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Dec.09.2011
It's the holiday season. We are probably thinking about buying gifts for family and friends right now. But have you thought about giving yourself a gift? How many times do you give yourself a really important gift in your life? I don't mean a cashmere sweater gift. I don't mean a facial or...
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Dec.09.2011
It's the holiday season. We are probably thinking about buying gifts for family and friends right now. But have you thought about giving yourself a gift? How many times do you give yourself a really important gift in your life? I don't mean a cashmere sweater gift. I don't mean a facial or massage...
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Sep.22.2011
Fall is my favorite season. It fills me with hope and brings me joy. And, as a yogi, it reminds of the importance of giving gratitude for the gifts in my life.
The derivation of the fall season, also known as the September equinox, comes from centuries ago when the planting and harvesting of...
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Aug.18.2011
I left Las Vegas eighteen years to the day I arrived. I left with two young boys. I left Nevada's first professional theater, which I co-founded and funded and loved and nurtured for five years. I left my women friends whom I loved and cherished. I left...
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Jun.24.2011
I am now in the decade of my 60s, and I am still the only one who can make a difference in myself and in my life. I am fully prepared to look inward for guidance. It has been my preference and my joy to stay connected to my mind and body through the practice of yoga.
Yoga is not only a...
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Jun.07.2011
I want to share something with you. Something very important. It's concerns our brains. The brain is a very complex organ, composed of approximately 100 billion neurons and each one of those neurons communicates with up to 10.000 other neurons. It's a loaded minefield in our heads. We have been,...
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Jun.07.2011
Writing is a solitary ritual. We think of rituals as something stemming from religion But the truth is that anything can be a ritual: dancing, playing music, working out, meditation, yoga, praying, taking holy communion, paying bills, cooking, getting ready for bed at night. Even funerals are...
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Truth is given not to be contemplated but to be done. Life is an action; not a thought.
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—F. W. Robertson, 19th century English preacher
About Joan
JOAN MORAN is a former professional actress, teacher of acting and theater entrepreneur. Born in San Francisco, Joan attended UCLA and U.C. Berkeley, while majoring in Theater Arts. She received a Master’s degree in Theater Arts and in Education from the...