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About MaryAnn Reynolds

Blogging about body, mind, heart, spirit, and well-being.

Leslie Kaminoff responds elegantly to yoga scandal

Desikachar, who created Viniyoga, then decided to dissolve it because he was uncomfortable with the idea of branding. Continue reading

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Dance, ecstasy, Pina, play

The physicality of it, the improvisational nature of ecstatic dance, the freedom and goodness I feel in my body, the wave of rhythms that peaks somewhere in the middle just clear me out until nothing is left but sweat, breath, and oneness. Continue reading

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Daily email inspirations

I subscribe to several daily email services that enrich my well-being as I begin each day. I receive joy, encouragement, wonder, food for thought, and catalysts for expansion from these emails. Continue reading

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Winter Alps, speed flying, dancing in beauty

One of my astrological mandates for 2012 is to surround myself with physical beauty. In that light, I am sharing this video. Watch and surrender to grace. The earth has disappeared beneath my feet, Illusion fled from all my ecstasy. … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day: 60 Tiny Love Stories

The woman was a dwarf and the man must have been 6 feet tall. Later in the evening they went out onto the dance floor. Continue reading

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99. Seventy percent

Reblogged from One Time, One Meeting: If you have ever played a competitive sport, you have probably been exhorted to give 100 percent. Or, as the sports cliché would have it, “110 percent.” And the attitude embodied in that exhortation … Continue reading

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What’s next for the Occupy movement, and where do you lie on the political spectrum?

I was told back then that the FBI had a file on me for protesting Vietnam. In high school. In Stillwater, Oklahoma. Remembering that, my eyes are rolling. I’m coming out of the closet about that. Continue reading

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Enneagram communication styles

I’ve provided a brief description of each Enneagram type’s talking style. You may recognize yourself, or more likely, someone you know well will come to mind. Those who know you well may be able to tell you what your most characteristic communication style is! Continue reading

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Buddhist art, ancient and 21st century

Somewhere between Facebook, Twitter, and web surfing, I came across this article and slideshow about an exhibit of Buddhist art in Hong Kong. The show juxtaposes ancient and modern Buddhist art, drawing on the Rockefeller collection of Asian art and … Continue reading

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Science discovers how massage affects cells after exercise

Massage applied to muscles after vigorous exercise reduces inflammation and promotes growth of energy-producing units (mitochondria) in muscle cells. Continue reading

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