Kenetha Stanton on August 31st, 2011

The Yoga Sutras are a series of brief sayings (sutra means thread) that were written down by a yogi named Patanjali about 2500 years ago as a means of recording the basics of what the yogis at that time had learned about yoga and the yogic way of life. There are numerous translations from the [...]

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Kenetha Stanton on August 29th, 2011

Chrysalis Wellness now has a Facebook page to make sharing information and connecting with others easier. I plan to link to new blog posts as they are published, post uplifting quotes, link to articles and posts about Reiki and Yoga, and share announcements about new classes and workshops, as they become available. I hope you’ll [...]

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Kenetha Stanton on August 26th, 2011

We all die, but we live in a culture that fears death and generally tries to hide death from public view. We often avoid thinking about or preparing for our own death or those of our loved ones, so it is not surprising that many people fight death when the time comes for them to [...]

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Kenetha Stanton on August 24th, 2011

I had the wonderful privilege of attending a yin yoga and Reiki class last night at Grace Tree Yoga & Growth Studio in West Chester, OH (just north of Cincinnati) with one of my former classmates from my yoga teacher training class. It was a delightful evening of rich conversation during the drive down and [...]

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Kenetha Stanton on August 22nd, 2011

Our breath is critical to life. Humans can go without food for a few weeks, without water for a few days, but without breath for only minutes. In fact, checking whether someone is still breathing is one way that we often check to see if someone is alive. Given this crucial nature of breath to [...]

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