The Magazine of Yoga I Author Archives

Getting Past No, Arriving At Yes

July 4, 2011 | Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

I thought of leaving, grabbing my mat, and slinking out, telling the teacher later that I got a sudden case of the stomach flu, leprosy or the realization that I was supposed to be at a meeting.

Bodies and Voices

June 27, 2011 | Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Don’t ask me how I knew. I just did.
The tree would shake. I would shiver.

Need a Vacation? What Are You Waiting For?

June 20, 2011 | Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

The world as it really is – mysterious, intriguing, wild and alive.

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June 13, 2011 | Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

something asleep for years/ wakes your life with a jolt

Mortality and Being Human

June 6, 2011 | Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Whatever we go through, whatever we suffer or lose, we will still be ourselves, just more so.

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May 30, 2011 | Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

How miniature my heartbeat, and at the same time,
how loud the cacophony of hope and fear.

Mother in Recovery

May 23, 2011 | Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Sure, I love them fiercely, but I know what I have to do: let them live their own lives.

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May 16, 2011 | Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

This is all to say that there’s no place that’s not an intersection. No place that’s not edge, no time that’s not all times.

What Me, Worry?

May 9, 2011 | Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

This pause in the day, this slow moving, eventually galloping to 35 mph to flow down the hill and into the valley that leads to the parking garage, is actually a vital opportunity to love my life.

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May 2, 2011 | Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Believe this now, / stop doubting that because it’s not
what you wanted, what you expected, / it’s not beauty.

The Yoga of Raising Young Adults

April 25, 2011 | Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

I transfer money. I worry that the depression might not pass easily, and what if I’ve done the wrong thing in encouraging them to pursue their dreams?