The Joan Zone

Our Triggers Our Teachers: Revisiting Shempa

Our Triggers Our Teachers: Revisiting Shempa

You are having a conversation with a friend/loved one. They are not directing their stream of thought towards you. Their topic of conversation is not even about you but you...

Our Triggers Our Teachers: Revisiting Shempa

You are having a conversation with a friend/loved one. They are not directing their stream of thought towards you. Their topic of conversation is not even about you but you...

a wounded heart learning to live as an open heart

a wounded heart learning to live as an open heart

We humans aren’t very good at being uncomfortable. Even if we are capable of pushing our abilities in one area, we tend to cling to the familiar. This is understandable....

a wounded heart learning to live as an open heart

We humans aren’t very good at being uncomfortable. Even if we are capable of pushing our abilities in one area, we tend to cling to the familiar. This is understandable....

Levels of Consciousness

Levels of Consciousness

In yoga, in mindfulness practices, in disciplines that are intended to cultivate an awareness of our true self: source, supreme consciousness, god, we are instructed to observe our thoughts, control...

Levels of Consciousness

In yoga, in mindfulness practices, in disciplines that are intended to cultivate an awareness of our true self: source, supreme consciousness, god, we are instructed to observe our thoughts, control...

Life as Ritual: The Practice

Life as Ritual: The Practice

To truly deal with understanding how to become more balanced in our lives we first have to take the courageous step towards honest ownership of our thoughts actions and emotions....

Life as Ritual: The Practice

To truly deal with understanding how to become more balanced in our lives we first have to take the courageous step towards honest ownership of our thoughts actions and emotions....

Intentional Living and The Ceremony of Life

Intentional Living and The Ceremony of Life

I was brought up in a very religious home. We went to church three times a week and prayed multiple times a day. As I entered my adult years, I...

Intentional Living and The Ceremony of Life

I was brought up in a very religious home. We went to church three times a week and prayed multiple times a day. As I entered my adult years, I...

A Simple Practice - Unity Through Breath

A Simple Practice - Unity Through Breath

Some of the foundational components of the practice of yoga: awareness of energy, mental focus, philosophical inquiry, self study, are also the foundational components of consciously living a life of...

A Simple Practice - Unity Through Breath

Some of the foundational components of the practice of yoga: awareness of energy, mental focus, philosophical inquiry, self study, are also the foundational components of consciously living a life of...