Before heading out to class this morning, I wanted to share two little things with you.

The first is a quote by Swami Sivanada.

“A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied, immediately, another comes. In the interval which separate two desires, a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love, or hate, complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.”
- Swami Sivananda

Secondly, I would like to share a New York Times article from March of 2007 that feature the dear friends Nick and Lela of my great, new roommate Priya and my wonderful body-work and yoga teacher friend Ruthie (who I hope to write more about soon.)

The article, “Young Yoga Teachers” is worth a read.

What I find far more wise, interesting, and inspiring, however, is Nick and Lela Beem’s response on their website. If you can, please read it.
I have never met Nick or Lela, but hope to one day soon.