Posted on September 29, 2017
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“The conundrum of body is the starting point in yoga from which to unravel the mystery of human existence.” – B.K.S. Iyengar In the past year I’ve discovered that yoga is one of the best things I’ve ever done, and continue to do, for…
Category: MusingsTags: ashram, balance, breath, consciousness, deliverance, emancipation, energy, existence, expectations, growth, guru, india, inspiration, Iyengar, learning, letting go, Life, life lessons, meditation, pain, patience, relationships, rishikesh, self growth, space, transformation, trust, truth, yoga, yoga practice, yoga teacher training, yoga training, yogasana
Sixteen years ago I walked into this little house in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood after meeting my mother-in-law to-be for the first time. She frightened me to be completely honest, because she was confident, outspoken, and the mother of the man I loved. I was…
Category: Musings, PeopleTags: acceptance, death, divorce, family, friends, inspiration, learning, love, marriage, mother-in-law, music, relationships, separation, toronto, writing
In Hinduism, when a person dies, a year-long mourning period takes effect in which the family does not participate in any celebrations. On the one-year anniversary, Shradda is recognized with a memorial service, in which closure is brought to formal mourning with traditions similar…
Category: Musings, People, TravelTags: aging, birth, body, custom, death, family, goodbye, grief, history, india, learning, Life, life energy, loss, love, Mother Ganga, mourning, nature, People, relationships, spirit, tradition, Travel, young spirit
Posted on April 26, 2017
by colleenerinthornton
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So, I wrote I book, which is actually a collection of blogs–my musings and stories of a two-year-long life now passed. If you’re interested in reading some amusing, crass, heartfelt stories, check it out on Amazon.com, and please leave a review! Here I share the…
Category: Musings, TravelTags: amazon, Asia, books, children, communication, driving, energy, englishteacher, food, foreign land, freedom, friends, gratitude, heartbreak, history, home, indonesia, intuition, Islam, java, Joy, languages, Life, love, nature, People, reinvention, relationships, security, self-improvement, sex, singlewoman, story, surabaya, thought, Travel, travelling, uncertainty, work, workout, writing
Posted on April 18, 2017
by colleenerinthornton
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So I made it back to India, finally, as I always promised myself I would when I felt ready for it again. And I think I’ve learned that I’m never going to feel quite ready to face a fear. I will always have to…
I write to expose my vulnerability in an effort to relieve it. I write because I am furious for the situations I have voluntarily placed myself in and writing is my way of escaping that anger or trying to understand it. I write because…
Category: MusingsTags: acceptance, communication, creation, death, ego, energy, happiness, Hate, insecurity, Joy, Life, life meaning, love, pain, reinvention, relationships, rules, self discovery, self expression, sorrow, Suffering, thought, understanding, vulnerability, writing
Posted on March 15, 2017
by colleenerinthornton
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I’ve experienced many relationships whilst travelling. I’ve created them, forged them, negotiated them, deconstructed them, unravelled them, fought them, dissected them, systematically destroyed them, sewn them back together, acquiesced to them. Relationships with food, nature, people, myself, money, security, fear, pain, loss, and grief–dear…
Category: Musings, TravelTags: Camino de Santiago, canada, freedom, friends, home, Infatuation, Life, love, nature, People, relationships, security, Solitude, Spain, stillness, Travel