5 ways to boost intuition.
- [janet stone yoga: slap yourself, slap your neighbour [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/janet-stone-yoga-slap-yourself-slap-your-neighbour-video/) - Janet Stone YogaI recently did a workshop with Janet Stone. Somehow, this incredible Vinyasa Power Flow teacher has remained under my radar--until now. I don't teach Vinyasa. I'd never heard of her. But a yogi friend of mine--also a Kundalini and Hatha teacher--returned from San Francisco, where Janet's based, and told me I absolutely had
- [weekly inspirational video: russel brand on why being you is a brilliant game plan [58 seconds]](https://imlindseylewis.com/weekly-inspirational-video-russel-brand-libre-living/) - "You can't align yourself with external coordinates." Go man, go. Enjoy. xL
- [Q+A: How Do I Get What I Really Want? [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/getting-what-you-really-want/) - 5 steps to getting what you really want. Are you missing step 5?
- [Philosophy: Asteya](https://imlindseylewis.com/philosophy-asteya/) - Green is the new black. Eco-chic is the haute flavour du jour and makers of everything from iPod cases and clothing lines to bags and SUVs are jumping on the band wagon. Yogic philosophy powerhouse Patanjali would be proud. (Okay, he'd probably first say we don't actually need all this stuff, but I think he'd
- [Yogalosophy: Jennifer Aniston hearts yoga [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/yogalosophy-jennifer-aniston-hearts-yoga-video/) - [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aygqNQXFdFo&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Straight from People Magazine:"It's always good to have Friends. Jennifer Aniston appears in the introduction to the workout video Yogalosophy featuring her pal and yoga instructor, Mandy Ingber. "She brought yoga into my life," says Aniston. "It completely changed my life." The actress will also join SELF Magazine at a launch event Thursday
- [thanks for nothing](https://imlindseylewis.com/thanks-for-nothing/) - On days when everything seems to have gone wrong, and even the weather (dark and rainy) is reflecting the change, having faith that everything happens for a reason--and it's all going to come around in the end--can feel about as easy as climbing Mount Kilimanjaro when you've never even gone on a hike. Today's a
- [inspiration: feed your faith](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-feed-your-faith/) - Feed your faithAnd your fear will starve to death- UnknownRELATEDbye bye anxiety with Tara Stiles (VIDEO) [learn_press_profile]
- [Keep Out the Cold With Comforting Chai](https://imlindseylewis.com/keep-out-the-cold-with-comforting-chai/) - The rain is dumping down. It's definitely a rubber-boot day here in Vancouver (surprise!). My fave warm-up-and-get-cozy cure for the damp, wet, cold? Chai. Here's a recipe very close to the one I make, from chaitea.org --though I cheat and don't crush the spice mix--just throw 'em in whole and strain 'em out. Chai 1.
- [Yoga for Sleep: Get Some](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-for-sleep-get-some/) - Even Yoga Teachers Get the Bedtime BluesLast night I woke up at about 1:30 am (thanks neighbour!). Most of the time, if I'm nudged out of slumber by birds--of the early 20s, late-night apartment crashing variety--I cram in some earplugs, chug down some milk or yogurt, and snuggle back into my deep rest. Not last
- [how to stop self-sabotaging](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-stop-self-sabotaging/) - Getting in your own way? Read on for how to stop self-sabotaging. xL
- [go big or go home: following your heart](https://imlindseylewis.com/go-big-or-go-home-following-your-heart/) - Hello everybody, Goodbye. I'm off--for four whole weeks! There has been a dream burning in my heart for years now: go back to Paris and do it my way; and then go to the place that matches the feeling I'd dreamed of having, away somewhere, near the ocean, with yoga, and writing writing writing. I
- [10 tips on creating and maintaining your daily practice](https://imlindseylewis.com/10-tips-on-creating-and-maintaining-your-daily-practice/) - I believe that, sometimes, the way something begins dictates the way it ends. I've noticed this especially about days. How often have you heard someone say, "My day went from bad to worse?" This is just one of the millions of reasons I start my day with my morning practice (sadhana). Because when I start
- [tomorrow: revealing my giant leap. growing wings](https://imlindseylewis.com/tomorrow-revealing-my-giant-leap-growing-wings/) - A while back I posted this on Facebook: Tomorrow, I get to show you what it is. I'm stoked. And still nervous as hell. And doing it anyway. xoL [learn_press_profile]
- [Rachel McAdams in VOGUE: Kundalini yoga every morning [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/rachel-mcadams-in-vogue-kundalini-yoga-every-morning-video/) - http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/8558003001?isVid=1&publisherID=1568114478 It always seemed like there was just something a bit more about her. Ms. adorable Rachel McAdams, of Notebook and Mean Girls fame, tells VOGUE mag that she starts every day with Kundalini yoga. She also prefers to spend her money "on experiences, on meals or travel", rather than "things." "McAdams practices Kundalini yoga
- [hey vancouver! happiness is free. join me, and a crew of determined, sparkly people, on Thursday, March 1](https://imlindseylewis.com/hey-vancouver-happiness-is-free-join-me-and-a-crew-of-determined-sparkly-people-on-thursday-march-1/) - Happiness is your birthright. This 1-hour workshop and yoga class are about tapping into true joy, + 3 top tools for making choices that make you happy. Because happy people help the world.
- [laughter, joy, capturing the essence: yoga photography inspiration](https://imlindseylewis.com/laughter-joy-capturing-the-essence-yoga-photography-inspiration/) - If their effect on those they work with around the globe is anything like what they inspire in people here in Vancouver, yoga photographers and videographers Ian and Josie are truly bringing light to the world. They've shot Gurmukh, Shiva Rea, Semperviva Yoga, the Envision Festival in Costa Rica, and tons more. "You just want
- [Take-Away Tip: Heartening](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-heartening/) - On the Mat: We find ourselves struggling in a pose. Our legs are too weak, our arms aren't quite strong enough, our hamstrings or hips are too tight. Our mind waves a white flag: "You should surrender, stop fighting, just stop. Take child's pose. Or just stand there. Do anything else." Instead, we draw our
- [craaaaazy! Ross Sisters contortion yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/craaaaazy-ross-sisters-contortion-yoga/) - Had to post this on Joy Yoga. Amazing! [learn_press_profile]
- [leaping, trusting: saving grace](https://imlindseylewis.com/leaping-trusting-saving-grace/) - Sometimes, when I'm teaching, I draw a complete and total blank. We're in downward dog, or warrior one, or some other pose--it doesn't matter which one. The point is that we're done the sequence on one side and now need to move onto the next and I can't remember for the life of me what
- [inspiration: create and destroy](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-create-and-destroy/) - Remember nothing is created or destroyed,it just changes form.~ Eion Finn [learn_press_profile]
- [yoga is my prozac: 2 studies on why a yoga practice is great for your health](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-is-my-prozac-2-studies-on-why-a-yoga-practice-is-great-for-your-health/) - YOGA IS MY DRUG? "Actually," he replied, "I figured it was Prozac." Ha! This was the joking response of a guy I do some work with when I asked him, "How do you think I stay pretty much happy almost all the time?" He was adding up the total hours in a year that he
- [Fall in Love life coaching program. Registration opens Friday, September 7](https://imlindseylewis.com/fall-in-love-life-coaching-program/) - I believe in a life filled with freedom from stress, from lack of sleep, freedom from guilt and decisions that don’t honor our essential self, and freedom from poor health. I believe in a world of unlimited potential. I believe in you.
- [Whistler](https://imlindseylewis.com/whistler/) - Ski-time
- [Inspiration: Running and Living](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-running-and-living/) - A Zen master enters a village and sees people scurrying about."Where are you running?" he asks. "To make a living," theyrespond. "Why are you so sure that your living is in front of you?"he probes. "Maybe it's behind you and can't catch up."- From Luck by Design, referencing Marc Gafni's Soul PrintsPLUS: Matthew McConaughey Does
- [is positive thinking all it's cracked up to be? the power behind feeling vs. trying](https://imlindseylewis.com/positive-thinking-lindsey-lewis-life-coach/) - It can be exhausting just thinking about positive thinking. But what about positive feeling? How powerful is that? Here's how it works.
- [Top 5 Holiday Health Tips from Yoga Teacher and Health Psychologist](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-5-holiday-health-tips-from-yoga-teacher-and-health-psychologist/) - Kelly McGonigal, a yoga teacher, shares some tips on taking care of yourself during the busy season. Why does what she has to say matter? She's also a health psychologist at Stanford University and the author of a new book, Yoga for Pain Relief: Simple Strategies for Calming Your Mind and Healing Your Chronic Pain.
- [Vince Vaughn, yoga, and well, "dry humping"](https://imlindseylewis.com/vince-vaughn-yoga-and-well-dry-humping/) - This is too funny. And the "dry humping" are Vaughn's words, not mine. RELATEDHarlem Globetrotter Hot Shot Branch does Yoga with a Basketball [learn_press_profile]
- [Updated Yoga Class Schedule](https://imlindseylewis.com/updated-yoga-class-schedule/) - Here I am.As of September 15, 2009. Thursdays9:30-10:45 am KundaliniLocation: Semperviva Sky CentreTrafalgar and West Broadway, Kitsilanoenter through Greens & Gourmet Vegetarian Restaurant 7-8:15 pm, HathaLocation: Semperviva Sun CentreTrafalgar and West Broadway, Kitsilanosame building as the Lifestyle Store Saturdays4-5:15 pm, HathaLocation: Semperviva Sun CentreTrafalgar and West Broadway, Kitsilano [learn_press_profile]
- [how your clarity can create your reality](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-your-clarity-can-create-your-reality/) - this is all about finding a solid starting place to create your life from--how it works for other women and how it can work for you. your clarity creates your reality
- [what Jennifer Lawrence and her Oscar have to do with you and your dharma](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-jennifer-lawrence-and-her-oscar-have-to-do-with-you-and-your-dharma/) - What Jennifer Lawrence and her Oscar have to do with you and your dharma. This is cosmic stuff. Read on...xL
- [7 reasons why pursuing happiness is the least selfish thing you can do](https://imlindseylewis.com/7-reasons-why-pursuing-happiness-is-the-least-selfish-thing-you-can-do/) - When saying 'no' actually means saying 'yes'--to yourself. xL
- [Holiday Shopping: Top 5 Tips for Staying Sane](https://imlindseylewis.com/holiday-shopping-top-5-tips-for-staying-sane/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife';Holiday Helper Series 1 Looking for parkingFull disclosure: I don't like driving in the city, and searching for parking just makes me pissed off. A few yogic tools help prevent me from tackling the Christmas spirit.- Breathing really really deeply, doing that deep yogic breath. I'll even undo the button on my pants
- [5 minute Kundalini yoga heart centre boost [free video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-minute-kundalini-yoga-heart-centre-boost-free-video/) - Just posted on the My Yoga Online YouTube page: A 5-minute excerpt and mini heart centre boost from my Kundalini for Your Heart Centre video. Enjoy! Go here for the full video. Namaste, Lindsey [learn_press_profile]
- [workplace wellness: online yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/workplace-wellness-online-yoga/) - I'm getting excited! There's been a lot of talk lately about workplace wellness and healthcare reform--particularly in the US. Words like "prevention" and "holistic health" are becoming commonplace in factions that once eschewed them. In the U.S., the Workplace Wellness Alliance is angling to increase the number of U.S. businesses that incorporate employee wellness programs
- [Healthy, Happy: Doctor's Orders](https://imlindseylewis.com/healthy-happy-doctors-orders/) - The doctor is in. Regular MD-turned-yoga-teacher Dr. Timothy McCall gives props to yoga in a recent Forbes.com article, advising that, "yoga isn't a cure for many things. But there's almost nothing it can't help." Studies cited in the article report that yoga techniques and lifestyle can help:- decrease cholesterol- improve the quality of life for
- [Bon Jovi Chant](https://imlindseylewis.com/bon-jovi-chant/) - [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p54h6d_LYSo&border=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] [learn_press_profile]
- [crazy people change the world](https://imlindseylewis.com/crazy-people-change-the-world/) - the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do [learn_press_profile]
- [Top Grounding Yoga Poses for Spring Transitions](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-grounding-yoga-poses-for-spring-transitions/) - It's windy, rainy, sunny, warm, cold. It's Spring, and it's constantly changing. I'm no weather expert, and I'm not an Ayur Veda practictioner, but what I've learned from this holistic health system is that Vata (a dosha/or group of characteristics much-loved by wind, air and change) and Spring are BFFs. And since the two are
- [in pursuit of truth: 5 yoga tips for tapping into your heart centre, for ElephantJournal.com](https://imlindseylewis.com/in-pursuit-of-truth-5-yoga-tips-for-tapping-into-your-heart-centre-for-elephantjournal-com/) - Is it okay to just be okay? Is it enough to just feel sorta happy? Maybe mostly content?As readers of my blog know, lately I’ve been considering the concept of Truth—or, Satya, as it’s known in Sanskrit. Truth is one of my words for 2010, along with Let and Love (inspired by White Hot Truth
- [How to Take Intuitive Action](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-take-intuitive-action/) - How to take intuitive action. There are two main keys. And big results.
- [the joy and inspiration from this 3 minute funny-cute video will last for WEEKS](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-joy-and-inspiration-from-this-3-minute-funny-cute-video-will-last-for-weeks/) - Kid President. "What if there really were two roads? I wanna take the one that leads to awesome." Inspiration. Cute-ness. Funny-ness. 3 minutes
- [Get High, With Breathing Exercises](https://imlindseylewis.com/get-high-with-breathing-exercises/) - Take-Away Tip (excerpted from my article on www.carrieanddanielle.com) Pranayama Pra = moving Na = always Prana = energy, or life force Yama = to restrain or control Big on BreathIn yoga, we’re big on breathing. Really breathing. None of this shallow, chest- or throat-breath most of us stick to throughout the day. Long, deep inhales
- [Learnings: First Appearances](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-first-appearances/) - There is a grumpy older man, a building manager I think, who walks around the blocks near my building in the morning. He has the deepest scowl I have ever seen: his chin juts out, the corners of his mouth droop, his eyebrows knit together. I usually slip by as small as possible. Except this
- [Take-Away Tips: One Thing at a Time](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tips-one-thing-at-a-time/) - Hour-long meditation? Check.Hour-long asana practice? Check.At least twenty minutes of pranayama? Check. So, that's about two and a half hours of yoga every day. No problem, right? Yeah, right. You don't have to change your life to improve your life. Five minutes of yoga (asana/postures, pranayama/breathing, or meditation) is enough. Some people like to do
- [6 mindfulness tips for meditating--and daily living](https://imlindseylewis.com/6-mindfulness-tips-for-meditating-and-daily-living/) - Back when I first started doing mindfulness-based corporate stress buster workshops for maxed out 9 to 5ers, I thought I'd come up with something truly unique and revolutionary. It's always nice when the universe conspires to keep your ego in check. Though what I taught was fresh and new for the people who attended, I've learned
- [big season, big peace: tips for staying centered and happy during the bustling busyness](https://imlindseylewis.com/big-season-big-peace-tips-for-staying-centered-and-happy-during-the-bustling-busyness/) - It's that wonder-full, magical, beauty-full time of year. It can also be a time for feeling overwhelmed and maxed out. Take-Away Tipsto help you stay grounded and centred during the holidays--whether you're last-minute shopping, or biting your tongue when family presses your buttons, as only family can. 1. BreatheYou know this. I know this. But
- [3 'You Deserve It' 40% off Scholarship Spots Open for Revitalized Woman Weekend Retreat](https://imlindseylewis.com/3-you-deserve-it-40-off-scholarship-spots-open-for-revitalized-woman-weekend-retreat/) - We're offering 3 'You Deserve It' 40% off spots at the Revitalized Woman Weekend, Oct 14-16 in beautiful Kamloops, BC. Read on for details on how to enter.
- [the first peace](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-first-peace/) - The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of men when they realize their relationship, their one-ness, with the universe and all its powers...this is the real peace, and the others are but reflections of this... Above all you should understand that there can never be peace between
- [we will always be aware that we walk in the sky](https://imlindseylewis.com/we-will-always-be-aware-that-we-walk-in-the-sky/) - Love this! Had to post on Joy for Life. Great for feeling-blue days. Get the full-size poster, for you to print.Words by BlissChick. Design by DaisyBones [learn_press_profile]
- [yay recession! more yoga for more people with less money](https://imlindseylewis.com/yay-recession-more-yoga-for-more-people-with-less-money/) - Cool fact, reported by the Associated Press. Less money for more people = more people doing yoga. Is there something greater at work here? Cash-strapped Americans still seek athletic valueBy EDDIE PELLS (AP) – March 29, 2010 In a sign that the economy is still struggling, a survey shows Americans keep looking for value when
- [in praise of awe + 5 ways to get it](https://imlindseylewis.com/in-praise-of-awe-5-ways-to-get-it/) - The little tree sparkled. From trunk to tip, tiny specks of light glowed golden bright. It wasn't man-made. It was the play of street lights on droplets of rain that had gathered on its branches. It stopped us in our tracks. We paused mid-stride and mid-sentence to gaze open-mouthed at its natural beauty. We looked
- [january round-up: 2 year old life coach, faith in the face of fear, stress relief](https://imlindseylewis.com/january-round-up-2-year-old-life-coach-faith-in-the-face-of-fear-stress-relief/) - The two year old life coach. Faith in the face of fear. A surprising way to powerfully decrease stress. January was a peaceful month interspersed with major excitement. xL
- [paris](https://imlindseylewis.com/paris/) - [learn_press_profile]
- [Liberated Life 2013. What will you create? [registration open]](https://imlindseylewis.com/liberated-life-2013-open/) - What will you create this year? Be who you want to be and live the life you truly want to live. Life coaching. Yoga. Liberty. Big love, bright lights, xo L
- [love your life, and yourself--in one minute and 30 seconds [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/love-your-life-and-yourself-in-one-minute-and-30-seconds-vid/) - THIS is gorgeous! THIS is beauty. THIS is worth the one minute and 30 seconds, Libre Living readers. It's also right in line with what Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron shares. "What if it just doesn't get any better than this? You might find that inside of the sadness, the grief, the despair, lies something else,
- [The Do-it Dance {Shoot the Moon Video Series Outtake}](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-do-it-dance-shoot-the-moon-video-series-outtake/) - Loosening up a bit on-set for the first shoot for the Shoo the Moon Series. The Do It dance. xL
- [yoga for you, you crazy busy thang](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-for-you-you-crazy-busy-thang/) - Vacation DayA yogi friend of mine recently, caringly admonished me to "take the day off when it's your day off." We were talking about the days we don't teach, work, or have any commitments. The days we really, truly, have the day off. She argued that we should take a break from our morning yoga
- [the beauty in suffering](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-beauty-in-suffering/) - "We must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why we must read, that is why we must look at the skies, that is why we must sing, and dance and suffer, to understand for all of that is life" ~ Krishnamurti RELATEDhttp://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=joyo-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1890772623&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr [learn_press_profile]
- [Learnings: Weekend to End Breast Cancer](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-weekend-to-end-breast-cancer/) - The distractions were everywhere: music from stereos, cheering from behind, the massage lady hollering out names of next-in-lines. Exciting and fun? Absolutely. Calming and centering? Not so much. I bet even my fave breathe-and-flow teacher, the inspirational Max Strom, would have been challenged. But this wasn't a yoga studio. This was the Weekend to End
- [Q+A: How do I Achieve This?](https://imlindseylewis.com/qa-how-do-i-achieve-this/) - Q+A: How do I achieve this? In this video I’m talking about the one fundamental shift that can profoundly help us achieve what we want.
- [brave dance. facing fears. finding flight. [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/brave-dance-lindsey-lewis/) - This is about being Brave. Love and thanks to Rae Fyhn, Eliza Rogers, Victor Sologub and Matt Nelson. xL
- [Inspiration: Obstacles](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-obstacles/) - For today, a quotation from US Airborne Ranger-turned-yogi Rolf Gates's book Meditations from the Mat: "The obstacles in the path are the path." I can struggle with this one, rankling under what I might first interpret as an injustice, some unexpected delay in my happy planning. But if I remember this quote I begin to
- [outsourcing happiness. are you doing this?](https://imlindseylewis.com/outsourcing-happiness-are-you-doing-this/) - I was outsourcing my happiness. That's a lot of power to give to one person. It's a lot of responsibility to ask someone to take. One day, I figured out how to find it--within myself.
- [introducing the illumination station: questions to brighten your soul](https://imlindseylewis.com/introducin-illumination-station-lindsey-lewis/) - The older and wiser I get, the less I know. I have more questions than answers, more queries than statements, and believe more in the power of self-inquiry than the power of self assertion.
- [If you ever feel like you should settle for less and not want so much, read this.](https://imlindseylewis.com/if-you-ever-feel-like-you-should-settle-for-less-and-not-want-so-much-read-this/) - Nature doesn't shy away from expressing its fullest potential. Why should you? xL
- [compassion in action II: include yourself](https://imlindseylewis.com/compassion-in-action-ii-include-yourself/) - Compassion in action. What does it mean? I'm still considering this. My good friend and Kundalini yoga teacher Carol, who studied body-work and energy healing for 14 years, says this:When you take on other people's pain, you take on their energy. Their energy, no matter how wonderful a person they are, doesn't feel wonderful when you're carrying it.
- [Take-Away Tip: Mind Over Matter](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-mind-over-matter/) - What I Learned From Gurmukh, Teacher to the Stars Cindy Crawford, David Duchovny, and countless other LA big wigs count on her to keep them in touch with what's deeply true in the face of immense superficiality. She's published two books, donates great amounts to charities, and travels the world sharing life-transforming Kundalini yoga sessions.
- [TranquiliT Yoga Lifestyle Wear: Eco-Chic, Anais Nin](https://imlindseylewis.com/tranquilit-yoga-lifestyle-wear-eco-chic-anais-nin/) - Green--as in eco-chic--is the new black.It's the not-so-new catch phrase on every stylista's lips (or is it recessionista?). Hip Tranquil Chick Kimberly Wilson's new green spring pieces for TranquiliT come together in a bloom-themed collection inspired by this saying, from avant-garde writer Anais Nin: "and the day came when the risk to remain tight in
- [who's your teacher?](https://imlindseylewis.com/whos-your-teacher/) - The Big QuestionI think all yoga teachers probably get these questions a lot: "Where did you do your training?" That, and, "Who's your teacher?" But it wasn't until my workshop with Reema Datta that I really felt the truest answer. The Honesty EPI've always been honest: I owe my love for Kundalini, my training in Hatha and
- [heart of the matter: living below the neck](https://imlindseylewis.com/heart-of-the-matter-living-below-the-neck/) - Head HeavyI was head-heavy for a good chunk of my life, careening around with most of my self concentrated in the area above my neck, nearly toppling over with the weight of all those hundreds of millions of thoughts. Mostly worries. And, surprise, surprise, I often fell over--metaphorically speaking--tripped up on my own feet because
- [5 de-stress yoga tips for moms](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-de-stress-yoga-tips-for-moms/) - Full disclosure: I'm not a mom. So what makes me think I can share tips that help moms de-stress and come back to calm? Because stress is universal and the tips that help it are, too. I've taught stress busters to corporate execs, academics, students and working moms. I've dealt with the Vata dosha--my dominant
- [how can you do less in a way that gives you more?](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-can-you-do-less-to-get-more/) - Give yourself permission to say 'no.' Sometimes, saying 'no' to others means saying 'yes' to yourself.
- [Don't Leave Home: Take a Vacation with Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/dont-leave-home-take-a-vacation-with-yoga/) - Take-Away TipIt really is possible. Take a walk in the early morning or early evening, when things are a bit calmer and quieter. Start by noticing:- The colour of the grass--not green, but grey, brown, bright green, light green, dark green- The notes in a birdsong, and how it differs from another's- The different sounds
- [three things you need to know when you want to trust the universe](https://imlindseylewis.com/three-things-you-need-to-know-when-you-want-to-trust-the-universe/) - You know those moments you're working really hard and nothing's happening? And you keep hearing you just gotta trust the universe? 3 things you need to know.
- [5 inspiring songs {video}](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-inspiring-songs-video/) - love these. shake your soul feathers. check out these 5 inspiring songs. xL
- [do less. be more](https://imlindseylewis.com/do-less-be-more/) - A young Russian, an atheist academic, realizes all his most-loved change-makers have believed in a higher power. Eg. Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Shakespeare, and James Joyce. The realization makes his head spin. He goes for a walk and ends up in a church--where "something" came toward him and then into him. He becomes a priest--and is now
- [there is a burning in my soul](https://imlindseylewis.com/there-is-a-burning-in-my-soul/) - There is a burning in my soul. This fire is fuelled by a part of me I cannot control. It’s a calling. It’s a life force. It’s my dharma. It fuels my everyday breath. It wakes me in the morning, with a ‘yes!’ It wakes me in the middle of the night with lists to
- [jack johnson for yoga: look inside](https://imlindseylewis.com/jack-johnson-for-yoga-look-inside/) - nobody knowsanythingabout themselfbecause they're all worriedabout everybody else- jack johnson [learn_press_profile]
- [rise. and shine.](https://imlindseylewis.com/rise-and-shine/) - sunrise and ocean. it becomes you. xo L
- [Yoga for Stress and Anxiety: Balasana](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-for-stress-and-anxiety-balasana/) - Anxiety and MeHere's my big secret: I've got anxiety. Not the "Oh dahling, would you hand me my pills?" kind as I languish in my king-sized Cherry Wood, four-post bed. Not the "Gee, I feel a bit nervous" kind. The kind that keeps tabs on your life and, just when you think you've really hit
- [dream it and do it. the latest in the Shoot the Moon series is launching April 1](https://imlindseylewis.com/dream-it-and-do-it-the-latest-in-the-shoot-the-moon-series-is-launching-april-1/) - This 6 video series will walk you through a deep and delicious process to help you generate clarity, momentum and the steps to get you exactly where you want to go. It’s your dream. Done.
- [what does being free mean to you? boundaries dissolve](https://imlindseylewis.com/be-free-joys/) - Kreg, teacher. Awesome one-armed balancer. xL
- [plum pretty sugar: too pretty to skip](https://imlindseylewis.com/plum-pretty-sugar-too-pretty-to-skip/) - Designer Charlotte Mills' line is too pretty to pass up. Her Plum Pretty Sugar robes, tanks, tunic and cami dresses, lounge pants and shorts are a hit with the yoga set, and I had to share them on Joy for Life. Plus Charlotte's nice and sweet and obviously thouroughly heart-invested in what she does. The piece above
- [yoga prescription: custom yoga videos just for you](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-prescription-custom-yoga-videos-just-for-you/) - custom yoga video of a yoga practice created just for you. for what you need, when you need it. xNamaste, L
- [Joy Yoga Corporate Teaching Team](https://imlindseylewis.com/joy-yoga-corporate-teaching-team/) - HeidiI believe in yoga and the profound effect it has on people. Inspired by its immense values, I provide a humble, nurturing environment where students can feel safe, strong and free. My classes provide students with the opportunity to work hard, breathe deep, and walk away with a fresh new perspective. LindsayIn my classes, we
- [how sadness can help you get happy](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-sadness-can-help-you-get-happy/) - We're united not just by the ocean, But by our common human experience.
- [book review: the handbag and wellies yoga club](https://imlindseylewis.com/book-review-the-handbag-and-wellies-yoga-club/) - There's a slew of yoga chick lit coming out these days. Credit Elizabeth Gilbert's astoundingly well-received Eat, Pray, Love. The Handbag and Wellies Yoga Club, due to be released on August 6th, 2009, is the second memoir-ish book from advertising exec-turned soul seeker Lucy Edge. Her first, Yoga School Dropout, was named a book of
- [compassionate interception, and the angry guy who just gave you the finger](https://imlindseylewis.com/compassionate-interception-and-the-angry-guy-who-just-gave-you-the-finger/) - THIS IS A CALLINGTo everyone who’s ever met a stranger’s anger with anger, insults with insults. Including me. That girl on her bike who just gave you the finger? That guy jogging who just got pissed off at you for accidentally cutting him off? The homeless guy on the street who just insulted you? They
- [daring to go the distance: kundalini yoga, gloria latham + gurmukh](https://imlindseylewis.com/daring-to-go-the-distance-kundalini-yoga-gloria-latham-gurmukh/) - 5 Qs with Kundalini rock star Gloria Latham of Vancouver. Daring to go the distance, what you can do for you, and stress relief.
- [Featured Friend Wednesday Giveaway: Mala Bead necklace](https://imlindseylewis.com/featured-friend-wednesday-giveaway-mala-bead-necklace/) - Enter to win. 3 easy steps. One beautiful mala bead necklace. Hand crafted with a tassel from Tibet. xL
- [Powerful Vs. Positive Thinking](https://imlindseylewis.com/powerful-vs-positive-thinking/) - The Down Side of So-Called Positive ThinkingPeople who see the good in situations--even bad ones--can get a bad rap. So do optimists, and people who are usually happy, for that matter. I once read an academic article on the dominant Western socio-cultural impression of a happy, bubbly person: stupid. The thinking goes like this, the
- [Create brilliance. Without working too hard](https://imlindseylewis.com/create-brilliance-without-working-too-hard/) - This process works every time. Results with ease. Beyond what I could have imagined.
- [yoga teachers are superhuman](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-teachers-are-superhuman/) - "Why are you are here?" she asked, one eyebrow raised in disbelief. "You need to do your own practice, at home." Sigh. It had been a bit of an intense week. And my morning practice--usually dedicated to asana, kriyas, chanting and pranayama that work out the kinks in my body and mind--had degenerated into sitting
- [Philosophy: The Power of One](https://imlindseylewis.com/philosophy-the-power-of-one/) - What 'Om' Can do For You For one tiny word, 'Om' has plenty of punch. I've heard it described as the one, original, primordial sacred sound; as the universal connection between all beings; as the ultimate mantra; as a tool for enlightenment; as the reverberation that ripples through every particle. As God. Yowza. The fact
- [shoot for the moon. if you miss, you'll land among the stars](https://imlindseylewis.com/shoot-for-the-moon-if-you-miss-youll-land-among-the-stars/) - Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. ~Pamela Vaul Starr [learn_press_profile]
- [inspiration: cross the water](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-cross-the-water/) - you can't cross the seaby staring at the water- Tagore [learn_press_profile]
- [weekly inspiration. chris hadfield. astronaut + choir + space + earth = mega inspiring video (5 mins)](https://imlindseylewis.com/weekly-inspiration-chris-hadfield-astronaut-choir-space-earth-mega-inspiring-video-5-mins/) - UNreal. Incredible. Uplifting. 5 minute inspirational video. Libre Living. xL
- [Learnings: Life Lessons](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-life-lessons/) - What Can The Everyday Teach Us? That bus driver laying on the horn? The neighbour nosing into your business? The friend who is, once again, reliving every stress in his life, and then hanging up the phone? You want us to see these people as teachers?Yes, David Life and Sharon Gannon do want us to.
- [7 steps to start using your intuition today. On track. On purpose.](https://imlindseylewis.com/7-steps-to-intuition/) - Lit up. In alignment. Knowing which choice to make. And knowing it's the right one. You can start using your intuition today. Big love, L
- [The Giving Tree. 20 days of Giving](https://imlindseylewis.com/20-days-of-giving/) - The Giving Tree broke my heart. And inspired me. #20daysofgiving
- [illumination station: are your thoughts serving you?](https://imlindseylewis.com/illumination-station-thoughts-lindsey-lewis/) - Which ones are coming from the over-reactive amygdala (aka lizard brain). Fears, doubts, insecurities. Clear them with compassion and love, and this powerful life coaching tool.
- [Dream it and Do it + spring sale on life coaching](https://imlindseylewis.com/spring-sale-on-coaching-totally-comp-dream-it-do-it/) - sharing the sunshine. plus, totally comp registration for taking my first life coaching challenge for Sweden-based award-winning life coaching portal InvivoPlay: Dream it + Do it.
- [Top 50 Yoga Blogs](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-50-yoga-blogs/) - I'm honoured. Joy Yoga's been voted one of the Top 50 Yoga Blogs, under the category Understanding Yoga: Wondering What the Hype is All About? [learn_press_profile]
- [i've met the person I want to spend my life with. she's not perfect](https://imlindseylewis.com/ive-met-the-person-i-want-to-spend-my-life-with-shes-not-perfect/) - I met the person I want to spend my life with. She's not perfect. She's kind of a pain in the ass sometimes. When she's excited about something she wants it to happen yesterday. And when she's not in the best mood, she can be a bit of a princess. Youngest kids in the family
- [What to do When You Just Can't Accept Yourself {guest post}](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-to-do-when-you-just-cant-accept-yourself-guest-post/) - Have you ever gotten caught up in believing that you just need to accept something about yourself or your experience that doesn't feel right? Here's what to do.
- [30-day happiness challenge. are you in?](https://imlindseylewis.com/30-day-happiness-challenge-are-you-in/) - It's my birthday, so let's celebrate. The 30-Day Happiness challenge. Totally F.R.E.E. sign on up. Enjoy! xL
- [yogi-writer entrepreneur Sandy Pradas: can you say vacation?](https://imlindseylewis.com/yogi-writer-entrepreneur-sandy-pradas-can-you-say-vacation/) - Yoga Teacher, Entrepreneur, WriterYOGA STYLE Kripalu Sandy's a yogi who loves sharing this incredible path with others. Yoga has changed her life, helping her to be more open, loving, and at peace with what is. Sandy wants everyone to be able to experience that. She teaches local classes and workshops, plus organizes unique yoga vacations
- [pharrell williams Happy song + how its success was ignited by the power of peace](https://imlindseylewis.com/pharrell-williams-happy-song/) - Did you know that when Pharrell and his team first released the song, they couldn't get it on the air? And that in the music industry not getting a song on the air is like death to the album? Here's how the power of peace changed that. xL
- [How to Hear From a Kick-Ass Wise Woman: You](https://imlindseylewis.com/you-are-a-kick-ass-wise-woman/) - Do you ever wish you could ask for advice from someone who knows you better than anyone? Me too. I'm doing new and unexpected things so damn often that I nearly always think "I wish someone could guide me here." Then I ask the very best person to do that: me. YOUR POWERFUL SELF Except:
- [yoga in vancouver + me on the cover of a magazine?!](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-in-vancouver/) - yoga in vancouver. where to go, what to try, and what to wear.
- [sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith](https://imlindseylewis.com/sometimes-your-only-available-transportation-is-a-leap-of-faith/) - [learn_press_profile]
- [I Started Being Radically Present and it Changed Everything](https://imlindseylewis.com/radically-present/) - I'M NOT REALLY HERE Do you ever feel like you are in the room with someone you love, but not really in the room with someone you love? I felt that way a LOT. Like my mind was always on the next thing. Tomorrow. A month from now. Next year. My life was passing me
- [Inspiration: Dare](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-dare/) - It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.~ Seneca (Taken from Meditations from the Mat, by Rolf Gates) [learn_press_profile]
- [Book Review: Yoga-Inspired 'Luck by Design'](https://imlindseylewis.com/book-review-yoga-inspired-luck-by-design/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife'; Richard E. Goldman took a single store with a hand-painted sign and helped turn it into a national brand: Men's Wearhouse. Along the way he faced personal and business challenges, and used what he's learned through yoga to help him make it through. Arguing against the general opinion that his success, and
- [Claudia Schiffer Hearts Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/claudia-schiffer-hearts-yoga/) - Yup, the lean and lovely ubermodel loves what yoga does for her highly-insured bod. Okay, so she's not (yet) praising the true essence of yoga--union with the greater, good and wonderful--but we'll take something over nothing. And who can argue with the idea that yoga, like milk, does a body good? If you liked this
- [in the news: 200 yogis in Times Square](https://imlindseylewis.com/in-the-news-200-yogis-in-times-square/) - This is pretty cool. The New York Post reported that Over 200 people rolled out their yoga mats for the five free yoga workshops put on by the Times Square Alliance to celebrate the first day of summer and the longest day of the year" "It's amazing to be in the middle of Times Square
- [Michelle Williams: yoga for single moms](https://imlindseylewis.com/michelle-williams-yoga-for-single-moms/) - Single mom and yoga-lover--oh, and movie stah--Michelle Williams doesn't just do it for herself; she does it for other singles, too. She's coordinated yoga + childcare in the New York area for single moms, via the Yoga For Single Moms Project. Cooooool. RELATEDElvis did yoga [learn_press_profile]
- [Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity | Video on TED.com](https://imlindseylewis.com/elizabeth-gilbert-on-nurturing-creativity-video-on-ted-com/) - http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity Video on TED.com [learn_press_profile]
- [yoga and the roller coaster](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-and-the-roller-coaster/) - It's been a roller-coaster summer. Not just for me. I've talked with tons of super tuned-in, self-aware peeps who've all commented that if next summer is like this one, they're:a) turning their bedroom into a bunker, for uber cry-sessionsb) setting aside extra moolah for retail therapyc) booking a vacation--by themselves Old habits, traits, and ways of
- [do you really need love?](https://imlindseylewis.com/do-you-really-need-love/) - Can love do it all? Can it lower your blood pressure, reduce depression, and make injuries heal faster? Recent research by the Washington Post says yes. Apparently, according to the experts consulted (psychology profs, departments of health and human service, social psychologists and the like):- having someone to support us through stressful times makes the
- [new york in short + grabbing the lizard brain by the jugular](https://imlindseylewis.com/new-york-in-short-grabbing-the-lizard-by-the-jugular/) - Buildings that’ll break your neck, apartments that will break your bank, and glossy-haired men and women who will break your heart. There is heart in New York; it’s tucked away.
- [Fall in Love Life Coaching Program: Registration is Open!](https://imlindseylewis.com/fall-in-love-this-september-7/) - I believe in the power of one. I believe we can all find our freedom. I believe in a life filled with peace and strength. I believe in a world filled with people who are strong, free, and happy.
- [Inspiration: Rumination](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-rumination/) - "Don't ruminate on your life. Illuminate your life." I think I made this quote up, but I'm not really sure. Either way, I love it. [learn_press_profile]
- [are your upper level limits holding you back? get more fulfillment, abundance, success and love](https://imlindseylewis.com/are-your-upper-level-limits-holding-you-back-get-more-fulfillment-abundance-success-and-love/) - I have a hunch this is you... If you're reading this, I have a hunch you are someone who dreams of a more fulfilling, free life. Where you feel like you are doing what you love, what fuels your soul. When you think of it, you may also see this life filled with abundance, success
- [big love + thanks](https://imlindseylewis.com/big-love-thanks/) - I believe in a world where we wake up energized, strong, in alignment, and looking forward to the day ahead. I'm so honored so many people joined me in this vision. Thank you.
- [basil in the garden. are you doing this with your energy?](https://imlindseylewis.com/basil-in-the-garden-extending-metaphors/) - "This one," she said, "has too many dead-heads. They're the dying blossoms, the parts of the plant that are on their way out, have served their purpose."
- [a little something I'm grateful for {video}](https://imlindseylewis.com/a-little-something-im-grateful-for-video/) - video from My Yoga Online 12 Days of Gratitude.
- [what would be perfect for you? 4 steps to creating it](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-would-be-perfect/) - Turning the usual way of doing things on it's head. We tap into our unlimited potential and create our dreams. xL
- [weekly inspirational video: how to keep kids ignited by the wonder in the world [2.5 mins]](https://imlindseylewis.com/weekly-inspirational-video-how-to-keep-kids-ignited-by-the-wonder-lindsey-lewis/) - How to keep kids ignited by the wonders of the world--surprising tactic. Enjoy. xL
- [how do I trust it will all work out?](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-do-i-trust-it-will-all-work-out/) - Today’s question is: How can I trust it will all work out? This is one I get a lot and one I just LOVE. Today I’m going to share with you the most important thing I learned about trusting and how you can implement it in your own life. You can watch the video here.
- [illumination station: what would you like to receive today?](https://imlindseylewis.com/illumination-station-what-would-you-like-to-receive-today/) - Where do you want to go from here? What would you like to receive today--to kick-start it all? And what can you give?
- [healing your money story](https://imlindseylewis.com/healing-your-money-story/) - What's your money story? We all have one, and it's for SURE affecting the way you receive money. Want to heal it?
- [what to do if you don't want your life to get even better. 12 proven tactics. (a life coaching manual)](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-to-do-if-you-dont-want-your-life-to-get-better-12-proven-tactics-a-life-coaching-manual/) - 1. Do not listen to your gut. Intuition is for suckers. The scientists that back it up are probably closeted new agers. 2. Let everyone else around you take the blame. It’s much easier than realizing every situation represents a choice. Remember: Ignorance is bliss. 3. First thing in the morning, tune into the biggest,
- [I'm a Model. True Story](https://imlindseylewis.com/im-a-model/) - An excerpt from my upcoming book From Darkness to Light. Tiny cashmere sweater, underwear, glaring lights. A true modelling story.
- [it's a calling, and it speaks to you every day, to walk your way](https://imlindseylewis.com/its-a-calling-and-it-speaks-to-you-every-day-to-walk-your-way/) - What’s calling you? What’s missing? There’s these stereotypes about yoga teachers. We’re flighty, naïve, innocent, good at meditating but bad at balancing our checkbooks, great as floaters, bad as planners. And don’t ask us to meet a deadline—we don’t even know what that is. But…what if we do? And what if we can? Ask your
- [featured friend friday giveaway: belmondo skincare](https://imlindseylewis.com/belmondo-skincare/) - There are people whose loveliness anchors the room. Daniela Belmondo is one of those people. And her skincare line will anchor yours. Enter to win. xL
- [the beauty of falling to pieces + 5 tips for letting your yoga practice help you](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-beauty-of-falling-to-pieces-5-tips-for-letting-your-yoga-practice-help-you/) - So, what's new? A friend I haven't seen in a few weeks asked me this over the weekend. Actually, I've started a huge new project--more on that in the new year, it's a secret for now--taken up painting, and been on a couple weekend trips. But the honest, most authentic answer I wanted to share
- [5 Qs with Annie Carpenter: SmartFlow yoga, more than asana, and acceptance [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-qs-with-annie-carpenter-smartflow-yoga-more-than-asana-and-acceptance-vid/) - 1. You've coined the term SmartFlow yoga. What does it mean to you and why did you come up with it?Smart refers to 3 things: having an intention that is specific and clear; creating a sequence that can move one towards that intention (and this refers to a sequence of poses inside of a single
- [power of peace interview series: master life coach Jackie Gartman](https://imlindseylewis.com/jackie-gartman/) - Power of Peace Interview Series This beautiful woman is Jackie Gartman. She's a Master Certified Life Coach and eternal optimist, who loves helping her clients blast through the blocks of their limiting beliefs to help boost their confidence—both personally and professionally—so they can live more authentic, electric and purposeful lives. The Power of Peace series
- [#invitationals: rest](https://imlindseylewis.com/rest/) - An intention, a reminder, an inspiration for the week ahead. Beginnings are sacred. Seeds carry the source of everything that comes next. How are you starting your week?
- [Happy New Year! ellie goulding. anything could happen. [music video] love](https://imlindseylewis.com/ellie-goulding-anything-could-happen/) - Anything could happen. Much love, L
- [a yang girl gets yin: 5 lessons from Yin yoga master Bernie Clark](https://imlindseylewis.com/a-yang-girl-gets-yin-5-lessons-from-yin-yoga-master-bernie-clark/) - What do you mean faster isn't better? Greater sensation isn't always ideal? More is more, right? I've been a yang-based girl for a lot of my life, running and rushing at life and in my yoga practice like there's no tomorrow. Luckily for me, I had a mild quarter-life crisis when I hit 25. I
- [happy national yoga month! free classes from My Yoga Online](https://imlindseylewis.com/happy-national-yoga-month-free-classes-from-my-yoga-online/) - September is National Yoga Month. Hurrrraaayyyy! Yay for yoga, yay for peace, yay for bringing it all to the world. To celebrate, my favourite online yoga resource--okay, full disclosure: I'm in love with them, and I work with them--My Yoga Online is offering a selection of free classes. Free. Yup, free. For anyone. Anywhere in
- [5 Q's with Gurmukh: rapid Kundalini yoga, why the white, and on compassion](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-qs-with-gurmukh-rapid-kundalini-yoga-why-the-white-and-on-compassion/) - She's powerful, she's inspiring, she's potentially life-changing. 5 questions with Kundalini yogini to the stars Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa. 1. What's the magic behind Kundalini yoga? What makes it so effective in terms of personal growth and spiritual evolution? The magic of Kundalini Yoga is that it works fast. In this world where people are being
- [yoga for pain relief](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-for-pain-relief/) - Did you know chronic pain is often, a lot of the time, not even related to anything causing actual physical pain? I didn't. Here's what else I didn't know, but Kelly McGonigal, (Ph.D.--don'tchaknow--and RYT), author of Yoga for Pain Relief does:- chronic pain is a learned, overprotective body-mind response- the mind and body amplify your
- [saucha whatcha? this yoga niyama's got your back](https://imlindseylewis.com/saucha-whatcha-this-yoga-niyamas-got-your-back/) - Don'cha just love it when yoga comes to the rescue? There I am, benignly batting my eyes about the latest bad news I haven't heard about, while my convo buddy exclaims over my lack of insight into world affairs--and bammo! I've got an excuse. Er, I mean, rebuttal. I'm practicing saucha, a yoga niyama, or
- [5 top finds online](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-top-finds-online/) - NYT on inactivity and the brain, American Authors' Best Day of My Life, an Autumn dreamscape, and more.xL
- [I Am Not a Dancer, But I Will Dance](https://imlindseylewis.com/i-am-not-a-dancer-but-i-will-dance/) - A "friend" once told me not to dance, because I can't. Years later--this is what happened.
- [Your Irresistible Life. Win this book! + the Enlighten Me candle](https://imlindseylewis.com/your-irresistable-life/) - Want to learn how to eat, play, sleep, and map our your day in a way that boosts your health and happiness? Ayur Veda works, and this book details it all. Enter to win it. xL
- [On Using Your Intuition in Your Business and Your Life](https://imlindseylewis.com/on-using-your-intuition/) - Ever feel like you just want to slow down and let someone else take over? Read on.
- [Maple Ridge, Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows. I'm coming your way](https://imlindseylewis.com/maple-ridge-coquitlam-pitt-meadows/) - Celebrating the launch of From Darkness to Light--at Black Bond Books in Maple Ridge. I'll be there and signing.
- [yoga artist management agency: props to supporting yoga teachers](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-artist-management-agency-props-to-supporting-yoga-teachers/) - There's been a lot of talk lately about this new, supposed "yoga talent agency"--the Yoga Artist Management Agency. Some critics voiced off about the "sickening" nature of yogis "seeking fame." Others called it the "dumbing down of America yoga." I call it brilliant. And I'm thrilled I got to talk with Ava Taylor, founder of
- [how to stop looking for your purpose and find it](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-stop-looking-for-your-purpose-and-find-it/) - What if all the searching for answers prevents us from finding the true one? What if we are our purpose in every moment?
- [5 videos to make you smile and shake your soul feathers](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-videos-to-make-you-smile/) - Pharell Williams, M.C. Yogi, Rick Mereki, Icona Pop, Soul Pancake. Get happy, inspired, say 'awwww' and get uplifted. Enjoy, xL
- [people who soar have strengthened their wings this way--do you?](https://imlindseylewis.com/people-who-soar-have-strengthened-their-wing/) - 5 ways people who soar into success strengthen their wings. Do you know them?
- [the beauty of falling apart](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-beauty-of-falling-apart/) - Truth always feels good. Like a river on its way to the ocean.
- [Yoga Stylista: Anita Webster of Anita Webster Communications](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-stylista-anita-webster-of-anita-webster-communications/) - About AnitaAnita runs a public relations agency. She uses her background in radio and newspapers to help her clients get their names in the media the way they want to see them. This fall, she did projects for Grey Goose Vodka and Jamieson Vitamins. Anita also enjoys working with local entrepreneurs--she loves the passion they
- [monday inspirational video. get your laugh on. get delighted. 2 minutes.](https://imlindseylewis.com/monday-inspirational-video-get-your-laugh-on-get-delighted-2-minutes/) - This guy makes my day--and I bet the day of everyone on this flight. Get your laugh on. Get delighted. xL
- [Yoga Day USA: Top 10 Reasons to Try it](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-day-usa-top-10-reasons-to-try-it/) - Tomorrow is Yoga Day in the USA!Free yoga, workshops, and plain ol' good times for any body. Check out their Top 10 reasons to do yoga. Go here to find events near you. [learn_press_profile]
- [monday inspirational video. 1.5 minutes. BEAUTIFUL](https://imlindseylewis.com/monday-inspirational-video/) - beautiful. enjoy and share with someone. let's lift each other up. xL
- [5 Hidden Travel Gems on Granville Island, Vancouver, BC](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-hidden-travel-gems-on-granville-island-vancouver-bc/) - Check out these hidden travel gems on Vancouver, BC's famous Granville Island.
- [on being the change you want to see in your world](https://imlindseylewis.com/on-being-the-change/) - You are the light at the end of the tunnel. xL
- [meltdown: real life = real yoga test](https://imlindseylewis.com/meltdown-real-life-real-yoga-test/) - So here's what I think about living as a modern-day yogi: it's a helluva lot harder than being an ancient-day yogi. Yup, being a "householder" as Yogi Bhajan called us, really ups the risk of losing our yoga. This week, my internet modem broke down. One minute I'm working away, racing through client projects, ticking
- [pause here. rest a moment](https://imlindseylewis.com/pause-here-rest-a-moment/) - take 3 minutes. or just 2. it's worth it. xL
- [love poem: radical acceptance](https://imlindseylewis.com/love-poem-radical-acceptance/) - Here's something I've never done before: shared some of my writing. But it felt like I should, and when my heart speaks, I'm powerless to do anything but listen. This is what I'm practicing: Radical AcceptanceFor himI have lain down Shone the light into the groundSeen below the resistance and strifeThe fears--yes, fears--of sharing my
- [tell your story. set yourself free. "I knew that my soul knew how to keep going, even in the darkest of dark."](https://imlindseylewis.com/liz-combdon/) - An inspiring story of saying yes. Enjoy! xL
- [the truth about the truth](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-truth-about-the-truth/) - What's true? The answer is such a great relief. xL
- [15 things to remember when going after your dreams](https://imlindseylewis.com/15-things-to-remember-when-going-after-your-dreams/) - Re-vamping the game plan, being the change, strengthening your wings. xL
- [peace + empowerment: 4 spots left! 4-week life coaching program starts week of March 5th](https://imlindseylewis.com/peace-empowerment-life-coaching-program-lindsey-lewis/) - Identify and clear whatever is causing stress, distress or lack of sleep. Launch Spring 2012. Start the new season fresh, vibrant and empowered.
- [food: a love story. join me and holistic nutritionist Susanne Mueller for the next 30-Day challenge](https://imlindseylewis.com/food-a-love-story-join-me-and-holistic-nutritionist-susanne-mueller-for-the-next-30-day-challenge/) - It's not about dieting. It's about how you feel about food. How you feel about yourself. Fall in love with who you are. From there, the rest falls into place--naturally.
- [eionn finn on yoga: what's the point, anyway?](https://imlindseylewis.com/eionn-finn-on-yoga-whats-the-point-anyway/) - i enter the practice feeling scattered, jaded and a little dull and i leave feeling in love with life.that is why most teachers teach yoga. to connect with this part inside that is the source of all of our deepest inspiration. when you taste it deeply, you have to share it.~ eionn finn If you
- [Hip Tranquil Chick Kimberly Wilson on Eco-Luxe and ABBA](https://imlindseylewis.com/hip-tranquil-chick-kimberly-wilson-on-eco-luxe-and-abba/) - Entrepreneur, Designer, Writer, Activist, and TeacherYoga Style Vinyasa Kimberly Wilson is the creative director and founder of Tranquil Space which started in her fourth-floor walk-up apartment in 1999 and now has three locations. Uber stylish travel mag Travel + Leisure named Tranquil Space among the top 25 yoga studios in the world. In 2006, she
- [The Real Secret to The Secret](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-real-secret-to-the-secret/) - There's something major missing from the teachings of The Secret. When it comes to bringing in dreams....
- [you, me and death](https://imlindseylewis.com/you-me-and-death/) - Holy CowI've been re-reading Sarah MacDonald's Holy Cow, and considering her Buddhist studies, especially the idea that we should all sit down and think about death. Our own death. The death of loved ones. So I had it in my head at the beginning of this week that I might start thinking a bit about
- [dream it and do it. the how, the why and shooting the moon](https://imlindseylewis.com/dream-it-and-do-it-the-how-the-why-and-shooting-the-moon/) - This 6 video series will walk you through a deep and delicious process to help you generate clarity, momentum and the steps to get you exactly where you want to go. It’s your dream. Done.
- [7 crazy sexy blogs on love, food, sex and money](https://imlindseylewis.com/7-crazy-blogs-on-sex-food-money-lindsey-lewis/) - Love 'em up. These bloggers are teachers worth listening to. Transformation is here.
- [review: Yoga Nidra from Hypnosis Downloads](https://imlindseylewis.com/review-yoga-nidra-from-hypnosis-downloads/) - I suppose if things start to feel really crazy, and your mind just absolutely can't slow down, you might actually want to get that knocked out kinda feeling. As in, whammo, you're down for the count. Ahhh, finally. I don't know much about hypnosis, other than having watched a few classmates at my grade 12
- [dream it and do it. program starts tomorrow. don't miss out.](https://imlindseylewis.com/dream-it-and-do-it-program-starts-tomorrow-dont-miss-out/) - This 6 video series will walk you through a deep and delicious process to help you generate clarity, momentum and the steps to get you exactly where you want to go. It’s your dream. Done.
- [inspirational video: get your love [3.5 mins]](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspirational-video-get-your-love-3-5-mins/) - Inspirational video. Free hugs. I post these things because I want to illuminate this part of the world. It's here. It's not all drama and violent headlines. Enjoy. xL
- [i believe in us. today i'm gonna try and change the world](https://imlindseylewis.com/i-believe-in-us-today-im-gonna-try-and-change-the-world/) - I believe in love. I believe small acts of kindness make a big difference. …right now, someone is giving someone else their seat on the bus, and transforming their experience of that moment—or even their whole day. I believe in the human capacity to grow, to evolve, to create positive change in the world—even if
- [monday gratitude list: raindrops, rubber boots, and daffodils](https://imlindseylewis.com/monday-gratitude-list-raindrops-rubber-boots-and-daffodils/) - It's springtime on the West Coast and the rain is dumping down. Great, fat raindrops that soak you instantly when they plop onto your shoulder. Or tiny, nearly-invisible raindrops that form an all-encompassing damp that chills you deeper with every step. So today, I'm grateful for umbrellas.And pockets--for tucking otherwise numb fingers inside.Daffodils that, despite
- [on re-birth and new beginnings. rise](https://imlindseylewis.com/on-re-birth-and-new-beginnings-rise/) - Where there are storms blowing, there is wind to lift your wings. Rise. xL
- [rant: yoga slams the "isms". that's the point](https://imlindseylewis.com/rant-yoga-slams-the-isms-thats-the-point/) - Sometimes people get this look on their face when I tell them I teach yoga. "Oh," it says, "you've abandoned any attempts at actually working at something useful." It's not often I have the inclination or the opportunity to regale them with the full force of my, and our, shared passion for what we know
- [want things to be different? here's how [quick, powerful, done]](https://imlindseylewis.com/want-things-to-be-different/) - We get stuck trying to analyze it from every angle, sort out the issue and the other issue, and anxiously looking for the rays of light. We ARE the ray of light. xL
- [much love and thanks to Sivana Spirit for the ambassador invite](https://imlindseylewis.com/much-love-and-thanks-to-sivana-spiri/) - Big love and mucho thanks to the great guys behind Sivana Spirit--for asking me to be an ambassador. Here's why I said 'yes.' - They use a lot of organic cotton - They import from India - They're a family-run company - They're not just into yoga, but also sustainable living So thanks, Sam and
- [madness and mindfulness: what gives? [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/madness-and-mindfulness-what-gives-video/) - Being PresentWe talk a lot in yoga-related convos about learning to simply be present. We talk a lot about learning to watch our mind, and the thoughts racing through--and through this watching, find the distance between our true selves, and our thoughts. Why? So we don't go crazy. ..or NotThoughts and overthinking--rehashing the past, worrying
- [why how we think about failure determines our success](https://imlindseylewis.com/why-how-we-think-about-failure-determines-our-success/) - Here's a question: what if failure is a good thing? What if it means something amazing just happened?
- [feel way better](https://imlindseylewis.com/feel-way-better/) - Wanna feel way better? Here's how. xL
- [Self-Acceptance Vs. Self-Improvement](https://imlindseylewis.com/self-acceptance-vs-self-improvement/) - This. This is what I have been doing lately. Self-acceptance vs. self-improvement. It's not work that comes naturally. I'm a recovering gotta show only the impressive bits lady. And lately I'm a mission to change that. For me. For my daughter. For the world. The Things I'd Never Say podcast is all about this. And
- [oh, there you are again](https://imlindseylewis.com/oh-there-you-are-again/) - That's what I've been saying to the parts of me that show up and go "Hey! You can't relax! Are you NUTS?! Do you know what will happen if you do? You need to work hard and harder and even harder. And then--again tomorrow." Oy. That was exhausting, living that way. And--life changing news flash!--it made
- [Surprise, it's a surprise!](https://imlindseylewis.com/surprise-its-a-surprise/) - I was going to write a post on expecting the unexpected. On how I have practiced, over the years, letting Life take the wheel. On how I actually LOOK FORWARD to the surprises that I'm expecting. Side note: does that make them not a surprise? This is something I've been practicing. Letting go. Surrendering. Trusting.
- [watching future-fantasizing](https://imlindseylewis.com/future-fantasizing/) - Lately I've been paying closer and closer attention to my mind. The thoughts I think. How they impact my day, my moment, the way I feel about everything. I've been noticing how often my mind defaults to thinking about the future. Sure, it thinks about the past, too--things that have come before this moment--but most
- [Telling Your Story Live Webinar](https://imlindseylewis.com/telling-your-story-live-webinar/) - Something exciting is happening! I’m running an live online workshop on Telling Your Story. If you listen to my podcast, you’ve heard someone you love and others you’ve never met tell one of their stories. You’ve experienced the feeling of ‘I would love to do that’. You’ve been wanting to explore your own stories and
- [What's the Metaphor?](https://imlindseylewis.com/whats-the-metaphor/) - Lovely you, I hope you are well! Especially now, especially at this time. In this post I'm sharing: A video on a question that can provide you with the answers to your challenge--something that's supporting my clients right now. (3.25 mins). That question is: What's the metaphor here, for me? This is a coaching question
- [Balancing the Doing and the Being](https://imlindseylewis.com/doing-and-being/) - I love lots of things. I love doing lots of things. It can be a problem. Because part of me is always dreaming of more, imagining more, and going "I wonder what it would be like to try ______. I bet it would be SO MUCH FUN!" It usually is. BEING TIME Lately, I've been
- [how to become abundant](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-become-abundant/) - How to become abundant, and the trick you can't skip.
- [more happiness. Andrea Cairella interviewed me. here's what I said.](https://imlindseylewis.com/more-happiness/) - Mo' happiness. We want it. We seek it. We look for it. And, sometimes, we discover it was there all along. Andrea Cairella interviewed me for Relationship Lovecast Radio. We didn't talk about relationships, but we did talk about happiness.
- [getting raw and exposed in this post. here's a story about me you didn't expect](https://imlindseylewis.com/raw-and-exposed/) - I’m going to let you in on a secret. It might shock those of you who think “Lindsey’s really got it all together.” Let me tell you a story that’s true.
- [bizarro: yoga help line](https://imlindseylewis.com/bizarro-yoga-help-line/) - If you liked this, check outThe Bon Jovi Chant [learn_press_profile]
- [The Fear Cure](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-fear-cure/) - 5 ways to The Fear Cure. Hello, doing whatever your heart desires.
- [how do I hold myself accountable?](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-do-i-hold-myself-accountable/) - The answer is simple and super powerful. Read on for this how-to. xL
- [It Only Happens Twice A Year. 2.5 Hours of Coaching With Me](https://imlindseylewis.com/apply-for-2-5-hours-of-coaching-with-me/) - This opportunity comes only 2x per year. When fall arrives, I start to think about what's ahead. I take a step back and up and look at things from a higher perspective. What am I aiming at? If anything was possible, what would I create in my life and my work? My Meltdown At the
- [taming vata: seasonal vinyasa tips for fall](https://imlindseylewis.com/taming-vata-seasonal-vinyasa-tips-for-fall/) - This is a guest post from Melina Meza, BS Nutrition, Registered Yoga Teacher, 500 hours. Still not impressed? This woman's been exploring the art and science of yoga and nutrition for over 16 years. Plus, she's developed her own style of yoga called Seasonal Vinyasa. p.s. Not sure what the Ayur Vedic term Vata dosha means?
- [yoga "trainers" pose for iphone](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-trainers-pose-for-iphone/) - We've got Tibetan singing bowls to use in class on our iPods and iPhones. Actual pose guides were just an Apple nanosecond away. New app Yogacardz (they must be cool, the name has a 'z' instead of an 's') has just launched 101 yoga poses, each apparently "supervised by certified professional yoga trainers", each on
- [YI: yogadawg does joy yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/yi-yogadawg-does-joy-yoga/) - YogaDawgYoga style: Downward It took mucho digging, a lot of perseverance, and some home-baked doggie treats, but I finally got through to the real-deal, under cover, YogaDawg: he of the infamous My third Eye Itches: A Yoga Guide. For the inside scoop on his yoga path, and latest work, read on. YogaDawg, a brief bio:1910:
- [ask for it, get it. a true story of daring, and reaping rewards](https://imlindseylewis.com/ask-for-it-get-it-a-true-story-of-daring-and-reaping-rewards/) - There was one major issue: She wasn't being let go. She was quitting. Severance pay for someone who was leaving of their own accord? Unheard of.
- [One Day Urban Wellness Retreat with me and 5 other heart centered coaches](https://imlindseylewis.com/one-day-urban-wellness-retreat-with-me-and-5-other-heart-centered-coaches/) - Connecting Your Body, Mind & Spirit We are binging the wellness retreat to you. Right here in the heart of our beautiful city--Vancouver. Join me and five other heart-centered coaches and learn simple tools & techniques to feel recharged, reconnected, and re-energized! This 1 day experience is for you if you are craving relaxation and
- [join your tribe. 30-Day Happiness Challenge has gone global](https://imlindseylewis.com/join-your-tribe-30-day-happiness-challenge-has-gone-global/) - the 30-Day Happiness challenge has gone global. Europe. Toronto. Australia. Orlando. New York. Join your tribe. xL
- [it's winter but the tulips are blooming](https://imlindseylewis.com/its-winter-but-the-tulips-are-blooming/) - Some amazing, wonderful, beauty-full soul in my neighbourhood has taken pictures of flowers that were blooming in certain spots around the hood this spring, blown them up, and installed them everywhere. Whoever you are, here's a virtual hug. Thanks for sharing your light. [learn_press_profile]
- [let's get happy. 10 ways to boost your happiness](https://imlindseylewis.com/lets-get-happy-10-ways-to-boost-your-happiness/) - Let's get happy. 10 ways to boost your happiness. Enjoy. xL
- [we are star stuff](https://imlindseylewis.com/we-are-star-stuff/) - love love love this RELATED'namaste' = "howdy" in sanskrit [learn_press_profile]
- [inspirational video: happiness advice from children and 70 year olds [1.5 mins]](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspirational-video-happiness-advice-from-children-and-70-year-olds-1-5-mins/) - Love what the 70-year old grandma says about gettin' jiggy underneath the covers. Enjoy! xL
- [Yoga Stylistas: Kate Colley](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-stylistas-kate-colley/) - About KateThis PR maven represents tourism, travel and lifestyle brands throughout the province and has offices in Vancouver, and the Okanagan. Clients: spas, wineries, destinations, chefs and restaurants, a hotel, an author, an interior design firm and a jewelry line. Position/Role Principal, Kate Colley CommunicationsYoga Styles Anusara-Inspired, Hot and Power flowPersonal Style Aspiring Audrey with
- [the secret that can keep you going when things get hard](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-secret-that-can-keep-you-going-when-things-get-hard/) - The dark night of the soul. Nothing makes sense anymore. Life seems unfair, too hard, impossible. We rage and rant. Sob. Climb beneath the covers and stay there. Why is it so hard? Why can't someone make it better? Hang in. Breathe deep. Don't run from it. Things fall apart. It's what life does. It
- [Stress Buster: Nervous System Knowledge](https://imlindseylewis.com/stress-buster-nervous-system-knowledge/) - How Yoga Strengthens Your Stress ResponseInhale deeply, consciously. Do you feel energized? Now exhale deeply, consciously. Feel that release? It's not just in your mind. The latest issue of Yoga Journal has a comprehensive article on how yoga strengthens your stress response, whether you react by retreating from stressors, or attacking them. Here's my Top
- [Take-Away Tip: Dr. Oz](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-dr-oz/) - To Keep the Yoga Going Off the Mat Oprah's Dr. Oz is a yogi, too! He has a short and sweet morning routine, detailed here. [learn_press_profile]
- [valentines (that's you): illuminate your life with The Neon Bonfire [incredible 5-minute vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/valentines-thats-you-illuminate-your-life-with-the-neon-bonfire-incredible-5-minute-vid/) - [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCdS-Gz0GVE&w=480&h=390] [learn_press_profile]
- [on life before birth, the primal scream doc, and what the womb experience means for us adults](https://imlindseylewis.com/on-life-before-birth-the-primal-scream-doc-and-what-the-womb-experience-means-for-us-adults/) - What happens to us in the womb? How does it impact our health as adults? Dr. Janov answers these questions and more. Fact: it's about feeling, not thinking.
- [hallelujah, leonard cohen and will blunderfield](https://imlindseylewis.com/hallelujah-leonard-cohen-and-will-blunderfield/) - Love this song. Here it is, recently released by local Vancouver yogi Will Blunderfield.[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOBa2Iwcg0c&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] [learn_press_profile]
- [the purpose of play: or, why children really know how get things done](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-purpose-of-play-lindsey-lewis/) - Work more, play less = greater achievements? Not so much, says Life Coach and social scientist Martha Beck. Here's how, and why.
- [how to stop looking for love, and find it](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-stop-looking-for-love-and-find-it/) - A mentor of mine once said to me: "Lindsey, I wish you would stop looking for love." And what he shared next changed how I experienced love and the world,
- [top 10 tips for making it earth hour, every hour](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-10-tips-for-making-it-earth-hour-every-hour/) - Here's some of the tips, from my latest post on My Yoga Online's blog. Read the full article here. This Saturday, March 27, My Yoga Online is celebrating Earth Hour. At 8:30 pm local time, hundreds of millions of people all over the world will be turning out the lights for 60 minutes. Earth Hour
- [Featured Friend Friday Giveaway](https://imlindseylewis.com/featured-friend-friday-giveaway/) - This is gorgeous. This is captivating. This is the Courage necklace by Jessie Turner Jewellery. On Friday, January 31 she's giving one to one lucky member of the Libre Living community. It's valued at $68. How to Enter Full details will be posted on Friday, January 31. Hint: You've gotta be a fan of Libre
- [Book Review: Breathing Space by Yoga Teachers Katrina Repka and Alan Finger](https://imlindseylewis.com/book-review-breathing-space-by-yoga-teachers-katrina-repka-and-alan-finger/) - Years ago, Katrina Repka launched out of her stereotypical, suffocating life in Calgary, Canada and landed in New York. There she found yogi Alan Finger of Ishta Yoga. Katrina's new book, Breathing Space ($17.95), tells the tales of how his teaching, and especially pranayama exercises, let her let go of old, debilitating habits and become
- [if your essential self were a food, what would it be? hint: mine is red jello. why? read on...](https://imlindseylewis.com/if-your-essential-self-were-a-food-what-would-it-be-hint-mine-is-red-jello-why-read-on/) - Super fun question to ponder. If your essential self was a food, what would it be? Straight from day 1 of Martha Beck Life Coaching.
- [From Broke to Billions: 5 True Stories](https://imlindseylewis.com/from-broke-to-billions-5-stories/) - An inventor-turned-billionaire. An in-debt life coach turned money-making money coach. A credit-card dependent writer turned bestseller. Phoenix risings.
- [give love. 25% off everything](https://imlindseylewis.com/give-love/) - give love. for the month of February. 25% off life coaching, yoga, market from the heart, liberated living. xL
- [5 yoga stress busters](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-yoga-stress-busters/) - 'Tis the season to be busy. December is jam-packed with office lunches, holiday brunches, and family festivities. And, for some, feeling overwhelmed and stressed. We need take-anywhere Stress Busters to help us prevent and relieve stress. So here you go: 5 TAKE-ANYWHERE YOGA STRESS BUSTERS1. Breathe. Not chest-breath. Belly-breath. Inhale all the way from your belly
- [new year, new you? no pressure or anything](https://imlindseylewis.com/new-year-new-you-no-pressure-or-anything/) - Forget about it. That's the message I'm hearing. Forget making New Year's resolutions. Forget deciding to do more of this, take in more of that. Take the pressure off. What I'm hearing in these past short weeks from the people who inspire me--love to, among others, Danielle LaPorte, Shiva Rea, Martha Beck, and D-Man--is this:
- [vancouver lovin'](https://imlindseylewis.com/vancouver-lovin/) - city by the sea
- [how to deal with negativity](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-deal-with-negativity/) - What kind of thoughts do you think? We know that thoughts can create how we feel, but how do we deal when we can't uncreate negative thoughts? Here's how. xL
- [Top 5 Tap Into Peace Stress Busters](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-5-tap-into-peace-stress-busters/) - It seems nobody's immune to the impact of our global recession. A good friend of mine recently lost a contract, with one day's notice; my retired aunt may have to go back to work part-time; and I just lost half my classes at a studio that is cutting back due to low attendance. But quick!
- [attention high achievers. ever feel overwhelmed + confused? kinda stuck? how to tap your instincts + get back in the flow](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-tap-your-instincts-get-back-in-the-flow-lindsey-lewis-libre-living/) - You're intuitive mind has got the master plan. It's got the blueprint. It's not in your day timer/Blackberry/iPhone. It's in grace. Stay with me here.
- [how to see beauty everywhere you look](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-see-beauty-everywhere-you-look/) - The power is in looking outside ourselves from a place of recognition of what's within. xL
- [dear doubt. I'm doing it anyway](https://imlindseylewis.com/dear-doubt-im-doing-it-anyway/) - [learn_press_profile]
- [swings installed in Paris trees! yes!](https://imlindseylewis.com/swings-installed-in-paris-trees-yes/) - Had to share on Joy For Life. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12197213&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1Paris's SwinGs from Jerome G. Demuth on Vimeo. RELATEDLA with NO cars, NO people!See more of artist Jerome G. Demuth's work on Flickr. [learn_press_profile]
- [what does being free mean to you? accepting and loving myself](https://imlindseylewis.com/anna-guest-jelley/) - Love this response from Anna Guest-Jelley of CurvyYoga.com. xL
- [read this when you're feeling too small to make a difference or make a change](https://imlindseylewis.com/read-this-when-youre-feeling-too-small-to-make-a-difference-or-make-a-change/) - Don't let your fears tell you to be afraid to live a big life. xL
- [go ahead, be hopeful](https://imlindseylewis.com/go-ahead-be-hopeful/) - "To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. "What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys
- [Bedtime Wind-down With Yoga Today](https://imlindseylewis.com/bedtime-wind-down-with-yoga-today/) - Yogatoday.com has posted areally useful bedtime wind-downflow with Neesha. [learn_press_profile]
- [Q + A: yoga tools for when people really get you peeved + a tip from Pema Chodron](https://imlindseylewis.com/q-a-yoga-tools-for-when-people-really-get-you-peeved-a-tip-from-pema-chodron/) - Somebody recently asked this question on the My Yoga Online community forum: How do I deal with the people I can't avoid who negatively affect my mood and energy? The answer I gave was something I needed a reminder of myself. Funny how that works. "This is a toughie and super common. I can share
- [inspirational video: leaving a lasting impact on the world in his last days [2.5 mins]](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspirational-video-leaving-a-lasting-impact-on-the-world-in-his-last-days-2-5-mins/) - Shane has been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. His life mission in his last days? To leave a lasting impact. Enjoy. xL
- [the trick to getting what you really want](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-trick-to-getting-what-you-really-want/) - It's powerful. It's easy. And that makes this trick a lot of fun to play with. Watch for the results, cause they'll happen. Enjoy. xL
- [5 Questions from White Hot Truth](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-questions-from-white-hot-truth/) - Remember chain letters? Now we have them online. And I'm jumping aboard. For this one, you agree to be interviewed by a fellow writer. Your answers are published on your blog and theirs. Likewise, you agree to interview anyone/someone who would like to be interviewed by you. So it goes. Do you want to be
- [5 yoga tips for lovers. singletons included, and chocolate-lovers, too. inspiration from David Deida [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-yoga-tips-for-lovers-singletons-included-and-chocolate-lovers-too-inspiration-from-david-deida-vid/) - Have you read any of the works by David Deida? Immersed in the world of Hatha yoga, Tai Chi Chuan and meditation, plus research in medicine and consciousness since he was a teen (yup, he was admitted to the Florida Scholars Program for "gifted and unusual students" at the University of Florida before he'd even
- [the high dive. what do you do when you feel fear? 1 uniquely powerful tool [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-high-dive-what-do-you-do-when-you-feel-fear-1-uniquely-powerful-tool-vid/) - What do you do when you feel fear? Life coach Martha Beck recommends climbing up to the top of a high dive.
- [to my mom on mother's day. the story of when I lost my job, my boyfriend and my apartment](https://imlindseylewis.com/to-my-mom-on-mothers-day-the-story-of-when-i-lost-my-job-my-boyfriend-and-my-apartment/) - the story of when I lost my job, my boyfriend and my apartment
- [Learnings: Buddha Body, Yoga Body](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-buddha-body-yoga-body/) - Sticking it to Stereotypes The teacher wasn't slim or trim. He didn't look particularly strong, or flexible. We looked at him and thought "He's the teacher?!" He had a Buddha belly. The Vinyasa flow started. In about 2 seconds flat, we were making damn sure we exhaled completely--to let go of the irritation. We were
- [the power of a personal practice](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-power-of-a-personal-practice/) - Do we really need to take more courses on how to become intuitive, abundance, and manifest? Or is it all simply a natural result of clearing what gets between you and your soul? xL
- [5 books to boost your sex life, your vitality, health, and success...and be at peace](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-books-to-boost-your-sex-life-your-vitality-health-and-success-and-be-at-peace/) - Tantra, Ayur Veda, Cooking, Elizabeth Gilbert and Daniel Pink. Enjoy, xL
- [music is love: dive into the Ahn Trio on TedTalks [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/music-is-love-dive-into-the-ahn-trio-on-tedtalks-vid/) - music--making it or listening to it--can tap us into that same space where our own creativity comes from. watch the Ahn sisters in action
- [the Oprah of all ducks. Weekly inspiration](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-oprah-of-all-ducks-weekly-inspiration/) - Looking for inspiration today? Find it with this duck feeding Koi goldfish. She's the Oprah of all ducks--"You get some food, and you get some food, and you!" xL
- [intuition, certainty, and the power of peace. it hit me like a mack truck](https://imlindseylewis.com/intuition-certainty-and-the-power-of-peace-it-hit-me-like-a-mack-truck/) - Wave after wave of understanding. A new dawn. A new life. Everything has changed. xL
- [dude, check out my karma [funniest yoga-vid on the web right now]](https://imlindseylewis.com/dude-check-out-my-karma-funniest-yoga-vid-on-the-web-right-now/) - RELATED5-minute Kundalini for Your Heart Centre [learn_press_profile]
- [on realizing happiness. Andrea Cairella interviews me for her True Potentials Lovecast](https://imlindseylewis.com/on-realizing-happiness/) - Click to read some of the happiness highlights and key takeaways from this interview. Or listen to the whole thing. xL
- [what does being free mean to you? The LibreFree Project](https://imlindseylewis.com/librefreeproject/) - What does being free mean to you? Dancers, artists, teachers, lawyers, philanthropists. The LibreFree Project. Nominate someone inspiring today. xL
- [vancouver: light your spark, get ignited. Spark Enrichment evening on Re-Birth and New Beginnings. March 26](https://imlindseylewis.com/vancouver-light-your-spark-get-ignited-spark-enrichment-evening-on-re-birth-and-new-beginnings-march-26/) - courage, resilience, faith, strength. overcoming obstacles. fueled by a dream. 5 women. 5 stories. hope to see you there with me. xL
- [5 Qs with Anusara Yoga Founder John Friend: on Kundalini, Tantra, and the Divine](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-qs-with-anusara-yoga-founder-john-friend-on-kundalini-tantra-and-the-divine/) - 5 Qs with Anusara Yoga Founder John Friend 1. Anusara, which you founded, is one of the fastest-growing styles of Hatha yoga today. Can you tell us why? Anusara yoga is one of the fastest-growing styles because it is an artistic, celebratory, and empowering practice. It is based on a life-affirming vision with an overall
- [the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. 1.5 minute video. love](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-people-who-are-crazy-enough-to-think-they-can-change-the-world-are-the-ones-who-do-1-5-minute-video-love/) - the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. #libreliving xL
- [Things I'd Never Say](https://imlindseylewis.com/things-id-never-say/) - Ever think something you'd only say in, like, a dark cave at the bottom of the ocean with, like, only one of those weird fish with the bobblehead light on top of their head beside you? Me too. I believe there are two sides to us human beans: One is ENLIGHTENED, bright, calm, peaceful, loving,
- [keeping the faith. 5 ways to keep the faith in the face of fear](https://imlindseylewis.com/keeping-the-faith/) - We're not the waves, we're the ocean. Your soul knows the way. Strength and certainty and the way forward is inside you. Fear and anger-based thinking are fueled by stress—not truth. Big love, L
- [there will always be somebody who doesn't like what you do. letting in the ones who do](https://imlindseylewis.com/there-will-always-be-somebody-who-doesnt-like-what-you-do-letting-in-the-ones-who-do/) - I'm not fighting it anymore. It's true. They won't. But I'm still stepping up. I'm not backing away. I'm not faking it. Not anymore.
- [for every action there is a reaction. how to incite confidence, ease, and creativity](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-incite-confidence-ease-creativity/) - State-dependent memory and the subconscious. Let's use it to our advantage. It's innate, and beauuutiful. xL
- [5 Questions, 5 Answers: Jivamukti Yoga's Sharon Gannon on her new CD, NYC rock yoga, and hip hop MC Yogi [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-questions-5-answers-jivamukti-yogas-sharon-gannon-on-her-new-cd-nyc-rock-yoga-and-hip-hop-mc-yogi-vid/) - Lucky for us, Jivamukti co-founder, and inspira-woman Sharon Gannon took the time to answer 5 quick questions for Joy for Life.1. You've always loved music. Why did you decide to do your new CD, Sharanam? Music is the most direct means to connecting with the spiritual—that which is infinite...Of course most musicians would say, that
- [positive pyschology + creativity: finding flow](https://imlindseylewis.com/positive-pyschology-creativity-finding-flow/) - You don't have to be a starving artist to be creative. The proof is in this video by the founding father of positive psychology. [learn_press_profile]
- [marriage advice. because...I'm an expert?](https://imlindseylewis.com/marriage-advice-lindsey-and-matt/) - When one of my best friends asked for a video submission for her wedding from me and Matt clearly the obvious choice, since we've been married a whole three years, was marriage advice.
- [the power of one](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-power-of-one/) - I believe in the power of one.I believe in a world where we recognize our innate ability to evolve and help the world do the same. I believe in a world where we understand that to do this we start with ourselves.
- [wealth + abundance = godliness](https://imlindseylewis.com/wealth-abundance-godliness/) - The universe doesn't care what you do to become happy, the universe just cares that you ARE happy. xL
- [Welcome Christmas: those Whos know how to do it](https://imlindseylewis.com/welcome-christmas-those-whos-know-how-to-do-it/) - I love this movie. Who doesn't? (Ha, pun unintended.) Welcome Christmas, in the spirit 0f giving from the heart, and connecting with people we love--and those we don't even know. Merry Christmas! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InlOiSelFeE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] [learn_press_profile]
- [Q+A: if this is what I'm meant to be doing, shouldn't it be easier?](https://imlindseylewis.com/shouldnt-it-be-easier/) - This is a question an impassioned, courageous, and a little bit scared young woman asked me recently. Here's how I answered. xL
- [how do you know what you really want? your essential vs. social self](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-do-you-know-what-you-really-want-lindsey-lewis/) - We’re all here for a reason. What fuels our love fuels the world. We give our best when we give our best selves.
- [weekly inspirational video: baby ducks literally taking the leap [1.5 minutes]](https://imlindseylewis.com/weekly-inspirational-video-baby-ducks-literally-taking-the-leap-1-5-minutes/) - Baby ducks leaping from very high up! If they can do it... Big love, enjoy. Share with someone you love. xL
- [Holiday Travel: Top 5 Stress Busting Tips](https://imlindseylewis.com/holiday-travel-top-5-stress-busting-tips/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife'; Holiday Helper Series Never mind the line-ups at the mall; it's the airport crowds that can really keep us from feeling the Christmas spirit. Top 5 Stress Busting Travel Tips1 Start smallI firmly believe that the way we start the day is the way it continues. So if we lurch out of
- [new york, new york. pocket full of dreams.](https://imlindseylewis.com/new-york-new-york-pocket-full-of-dreams/) - pocket full of dreams
- [May Diva Date Night: Authentic Feminine Creativity](https://imlindseylewis.com/may-diva-date-night-authentic-feminine-creativity/) - I LOVE hosting the Diva Date Nights in Vancouver. This one will be amazing. Join us : ) xL
- [I may have taken my 'overcoming fear' self-challenges too far [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/i-may-have-gone-too-far/) - I've signed up for a stand-up comedy course that culminates with performing live on stage at Yuk Yuk's in Vancouver. #waaat #omg
- [10 reasons why I like being a teacher, not a guru](https://imlindseylewis.com/10-reasons-why-i-like-being-a-teacher-not-a-guru/) - #4 It's about showing, not doing. A teacher won't take your hand and walk you down the path; they will help you shine your own light so you can see the way.
- [From 0 to Global. How the 30-Day Happiness Challenge Got Big...and Bigger. 7 Things I'll Do Again.](https://imlindseylewis.com/from-0-to-global-how-the-30-day-happiness-challenge-got-big-and-bigger-7-things-ill-do-again/) - 7 things I did differently to launch the 30-Day Happiness Challenge from 0 to global. enjoy! xL
- [What are you dreaming of? Want help? Dream it and DO it 5-Step Map](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-are-you-dreaming-of-want-help-dream-it-and-do-it-5-step-challenge/) - What do you really, truly want? Want help? Sure thing: Dream it and Do it Challenge. 5-Steps. Let's go : ) xL
- [Take-Away Tip: Get More From Your Corn Flakes](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-get-more-from-your-corn-flakes/) - Chew on This The biggest blockade between us and inner peace? I'd say it's the crazy busy packed lives we lead. But just because we're busy, doesn't mean we have to be bonkers. I've learned that the day continues the way we start it. Racing through hair, make-up, wardrobe selection and grabbing an energy bar
- [on awareness, breath and trust. jam session with me and Susanne Mueller, holistic nutritionist](https://imlindseylewis.com/on-awareness-breath-and-trust-jam-session-with-me-and-susanne-mueller-holistic-nutritionist/) - Some super juicy personal stuff came up for me and Susanne Mueller got together to talk about Awareness, Breath and Trust. xoL
- [What if it's not what we do, but how we do it? 5 Questions](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-if-its-not-what-we-do-but-how-we-do-it-5-questions/) - 5 Questions. What do they mean to you? xL
- [How to Support You and Your Business](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-to-support-you-and-your-business/) - Are you feeling freaked out? I was, too. Let’s talk about how to support you and your business. I’m running a call called ‘How to Support You and Your Business’. When: Tuesday, March 24 at 11 am PT/ 2 pm ET. Set aside an hour for us. Where: Zoom. Use this link to join: http://bit.ly/marchcallwithLindsey
- [tantrums + tiaras. what does your inner kid-critic throw at you?](https://imlindseylewis.com/tantrums-tiaras-what-does-your-inner-kid-critic-throw-at-you/) - My inner kid-critic is about two years old most of the time. Sometimes she's 13. Either way,she's got her tiara on. What does yours tell you?
- [Love is Always Given](https://imlindseylewis.com/love-is-always-given/) - I'm no love guru. I don't profess to be an expert at relationships. My own marriage is always a work in progress, and most of the time I feel like I could be doing a better job. Reading this makes me laugh. We give ourselves so many moving plates to keep up in the air,
- [Learnings: Lumps and Bumps](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-lumps-and-bumps/) - What a Cancer Scare Taught Me "Mom? I found a lump in my armpit." Lucky for me, I have one of the most sensible moms on the planet, who also happens to know a lot about medical care--and a lot about the way my brain works. "It's probably just a cyst. I know that Grandma
- [the miracle of being alive](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-miracle-of-being-alive/) - Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive--that you can touch the miracle of being alive--then that is a kind of enlightenment. Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive.~ Thich Nhat Hanh [learn_press_profile]
- [pay what you can day. 1, 5 or 8 sessions of life coaching. whatever you can afford](https://imlindseylewis.com/pay-what-you-can-day-life-coaching-whatever-you-can-afford/) - 'cause it's my birthday! And I'm so thankful you're here. 1, 5 o 8 sessions of life coaching focused on less stress and more happiness. Whatever you can afford.
- [ev-love: 'evolve' spelled backwards](https://imlindseylewis.com/ev-love-evolve-spelled-backwards/) - EV-LOVE love is giving love isevolution, revolutionradical thinking, mindlessness sinkingcounter-culture, culture-jamming pop! the bubble is not naivityit is notbelieving in, or having faith the bubble is the chasmit is every 'ism' that divides us from ourselves pop! love is the pinthat shatters the glass we didn't even realize it had been thereuntil the breeze blew
- [weekly inspirational video: fake it till you become it. power poses](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspirational-video-power-poses/) - Mary Cuddy made me cry with relief...and also laugh with joy. She's inspiring, heart-warming, full of facts, and will lift you up, inform you, and make you laugh. xL
- [Monday inspirational video. Kleenex. You might need it.](https://imlindseylewis.com/monday-inspirational-video-kleenex-you-might-need-it/) - So worth the 3 minutes. Let's lift each other up. xL
- [Power of Peace Interview Series: Lori Deschene of TinyBuddha.com](https://imlindseylewis.com/power-of-peace-interview-series-lori-deschene-of-tinybuddha-com/) - "I often pretend it's my last day on earth." The Power of Peace series explores ideas about peace and how it can transform our lives--from the inside out. It features luminaries from all walks of life. Listen in! xL
- [liberated life 2013. what will you create? [space is limited]](https://imlindseylewis.com/liberated-life-2013/) - This year, what do you want to create? Be who you want to be. Live the life you truly want to live. Life coaching. Yoga. Libre Living. Big love, big lights, xo L
- [8 Ways to Help the Victims of Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami](https://imlindseylewis.com/8-ways-to-help-the-victims-of-japans-earthquake-and-tsunami/) - 10 Ways to Help Japan, via My Yoga OnlineTHREE FAVES: Save the Children is currently organizing efforts. Donations to its Children’s Emergency Fund will support outreach in Japan. GlobalGiving.org has launched the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. Monies gathered via this fund will be given to a host of relief organizations helping victims around
- [11 words for 2011: fun-inspiring vid from Box of Crayons](https://imlindseylewis.com/11-words-for-2011-fun-inspiring-vid-from-box-of-crayons/) - I've picked my words for 2011. What are yours? [learn_press_profile]
- [clearing other people's energy from your body in 5 minutes](https://imlindseylewis.com/clearing-other-peoples-energy-from-your-body/) - Honestly, I don't know why this works. I just know it does. I've shared it with so many people after learning it from my friend Carol and every single one says it works for them. xL
- [Writer and Teacher Tara Lee on Dreams and Self Judgement](https://imlindseylewis.com/writer-and-teacher-tara-lee-on-dreams-and-self-judgement/) - Yoga StylistaAbout TaraA freelance food writer and teacher in the English Department at UBC, Tara Lee lives the dream existence (although she sometimes still has to remind herself of that). She gets to be passionate about almost everything she does. Tara posts food, book, and random musings at Literary Culinary Rambles. Roles Sessional instructor, Freelance
- [Fashion Stylist Rebecca Atlas on Cancer, Clothes and Yoga](https://imlindseylewis.com/fashion-stylist-rebecca-atlas-on-cancer-clothes-and-yoga/) - Head Fashion Stylist, Westfield Geelong, AustraliaYoga Teacher, MomYoga Styles Iyengar and Vinyasa FlowPersonal style Classy and a little bit BohoMantra “Be the best you can be” and “It takes just as long to look bad as it does to look good”. International model-turned-supah stylist Rebecca Atlas is big on dressing to impress—not others, but yourself.
- [WHY? yoga competitions: Bikram asana competition, NY regional yoga championships](https://imlindseylewis.com/why-yoga-competitions-bikram-asana-competition-ny-regional-yoga-championships/) - Ick. This whole thing makes my tummy tense up. First, we've got last weekend's New York Regional Yoga Championships. Then the winners head on to the Yoga World Championships, being held in LA in February. And some crew of "yogis" wants yoga to be entered into the Olympics as a sport, by 2020. Vanity Fair's
- [December Round-Up: Intuition, Giving, Living the Life You Truly Want](https://imlindseylewis.com/december-round-up/) - On intuition, giving, and living the life you truly want to live. Big love, L
- [winter solstice, New Year's Eve, aligning with what's vital, and why I decided NOT to go to India](https://imlindseylewis.com/winter-solstice-new-years-eve-aligning-with-whats-vital/) - my invitation: draw a circle on a piece of paper this New Year's Eve. Inside, record your most instant, resonant dreams and desires. Outside it, record what you're willing to let go of, be free of. Then light the fire that will fuel your year to come.
- [if you're feeling stressed: what getting creative can do for you and your dharma](https://imlindseylewis.com/getting-creative/) - This is how creativity relates to your stress level, your soul and your dharma. Enjoy, xL
- [Elevate Every Moment: The first Shoot the Moon video series is here](https://imlindseylewis.com/elevate-every-moment-the-first-shoot-the-moon-video-series-is-here/) - Inspiration. Motivation. Shoot the Moon. The first video series is here--and free only until Feb. 7. xL
- [inspiration: dreams are real](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-dreams-are-real/) - don't let your dreamsbe dreams- Jack Johnson stop dreamingstart doing- me PLUS: The Bon Jovi ChantIf you liked this post you might enjoy:inspiration: practice, faithinspiration: running and livingRelated links:Sacred Sanskrit Words [learn_press_profile]
- [Top 10 Most Popular Yoga DVDs](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-10-most-popular-yoga-dvds/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife';Not Just StuffWondering which yoga DVD is right for you? Sympatico/MSN's been keeping track. Their shoppers are buying up:Yoga Sculpting: Yoga ZoneYoga Zone: Evening Stress Release For BeginnersYoga Journal's Yoga For Back CareYoga For Urban LivingYoga Zone: Strengthen and ToneYoga Dance: Fire: Fat Burning and Weight LossYoga Kids 2: ABCsYoga Kids: Ages 3-6Yoga
- [soda so good: steaz takes the taste-test](https://imlindseylewis.com/soda-so-good-steaz-takes-the-taste-test/) - I don't even like carbonated drinks, but sweet, cold, organic thirst quenchers? Bring 'em on. I'm digging Steaz for five reasons:1. Organic cane juice--not high-fructose syrup2. Ceylon green tea--lots of benefits3. USDA certified, fair trade certified, and Kosher certified4. Recently named Best Tea of 2008 and Best Organic Product of 2008 by BevNet; and Women’s
- [just another ordinary miracle](https://imlindseylewis.com/just-another-ordinary-miracle/) - [learn_press_profile]
- [we create our life in every moment](https://imlindseylewis.com/we-create-our-life-in-every-moment/) - Create your life in every moment. Go from reaction to creation, choosing from limited options to creating what's ideal, and arrive in a state of powerful presence. Starts Nov. 7.Click for more info and registration.
- [you're not who they think you are](https://imlindseylewis.com/youre-not-who-they-think-you-are/) - Your essential self. You're who you are. And no matter what anyone else thinks of you, or what you imagine they do--you remain the same.
- [Q+A: How do I Manifest Money?](https://imlindseylewis.com/qa-how-do-i-manifest-money/) - In this video I’m talk about this idea of manifesting money and the three mistakes people make that prevent them from earning more and what to do instead.
- [Aruna Humphrys of Young Yoga Masters on Dancing and Archer Pose for Kids](https://imlindseylewis.com/aruna-humphrys-of-young-yoga-masters-on-dancing-and-archer-pose-for-kids/) - Yoga Insider About ArunaAruna firmly supports that the goal of yoga is more than physical and that we can learn to think what we want to think--and not what we don’t want to think. Her big dream is to train enough kids’ yoga teachers to create an army of kids who can transform negativity and
- [Simple Stress Buster: Lion's Breath](https://imlindseylewis.com/simple-stress-buster-lions-breath/) - Lion's Breath is a simple trick we can do anytime, anywhere, to relieve pent-up tension. It looks hilarious, but don't let that stop you! It's powerful. (If you need to, you can do it in the bathroom stall at work.) Look at your nose or just between your eyebrows. Take a deep inhale. Exhale from
- [what does being free mean to you? vulnerability](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-does-being-free-mean-to-you-vulnerability/) - Tara, writer, lecturer. LibreFree Project. #befree
- [it is no small thing or selfish thing to pursue what makes you deeply and uniquely happy](https://imlindseylewis.com/pursue-what-makes-you-deeply-and-uniquely-happy/) - It is no small thing or selfish thing to pursue what makes you deeply and uniquely happy. It’s your birthright. It’s your purpose. It’s the greatest gift you can give to the world. xL
- [Take-Away Tip: Mindfulness](https://imlindseylewis.com/take-away-tip-mindfulness/) - To Keep the Yoga Going Off the Mat On the mat: we notice the movements, and moments, between poses. In transition, we send our attention and intention to the motion that happens when we pick our foot up, and place it down; sit up, and sit down. We give our busy minds something to focus
- [Yoga and Business: Best Buds or Incompatible?](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-and-business-best-buds-or-incompatible/) - addthis_pub = 'JoyForLife'; Business–noun1. an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.2. the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit.3. a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern. How about4. a profitable enterprise of any kind, run with yogic intentions:
- [Philosophy: The Breath](https://imlindseylewis.com/philosophy-the-breath/) - Breathe. It sounds so simple. After all, we do it all the time, without even trying. But yogic philosophy teaches us we barely manage to do it. Essentially, we take in just enough breath to keep us alive. It's sort of like giving a houseplant just enough water, so some of the leaves stay on--while
- [Learnings: Projections](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-projections/) - Wow. Everyone is in a good mood today. Smiles are lighting up faces, walks are peppy, and hearts are open. My morning walk was packed with people full of sunshine. Contrast to yesterday's walk: downturned faces, hurried steps, hunched shoulders. So what gives? Why the big contrast? The sun was shining yesterday. It shines today.
- [not being busy does not mean you're not worthy](https://imlindseylewis.com/not-being-busy-does-not-mean-youre-not-worthy/) - what you need to hear if you're caught up in thinking that your busyness equates to your worthyness, and are worried about your un-full calendar. xL
- [diving in the dark: exploring our dark side. bright lights ahead. big love](https://imlindseylewis.com/dark-side/) - Exploring our dark side. What Guinevere and Mother Teresa have to do with it. Bright lights ahead. Big love. xo L
- [compassion, buddhism, yoga + depression. at least 10 insights from Michael Stone](https://imlindseylewis.com/compassion-buddhism-yoga-depression-at-least-10-insights-from-michael-stone/) - GUEST POST BY MICHAEL STONE Part 2. Suicide is an attempt to resolve feelings of being overwhelmed by one’s own image of oneself, or part of oneself. Suicide is an attack on one’s own representation of one’s body as an object. It’s as if the death of the body can help one get rid
- [is suicide sinful? what yoga + buddhism have to say. guest post by Buddhist, yogi, + psychotherapist Michael Stone](https://imlindseylewis.com/is-suicide-sinful-what-yoga-buddhism-have-to-say-guest-post-by-buddhist-yogi-psychotherapist-michael-stone/) - GUEST POST BY MICHAEL STONE Awake in the World from Centre of Gravity on Vimeo. Yoga and Buddhist Practices work in terms of complementary opposites. If you want to settle your inhalation, for example, you spend time getting your exhalation very smooth; if you want to find extension in the hamstring muscles, you refine the
- [high technology gets the yoga high](https://imlindseylewis.com/high-technology-gets-the-yoga-high/) - There ain't nothin' those Appleites won't get their hands on. Well, if it'll sell well. So the new Apple iPhone and iPod Touch application must be a sign that North American consumers are headed in a more peaceful, strong, joyful direction. (Stay with me here.)Oceanhouse Media's "Bowls" application--a visual and aural replica of authentic Tibetan
- [Clint Eastwood: the gun-slinging yogi](https://imlindseylewis.com/clint-eastwood-the-gun-slinging-yogi/) - It's true. I didn't make it up. Straight from the manly man's mouth (via sawf news), who meditates twice a day: "It works great," Eastwood says. "Because it just gives you a chance togather your thoughts." "I'm religious about it when I'm working." And while he works up a sweat on the elliptical trainer for
- [meltdowns, and other gifts from the universe](https://imlindseylewis.com/meltdowns/) - the body doesn't lie. and mine was telling me something very important. here's what it said. xL
- [what the what? de-coding body talk](https://imlindseylewis.com/body-talk-lindsey-lewis/) - Can you hear it? Your essential self—genetic legacy, tastes and talents, the core you that makes decisions from a place of love—talks to you through your body. Our essential self goes beyond the language and logic of the social self. Guess what? The verbal, logistical, analytical, numeric brain processes about 40 bits of information per
- [Learnings: Ayur Veda All the Way](https://imlindseylewis.com/learnings-ayur-veda-all-the-way/) - I've just started seeing a great Ayur Vedic doc, based out of Kitsilano. If you're frustrated with your other doc's lack of preventative action or holistic health focus, I've found Ayur Veda to be the solution. A Woman's Best Medicine is a great resource for anyone wanting to learn more before anteing up. OrPacific Institute
- [compassion in action: what does it really come down to?](https://imlindseylewis.com/compassion-in-action-what-does-it-really-come-down-to/) - (This is an exploration--not a dictation.) START WHERE YOU AREThere's a reason Pema Chodron's Guide to Compassionate Living is called Start Where You Are. I'm mid-way through this illuminating insight into certain Buddhist practices and it's already changing my life--from the inside out. I'm reading it because compassion, sometimes referred to as ahimsa, in yoga-speak, is something
- [The Power of Surrender](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-power-of-surrender/) - Have you ever felt tired of 'doing'? The rushing, the striving, the setting of goals and making them happen. The continual push towards a new bar--that you keep on raising higher. Me too. Last year, I tried this, instead. And three life changing things happened.
- [30 Day Happiness Challenge. Join 535 participants March 1.](https://imlindseylewis.com/30-day-happiness-challenge-march/) - Happiness. Pure and simple. Join 535 participants from all over the globe in the 30 Day Happiness Challenge. Don't miss out: sign up closes midnight this Friday, Feb 28.
- [when it pays to opt out of pursuing excellence](https://imlindseylewis.com/when-it-pays-to-opt-out-of-pursuing-excellence/) - But there's a sneaky down-side to pursuing excellence, and it happens to most of us. When to opt out, and why it pays. Enjoy! xL
- [30-Day Happiness Challenge. September 1-30. Are you in?](https://imlindseylewis.com/30-day-happiness-challenge-september-1-30-are-you-in/) - Your soul. Dharma. Destiny. Happiness. Buddha, Dalai Lama, leading positive psychologists. It's all here. xL
- [what does being free mean to you? inner freedom](https://imlindseylewis.com/inner-freedom/) - LibreFree Project. Swami Mahesh. xL
- [how changing the way we look at things changes the things we look at](https://imlindseylewis.com/how-changing-the-way-we-look-at-things-changes-the-things-we-look-at/) - Perspective is everything. This is about how we can go from shackled to liberated, by changing the way we look at things. Enjoy, xL
- [truth! some days I want to give the finger to the universe. failing, trying, falling, getting up](https://imlindseylewis.com/finger-the-universe/) - If we pull the cocoon apart in an attempt to help the struggling butterfly, it will die. A butterfly can only use its wings once they've been strengthened.
- [Inspiration: Make Your Own Destiny](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-make-your-own-destiny/) - "Your current state is a result of your past conditioning." A great yogi recorded this thought for my amazing friend, Dr. Varma, director of the Pacific Institute for Wholistic Living. He shared it with me on Friday when I went to see him. I'm adopting it as a mantra, and giving it uber power by
- [famous failures + my personal ones](https://imlindseylewis.com/famous-failures-and-my-personal-ones/) - Steve Jobs: fired from Apple, the company he started, when he was 30 years old. Oprah: demoted from her job as news anchor because she "wasn't fit for television." My personal failures...
- [what's the point? practicing non-attachment [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/whats-the-point-practicing-non-attachment-vid/) - A meandering, exploring kind of blog post. Let's see what comes up. Non-attachment. Vairagya in Sanskrit. Buddhists seem big on it. My teacher, Swami Maheshananda Saraswati, encourages us to practice it. But what the heck is it, exactly? And how does it relate to our daily modern life? Friends of mine from Moksana Yoga recently
- [reality check: Irish eyes aren't smiling](https://imlindseylewis.com/reality-check-irish-eyes-arent-smiling/) - "In Ireland, people are happy to just have a job. There are engineers selling newspapers." Maybe we should go back and re-read that. I love reality checks. Here I am, cozily snuggled into my apartment I adore, in a classy neighbourhood I feel safe and secure in, writing my blog, zipping emails back-and-forth with future
- [the one thing that will save you when you feel stuck where you don't want to be](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-one-thing-that-will-save-you-when-you-feel-stuck-where-you-dont-want-to-be/) - This one thing brings ease, flow and fulfillment. Possibilities fill our cup, and the path of least resistance rises up to meet us. xL
- [creating your world](https://imlindseylewis.com/creating-your-world/) - How do you want to feel? Apathetic, overwhelmed, tired, exhausted, frazzled... Or lit up, on fire, in charge, empowered, full of joy? xL
- [5 steps to ring in the new year and ignite your dreams](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-steps-new-year/) - This is about inviting in what you dream of, getting clear on what you'd like to let go of, and literally igniting the transformation that enables it to happen. xL
- [5 steps to create your dream year on Winter Solstice or New Year's Eve](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-steps-to-your-dream-year-on-winter-solstice-or-new-years-eve/) - This simple ceremony dramatically changed my entire year. Bigger, brighter, bolder. Shine. Much love, L
- [the art of manifesting. getting real](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-art-of-manifesting-getting-real/) - These three steps have been working for me time and time again--and resulted in my hubby, our dream apartment, and a pretty substantial credit on our phone bill.xL
- [the pinball effect: how to stop smacking up against life and move towards your dharma](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-pinball-effect/) - There came a time when I wanted to be done with ricocheting off what life presented, and move towards what I loved. Answer: enter the abyss.
- [Living Yoga: From Fear to Love](https://imlindseylewis.com/living-yoga-from-fear-to-love/) - Do you wish you could keep the calm, strong yoga love vibe happening OFF your yoga mat? Do you want to feel as empowered in your daily life as you do right after a yoga class? You are my reason for being + doing this workshop.
- [5 tips for tapping into your yoga flow when you can't get on your mat. hint: make it with music](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-tips-for-tapping-into-your-yoga-flow-when-you-cant-get-on-your-mat-hint-make-it-with-music/) - 1. Breathe. We forget this. Breathing long, deep, yogi breaths can happen anytime, anywhere. Inhaling allll the way up from our belly, into our chest so our ribcage expands, even up to the roof of our mouth. Then our exhale drops down, all the back down to our bellies. This kind of breathing comes naturally
- [Home Practice: Just Start](https://imlindseylewis.com/home-practice-just-start/) - Getting going can be the hardest part. Some mornings, like today, I've been up late the night before, man oh man my mind is all over the place, and I'm convinced my body is telling me to go back to bed. "Don't you think another hour's sleep would benefit you more than meditation and asana?"
- [suffering's for suckers?](https://imlindseylewis.com/sufferings-for-suckers/) - "It appears that our sufferings, our agonies and frustrations are not so much due to the circumstances of life, but more to the responses of our mind."~ Swami Satyananda Saraswati RELATEDThe Mind Creates The Body [learn_press_profile]
- [Why Living Our Dreams is Less Work, More Play](https://imlindseylewis.com/why-living-our-dreams-is-less-work-more-play/) - “Get up earlier, achieve more, do more, be more, stand out, work harder, work harder, work harder”. Where this doesn't apply: When it comes to living our purpose.
- [behind the scenes is another story. what really happened on that call](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-really-happened-on-that-call/) - Behind the scenes is another story. I'm going to tell you a juicy one--what really happened on that call.
- [latest research on ancient practice for relieving stress. it's not what you think](https://imlindseylewis.com/relieving-stress-certainty-anchor/) - It's near-instant, it's getting backing from science, and it can also serve as a way to anchor certainty into an uncertainty-filled life change. Much love, L
- [](https://imlindseylewis.com/562/) - [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HtR6aaeMVk&hl=en&fs=1&]All great champions, most of whom are optimists, have become great because of--not in spite of--great adversity.- Robert Mack, Happiness From the Inside Out [learn_press_profile]
- [be realistic. expect miracles. here's how](https://imlindseylewis.com/expect-miracles/) - 5 ways to begin to work with miracles. Life is magic. You've got the power. Unlimited potential. Grace. Stoke the fire. xL
- [Wild Wisdom: 22 Love Lessons from My Naked Heart to Your Anxious Head](https://imlindseylewis.com/wild-wisdom/) - Latest from Hadley Gustin, an inspiring holistic anxiety coach, speaker and now the author of this breath of fresh air work of the soul-grabbing name.
- [one easy trick for getting out of a funk and getting back on track](https://imlindseylewis.com/one-easy-trick-for-getting-out-of-a-funk-and-getting-back-on-track/) - Check out the video to hear what Mund and Mitte discovered, what Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor found out, and save yourself from walking around in a funk all day. Much love, L
- [the self-sacrificing woman. I call bull$hit. an ode to happiness](https://imlindseylewis.com/the-self-sacrificing-woman-i-call-bullhit-an-ode-to-happiness/) - I celebrate the women who run medical clinics because it fuels their soul, head up Girl Scouts because it's what lights their fire, and are active moms because it rocks their world. Not because they feel they need to put themselves last.
- [free love: go for it](https://imlindseylewis.com/free-love-go-for-it/) - Had to post this on Joy Yoga. [learn_press_profile]
- [the perfect 4 minute video to start your Monday](https://imlindseylewis.com/perfect-4-minute-video/) - honk if you love someone. this guy started with small, heartfelt intentions, and then it got BIG.
- [kirtan cool: guara vani on kids, the cry of the soul](https://imlindseylewis.com/kirtan-cool-guara-vani-on-kids-the-cry-of-the-soul/) - Jai Uttal calls his group "simply the most wonderful kirtan band in the Western world." Dave Stringer says they're "incredibly thrilling." Guara Vani and As Kindred Spirits have recently released a new kirtan CD, Ten Million Moons, right on time for kirtan's move to mainstream. I was lucky enough to get to chat with Guara.
- [hemalayaa: bollywood dance, yoga, joy and love all the time [vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/hemalayaa-bollywood-dance-yoga-joy-and-love-all-the-time-vid/) - Hemalayaa, she of the Bollywood booty-shaking dance moves and yoga love, shared her light with Joy Yoga readers recently. 1. You teach Bollywood-style dance, among other practices. Why dance?We were born dancing and some of us have forgotten how good it feels to move our bodies and be free in that way. I believe dance
- [5 + ways to stay sane during the holidays (and other nutty times)](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-ways-to-stay-sane-during-the-holidays-and-other-nutty-times/) - 5 ways to work our natural ability to rock peace + power, no matter how nutty the holidays get.
- [Bellyfit: q+a with the creator of this fusion body-soul rockin' practice [video]](https://imlindseylewis.com/bellyfit-qa-with-the-creator-of-this-fusion-body-soul-rockin-practice-video/) - The amazing Alice Bracegirdle, founder and CEO of Bellyfit, shares her passion and joy with Joy Yoga readers. 1. Why Bellyfit?As with most successful business ventures, Bellyfit® was created out of a personal need that turned out to be the need of many. In early 2003 I found myself at a personal low. After having
- [yoga teachers: omniscient or just average?](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-teachers-omniscient-or-just-average/) - Yoga Teachers Rock"It was like everything you said was meant for me." "She devoted the class to something I'd been wanting to work on for ages. It was amazing." "He just gets you, somehow." All of these quotations are straight from students' mouths. And all of them are about yoga teachers. Conclusion: Yoga teachers are
- [it's all good. 7 things people are really surprised to learn about me](https://imlindseylewis.com/its-all-good-7-things-people-are-really-surprised-to-learn-about-me/) - 7 things people are really surprised to learn about me--what don't people know about you? What don't you share? Will you tell it? Oh, freedom.
- [listen to the mustn'ts, child](https://imlindseylewis.com/listen-to-the-mustnts-child/) - Love this little ditty from Shell Silverstein's Where the Sidewalk Ends [learn_press_profile]
- [India government cracking down on yoga invention](https://imlindseylewis.com/india-government-cracking-down-on-yoga-invention/) - Interesting article from The Guardian UK. Are you power, nude, laughing, Christian or contemporary? Or perhaps you are pure ashtanga vinyasa? If your preferred yoga style is among the former you could find yourself on the wrong side of an effort to define what constitutes the millennia-old physical and mental discipline. An Indian government body
- [Top 5 Insights from yoga teacher Elena Brower [video] (plus Yoga at the Great Lawn)](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-5-insights-from-yoga-teacher-elena-brower-video-plus-yoga-at-the-great-lawn/) - Amazing Anusara yogini Elena Brower took time out from running her New York studio, Vira Yoga, being an Adidas yoga global trainer, and a mom, to share some life-lifting insights with Joy Yoga readers. Yay for us! 1. You teach Anusara yoga. Why this style, rather than another? Anusara has a fundamental focus on alignment,
- [K's Choice: Come Live the Life You're Given [music vid]](https://imlindseylewis.com/ks-choice-come-live-the-life-youre-given-music-vid/) - This is beautiful. I want to buy this song! But apparently I can't in Canada, through iTunes or their site. If anyone can tell me how to get it, please let me know. [learn_press_profile]
- [yoga and shopping: BFFs or enemies? for ElephantJournal.com](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-and-shopping-bffs-or-enemies-for-elephantjournal-com/) - Not a word that would normally noodle into our everyday conversation, ‘covetous’ is one of those loaded terms, heavily weighted with religious nutso associations and lifestyle demands that seem to leave little left for living. It shows up in yogic philosophy, too, tagged onto the last of the yamas, or best-life behavioural tips, recorded by
- [knowing this one thing will help you do what you think you can't](https://imlindseylewis.com/knowing-this-one-thing-will-help-you-do-what-you-think-you-cant/) - It's surprisingly easy to do, backed by Vedic teachings, and boosted by the unlimited universe. xL
- [Top 5 Yoga Stress Busters, for Elephant Journal](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-5-yoga-stress-busters-for-elephant-journal/) - Here’s what happens when we get stressed.Our sympathetic nervous system leaps in—with the best of intentions, to help us out. Suddenly, our heart starts pounding to increase circulation, our muscles contract to get ready for action, our digestive system slows down, our awareness centres power up, and adrenaline and the stress hormone cortisol pump through
- [truth always feels good. a 4-step exploration of speaking up](https://imlindseylewis.com/truth-feels-good-lindsey-lewis/) - Truth always feels good. Truth ALWAYS feel good. It doesn't feel like anxiety. It doesn't feel like stress. It doesn't feel like tension or resistance or worry.
- [6 inspiring women on their hardest lesson](https://imlindseylewis.com/6-inspiring-women/) - Entrepreneurs, healers, inspiring. Enjoy. xL
- [satya, truth, yoga union: lessons from a baby](https://imlindseylewis.com/satya-truth-yoga-union-lessons-from-a-baby/) - Truth. It's one of my words for 2010--inspired by Danielle LaPorte's practice of coming up with three guiding terms each year. My others are Let, and Love. It's the Truth one--Satya, in Sanskrit--that I've been mulling over lately. Here's why: I'm a new auntie! Three-month-old Maddy* is the love of my family's life right now.
- [jewellery by Annie Band: let your heart be open as the sky](https://imlindseylewis.com/jewellery-by-annie-band-let-your-heart-be-open-as-the-sky/) - I know I'm not alone when I say I love accessories with meaning. There's a whole giant crew of us out there who love love love when what we're wearing reminds us and inspires us. And while I may not have the moolah to score one of jewellery designer Annie Band's latest gems, I feel
- [yoga rant: escapist or taking action? you pick. for Elephant Journal](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-rant-escapist-or-taking-action-you-pick-for-elephant-journal/) - This is a bit of a rant. But Elephant Journal readers are used to opinionated people. CHECKED OUTI’m opposing a popular viewpoint. You’ll have noticed it among a ton of people who practice yoga, I’m sure. Here’s how it usually goes: I’m doing my morning practice/ going to this yoga class/ living at the ashram
- [inspiration junkie. 5 inspiring sites around the web and world](https://imlindseylewis.com/inspiration-junkie-5-inspiring-sites-around-the-web-and-world/) - We all need an inspiration hit every now and then. Maybe every day. 5 inspiring sites in the web and world.
- [They said it couldn't be done. I did it.](https://imlindseylewis.com/they-said-it-couldnt-be-done-i-did-it/) - I had no agent. No contacts. No history of working with a book publisher. And so, they said, “It can’t be done.”
- [celebrating Maya Angelou: I Rise](https://imlindseylewis.com/celebrating-maya-angelou-i-rise/) - She's still shining. Celebrating Maya Angelou the day after she passed away.
- [10 inspirational quotes I love](https://imlindseylewis.com/10-inspirational-quotes-i-love/) - 1. Respect her hustle.
- [what does being free mean to you? living wow and loving completely](https://imlindseylewis.com/living-wow/) - Lorie Corcuera of Spark Creations. Inspired. Inspiring. Love in action. Enjoy! xL
- [what does being free mean to you? unlimited](https://imlindseylewis.com/yared-n-paintings-with-lindsey-lewis/) - The LibreFree Project. Nominate someone who inspires you. xL
- [what does being free mean to you? flying](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-does-being-free-mean-to-you-flying/) - Irene, retired French teacher, world traveler, part-time Paris resident, yoga student. LibreFree Project. #befree xL
- [what does being free mean to you? honesty and confidence](https://imlindseylewis.com/kajsa-designs/) - 'A place of honestly and confidently being exactly who you are.' Kajsa, jewellery designer, artist. Nominate someone inspiring for the LibreFree Project. #befree
- [what does being free mean to you? walking to the rhythm of my own heartbeat](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-does-being-free-mean-to-you-heatherlyn/) - I met Heatherlyn and her music in Boulder CO and promptly bought all of her albums. I still love them. xL
- [weekly inspirational video: take a seat, make a friend [5 mins]](https://imlindseylewis.com/weekly-inspirational-video-take-a-seat-make-a-friend/) - totally DELIGHTFUL. especially the people who take their teeth out. xL
- [weekly inspiration. crow feeding a hungry dog](https://imlindseylewis.com/weekly-inspiration-crow-feeding-a-hungry-dog/) - Here's this week's inspiration. Enjoy. xL
- [money, energy, love, and when you really really want something: 5 questions](https://imlindseylewis.com/money-energy-love-and-when-you-really-really-want-something-5-questions/) - This is an exploration. CASE STUDY 1: THE RUN-FOR-IT GIRLI was sending out emails daily letting people know I was available for work--and good at it, too!--applying for every job I could possibly have a chance at getting, and struggling to pay my bills. A friend of mine, someone I am continually blown away by, said this:
- [early boxing day sale: Living Yoga: 7 Pathways to Liberated Living](https://imlindseylewis.com/early-boxing-day-sale-living-yoga/) - 'cos it STILL feels good to give...love, strength, less stress, more happiness. Living a liberated, deeply, uniquely happy life. xo
- [the LibreFree Project: from 72lbs at 26-years-old to stronger every day](https://imlindseylewis.com/from-72lbs-at-26-years-old-to-stronger-every-day/) - We're going for it. Telling our stories. We are who we are. And the truth sets us free. #librefreeproject
- [emotional intelligence](https://imlindseylewis.com/emotional-intelligence/) - The higher the level of economic development, it seems, the more anaesthetized we have become to our emotional realities.~ Gabor Mate. M.D. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blNbrJuS4SM&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Loving this guy. [learn_press_profile]
- [yoga: what the heck is it?](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-what-the-heck-is-it/) - An intro, overview and kinda summation of this huge practice yogis consider life, courtesy sheknows.com. What is Yoga?Yoga began in India about 5,000 years ago as a way to work the mind, body and spirit together as one. Since then, several studies have shown an active yoga lifestyle can help treat dozens of conditions including
- [Top Doc's Book Prescribes Yoga as Medicine](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-docs-book-prescribes-yoga-as-medicine/) - Denverpost.com compiled a list:Ten Way to Stave off Illness, Buy The BookJoy Yoga's Fave: Yoga as Medicine by Dr. Timothy McCall at drmccall.com. Direct from the article:McCall, a practicing yogi and Western-trained physician, uses science to show how yoga postures, breathing techniques and meditation can help treat conditions such as arthritis, heart disease, insomnia and
- [yoga body, your body, or: how to get the body of your dreams](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-body-your-body-or-how-to-get-the-body-of-your-dreams/) - Yoga Teachers Have Their Dream BodiesWell, not exactly. I'm not going to argue that all yoga teachers always feel great about the way they look. But I will argue that most yoga teachers--and yoga students--have a pretty good relationship with their bodies. Top 5 Reasons Why Yoga Gives You a Better Body1. Yoga encourages mindfulness in all
- [Yoga Makes Good Lovin'](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-makes-good-lovin/) - What? Why are you looking at me like that? Seriously, it was in the news. Nothing escapes our all-pervasive sex obsession. Not even yoga. The Times of India just published an entire piece on how, even though "the stated ideal of yoga is about attaining spiritual salvation" studies have shown the practice "revs up flagging
- [Yoga Proven to Help Back Pain](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-proven-to-help-back-pain/) - var addthis_pub="joyforlife"; There's always somebody in class with back pain. A bulging disc, a strained muscle, sciatica, or simple, but painful, tension. So we teachers tell them everything we can about how to modify, what adjustments to make, and assure them that, well, most people who come to yoga with back pain leave with a
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- [Yoga Better Than Drugs for IBS](https://imlindseylewis.com/yoga-better-than-drugs-for-ibs/) - Check this out: Guardian.co UK reports that a recent study found that yoga was a better treatment for irritable bowel syndrome than drugs. "A small study looked at 22 men with irritable bowel syndrome.[1] It compared drug treatment for diarrhoea (loperamide) with yoga. Both treatments reduced symptoms, but the people practising yoga showed slightly more
- [Top 10 Ayur Veda Tips From Vida Wellness Spa Director of Education and Training](https://imlindseylewis.com/top-10-ayur-veda-tips-from-vida-wellness-spa-director-of-education-and-training/) - Get Your ZzzzsGo to bed by 10 pm. Mom said it. Sleep research scientists say it. Apparently it's taking us humans over 1000 years to get the message. Ayur Veda practitioners and doctors have been saying it since, well, way before Mom and modern science. It's the oldest health system in the world. Go to
- [November 30-Day Happiness Challenge](https://imlindseylewis.com/november-30-day-happiness-challenge/) - 491 people all over the globe participated in the July and September 30-Day Happiness Challenge. Join your tribe Nov 1-30. xL
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- [using gratitude as deflection. do you do this?](https://imlindseylewis.com/gratitude-as-deflection-lindsey-lewis/) - giving thanks is powerful--except when it's used in this one really un-powerful way. Do you do this? xL
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- [service before self: lessons from a non-yogi](https://imlindseylewis.com/service-before-self-lessons-from-a-non-yogi/) - Psychology Today's Michael J. Formica's tales about his dad are an an inspiring lead-in to an action-provoking post on Karma Yoga. "The Law of Karma, in its simplest interpretation, suggests that "you get what you give". One of the great vulnerabilities of humanity has always been the failure to recognize that we live in a
- [5 Tips on Getting Your Meditation Mojo Flowing](https://imlindseylewis.com/5-tips-on-getting-your-meditation-mojo-flowing/) - Ever sit down to meditate and feel like you’ve failed? Me too. Luckily, then I get this nice little voice in my head that comes from a great big source. It says, “There is no try. Only do.” Ha. But in all seriousness, Yoda was onto something. Meditation isn’t about trying. It’s about being. And
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- [What if your approach is costing you what you want?](https://imlindseylewis.com/what-if-your-approach-is-costing-you-what-you-want/) - What if your approach is costing you what you want? This came up a few times over the past few days inside my coaching conversations. Expectations. Setting the bar high. Focusing on big, far-out achievements. Go for the Gold, right? It's gotta be the way to do great things! It could be. But for many
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- [can you be better all the time? practicing compassion](https://imlindseylewis.com/can-you-be-better-all-the-time-practicing-compassion/) - It’s not a revolutionary idea to say that there’s a lot of pressure to be better. ON THE MATIn a yoga class, the idea that we need to be better can come up anywhere. It happens a lot within asana (physical poses), where we compromise the integrity of the pose—and put our bodies at risk
- [don't freak out: 6 yoga tips for when life goes nuts](https://imlindseylewis.com/dont-freak-out-5-yoga-tips-for-when-life-goes-nuts/) - 9 pm. 10 pm. 11 pm. The hours tick by like minutes. So do the days. I'm fueled by a dream--my soon-to-be-shared officially incorporated dedication to spreading practical, inspiring tools for a life well-loved. So what does this mean for my daily routine? Gone are the seamless evenings spent writing or painting. Gone are the

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