tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701398972654566371.post4017078361915409035..comments2008-02-12T19:59:46.534-05:00Johnny Gillespienoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701398972654566371.post-53437408153497008672008-02-12T19:59:00.000-05:002008-02-12T19:59:00.000-05:00Awake, asleep and in between- perhaps, the bard wrote, to dream.<BR/><BR/>You might think otherwise, or at least have another "aha" moment <BR/>when you read Robert Holden's "Happiness Now." <BR/><BR/>The British psychologist with a radical approach sprinkles his tome blessed by Oprah with wonderful yogi wit and wisdom. <BR/><BR/>As practicing yogis and yoginis know -- it's often one breath at a time,and in between, where we have the opportunity to make choices of thought and deed -- that attracts more of the same<BR/><BR/>In "Happiness Now," as in asana practice, you are encouraged to focus on what is right - a simple formula to experience the joy for which we were created.<BR/><BR/>Yes, happiness. We all deserve it. <BR/><BR/>Have you ever thought, "This is all too good to be true" or "All good things come to an end"? <BR/><BR/>When it comes to happiness, so many of us think we have to sweat, earn, yearn, and and pay for it.<BR/>Hmm, maybe you've thought that on the mat when struggling in a pose.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you think, happiness is not today, it's someday. Today, we have must suffer hardship and quiet desperation. <BR/><BR/>Holden makes it clear with his meditations, exercises, prayers and poems, that happiness is for the now! That's what yoga brings to me when I am tuned in and stop trying so hard. When I can smile exactly where I am, accepting that. There's joy! <BR/><BR/>The emotional healing Holden talks about comes from self-acceptance, inner confidence, and pure peace of mind-- and yes,yoga is part of the prescription. <BR/><BR/>If anyone is ready to expereince another "aha" moment, then you would enjoy this lovely read. Blessings,Janice RooseveltJanice Roosevelthttp://jroosevelt.featureblog.comnoreply@blogger.com