by Ela | Jun 13, 2014 | Performance, Reflection, Stories
Photo courtesy Tea, Two Sugars, available under the Creative Commons license on Flickr. Speed matters In the last few weeks my son was learning to ride a bike. Although he previously refused to use a balance bike, he suddenly got super interested in riding a chunky...
by Ela | Mar 28, 2014 | Being, Reflection, Stories
Photo credit Ulrik S.Christensen on Flickr “I never dreamed of so much happiness when I was the ugly duckling.”–Hans Christian Andersen The ugly duckling Do you remember the story of Ugly Duckling? The ugly duckling was told to be ugly by his...
by Ela | Jan 14, 2014 | Being, Reflection
Art by Jim Valentine from Creative Commons on Flickr. True power Your true power doesn’t show up when things are going smoothly. Your true power doesn’t manifest when there are great difficulties. Your true power awakens when you believe you have no more...
by Ela | Dec 4, 2013 | Get Unstuck, Music, Reflection, Stories
This year is perhaps seeing a comeback of a powerful vocal duo – JazzyFatnastees. Two Ladies with incredible voices. Voices that penetrate and crush the hardened hearts. I saw them live, many years back, and they made a huge impression on me. They were humble...
by Ela | Dec 3, 2013 | Music, Reflection
Music feels like magic Music awakens us to the truth that life is so much more than the petty details or daily struggles. Music is universal. It reaches us at the depth of our intuitive existence. It speaks to the senses directly. It touches us profoundly and perhaps...
by Ela | Oct 23, 2013 | Consciousness, Reflection, Self mastery, Understanding
I learned about enlightenment when I was 14. It was presented like a privileged state of being for a few chosen ones. This level had to be attained through mastery of certain practices which included meditation, chanting and a path of inner focus, gratitude and...
