February 2020
Thoughts from Annie What Are Your Mantras? When I was about seven years old, I spontaneously developed a mantra that allowed me to make it through any emotionally painful conversation with my parents....
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Thoughts from Annie Be, Block, Build Dear Friends, I am just back from a walk in the park with a dear friend. While there and on the way home, I saw people taking time to be together, neighbors...
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Thoughts from Annie WE Dear Friends, When I first started studying mindfulness with Thich Nhat Hanh, he spoke a lot about the need for a sangha – a community of practice. He said, “You allow the...
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Thoughts from Annie Dear Friends, This month, I am sharing a piece written by my friend Linda Loranger. Linda is a part of the OHMC sangha and I’m so grateful to her for sharing her thoughts with us....
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Thoughts from Annie We Make the Path By Walking Traveler, there is no way, the way is made by going. By walking you make the path, and when you look back, You see the track where you should never...
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Thoughts from Annie The Practice of Never Disparaging Dear Friends, While reading about the Lotus Sutra, I came across a figure who I find to be one of the most inspiring in all of Buddhism– the...
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Thoughts from Annie Contagious Feelings: How our Trauma & Biases are Passed Down through the Generations. You can find this month’s Thoughts from Annie post published on Elephant Journal. Read...
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Thoughts from Annie 5 Wonderful Mindfulness Practices that Carried me through Cancer Treatment. You can find this month’s Thoughts from Annie post published on Elephant Journal. Read the article it...
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Thoughts from Annie Dear Friends, I hope your mindful yoga practice keeps you grounded during these challenging times. I have been in written communication like this with you, dear yogis, since...
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Thoughts from Annie Buddhist Wisdom on using Anger to Protect Ourselves & Others from Harm. Dear Friends, This month’s blog is up on Elephant Journal. Read it here. If we are enraged by listening...
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