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An interview with Erin Kelly and Cynthia Syd Delaski, Workshop Facilitators “Yoga and mindfulness can help us bring our experiences to life!” Quote from Erin Kelly, Mindfulness Facilitator at the
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“In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it’s wiser to
The door to our study is covered with decorative paper. A box of colored pens sit nearby. Drawings and words tell the stories of “new things we’ve done.” Learning a
Let the beauty we love be what we do There are Hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the earth. Rumi Rumi got this right — there really are hundreds