by Dr. Pentz | Aug 2, 2021 | Journey to Spirit |
YAMAS: YOGA’S ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR SELF-REGULATING Have you noticed when you are honest with yourself that being truthful with others is easier? Satya is the second yama in the yoga’s ethical guidelines for self-regulation. It is the practice of being...
by Dr. Pentz | Jun 17, 2021 | Journey to Spirit |
This branch of yoga, known as classic yoga, is the practice of using breathwork and meditation to regulate the mind and senses During the pandemic, a client I’ll call Claire told me she had faced difficulty focusing and concentrating as she worked from home. She told...
by Dr. Pentz | May 10, 2021 | Journey to Spirit |
I have a devotion practice that makes all the difference. It’s called bhakti yoga. Though Ayurveda influences my lifestyle, the foods I eat and my daily habits, my bhakti practice is the underpinning of it all. It’s the foundation that supports me when I take the...
by Dr. Pentz | Apr 6, 2021 | Journey to Spirit |
Recently, I heard Michael Longley, an Anglo-Irish poet, speak to Krista Tippett during her radio program, On Being. He shared why poetry has such power for us as human beings. Our human experience often is full of joy, happiness and love, intermingled with difficult,...
by Dr. Pentz | Dec 17, 2020 | Journey to Spirit |
How are you celebrating the holidays? For our family, Advent harkens the time for the birth of the Christ with a candle lit on Sundays for a month before Christmas. Last weekend, my grandson and I prepared my manger scene in my home. He eagerly reminded me that...
