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We don’t injure what we respect. Living Your Yoga: Treat all people you meet and all objects you handle with respect.  At the end of the day, notice how happy you feel. Judith Hanson Lasater

Thinking is active; awareness is receptive. Living Your Yoga: Sit quietly in a comfortable position for five minutes, and let yourself just receive each moment as it arises.  No thinking, no judgements. Judith Hanson Lasater

Never throw away your filter. Living Your Yoga: Despite the wisdom and power of the teacher, you are the only master of yourself.  Listen with a loving filter to your teacher, then absorb what resonates and let go of what doesn’t. Judith Hanson Lasater

It’s not about what comes in but what comes up. Living Your Yoga: We often believe that what we learn from the outside makes us better yoga students.  Today when you practice, pay more attention to your own wisdom as it comes up. Judith Hanson Lasater

Trust Yourself first. Living Your Yoga: Others can offer us advice and help, but deep inside we always know what is best for us.  Today consciously choose to trust yourself first when you make a decision. Judith Hanson Lasater

Do what you love. Living Your Yoga: Doing what you love is empowering and even health-enhancing.  Pick something, such as listening to your favourite piece of music, planting some flowers, or petting your dog, and do it for ten minutes today – just because you love it. Judith Hanson Lasater

Laugh more. Living Your Yoga: Children laugh dozens of times a day.  Laughing decreases blood pressure and relieves tension.  Find something funny in your life today and laugh at it.  Better yet, find something about yourself to laugh at. Judith Hanson Lasater

We are not seeing a situation as it truly is if we have expectations Living Your Yoga: The next time you are involved in a conflict, notice how you want things to turn out your way.  Ask yourself, How would this be and what would I say now if I could see what the other person sees? Judith Hanson Lasater

Relaxation is the process of observing your tension. Living Your Yoga: Find a quiet place.  Lie down on a comfortable surface, close your eyes, and observe your tension for ten minutes.  Relaxation will arise. Judith Hanson Lasater

My mom gave me this yoga book for Christmas 2013.  It’s called A Year of Living Your Yoga by Judith Hanson Lasater.  She has a quote and some sage advice for each day of the year; simple ways to practice yoga everyday.  And if you’re like me, I usually need a little help getting motivated to practice on a daily basis.  So far, it’s been a source of inspiration.  I hope it will be for Read more…