Thoughts on Enlightenment

I recently embarked on a new journey, one that I had been contemplating for a while – yoga teacher training (YTT). I am not fantastically flexible or lovingly compassionate, I am also not terribly spiritual; this is not a hindrance. Yoga teacher trainings are not valuable for only those that wish to teach but also for those that wish to learn further about yoga as … Continue reading Thoughts on Enlightenment

Stigma: Person (The Mind) vs. Human (The Animal)

I always found the sentence “Stop the stigma” interesting. Per the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition of stigma is “n. a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person”. From a social perspective, forgetting our modern day interpretations, stigma identifies a person in our society that is physically different, has known deviation traits, or what is stated as “tribal stigma.” In a … Continue reading Stigma: Person (The Mind) vs. Human (The Animal)