by Kit Caelsto | Apr 29, 2022 | Spiritual Thoughts
Do you think you’re intuitive? Not sure if you have intuition? Do you quesiton if the messages you receive from the universe are just that–messages, rather than something from your own thoughts and feelings? If you do, you’re not alone. Many people...
by Kit Caelsto | Apr 10, 2022 | Spiritual Thoughts, Yoga Philosophy
Our discussion of the Yamas returns for the fourth Yama: Moderation of the Senses or Brahmacharya. This yama, or rules for living, is based on the concept of “walking in God-consciousness”. In other words, we don’t wish to over indulge our earthly...
by Kit Caelsto | Apr 2, 2022 | chronic wellness, emotions and feelings, Spiritual Thoughts
We know what physical wounds are. If you fall down and scrape your knee, that’s a physical wound. Accidentally straining a muscle while lifting something heavy, that’s a different type of physical wound. It’s also easy to think about what a...
by Kit Caelsto | Feb 28, 2022 | Spiritual Thoughts, Yoga Philosophy
The third rule in the yamas is non-stealing, or asteya. Often when we think about non-stealing, the actual act of theft–stealing something from a store or from someone else–comes to mind. And yet, this focus on tangible objects is only a small part of what...
by Kit Caelsto | Feb 26, 2022 | Spiritual Thoughts
Though the ice has melted and it’s now safe to drive into town, I wanted to share a few pictures I took after the storm left us in a beautiful crystal world. I was struck by the clarity of the blue sky and my prayer flags, icicles dripping from them as daytime...
by Kit Caelsto | Feb 18, 2022 | Spiritual Thoughts, Yoga Philosophy
The second of the yamas is truthfulness, and is known as satya. The Sanskrit word sat means “that which exists, that which is”. The full word, satya, means truthfulness. In other words, reporting and seeing things as they really are, not as our minds tell...