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The Tabernacle Within

Draw your gaze inward, we were instructed in a yoga class yesterday morning. Draw your gaze inward.  Such a kind invitation. Teresa of Avila, 16th century Carmelite nun, mystic, and author is celebrated on the liturgical calendar today. Teresa’s interior … Continue reading

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Dying to Live

There are yoga classes offered here at St. Alban’s several times a week, and I had occasion a few days ago, coming down a set of steps after putting something away, to look through a clear glass window on a … Continue reading

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A Three-Part Prayer

I’ve become more regular, to the point of devotion, in my practice of yoga this past year, and have enjoyed noticing all the different ways that yoga mirrors what is necessary for good singing. Obvious things like a focus on … Continue reading

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A Poise of The Soul

In 2010 I enrolled in a six-week Introduction to Yoga class offered at a studio near my home.   After more than 12 years of practicing the liturgy of the church as a priest (a job that usually has one dressed … Continue reading

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Poses and Prayer

Recently I was asked to attend an event featuring a popular inspirational speaker.  The invitation was open-ended and by the end of the day at hand I had decided not to go.  The next day I was relieved to get … Continue reading

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Join the Club

Laughter Clubs, a form of yoga, began developing in the 1990’s and now form a movement with over 8.000 groups of people gathering around the world, usually in the morning in a park, to simply laugh as a form of … Continue reading

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