Consider this…if you are unwilling to fulfill your highest potential, many others will pay dearly on your behalf. Everything that we do affects the whole, and when you are blessed with any kind of gift or strength it is your birthright and your Spiritual obligation to put all of those blessings to work for the greater good. The world is waiting for you…please rise to the occasion…and thank you for being you.

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We are often asked about the picture in our logo and what it signifies. One person thought it might be an African Umbrella Thorn Acacia tree. Others have said it looks like a brain with part of the spinal column. Good—and creative—guesses, but it is actually a ginko leaf. The ginko is Marydale’s favorite tree. Besides being extremely beautiful and a true expression of all the seasons, the gingko tree is considered the most ancient tree known to man and is often revered as sacred. It is believed that its medicinal properties are excellent for the heart and lungs, and India’s traditional Ayurvedic healers associate the gingko with long life. What a perfect representation for Param Yoga. In fact, Marydale snapped this picture of a ginko leaf in Chatsworth Park North, just up the street from the studio.

So, the next time you’re at the studio and you hear someone say, “What IS that thing?”, you can tell them it’s a symbol with deep roots.

I have seen people writhing with so much mental and emotional pain that it becomes impossible to cope with their lives. The only thing available for me to do to assist them, in this time of tremendous suffering, is to see their perfection. To hold an image in my mind and in my heart so crystal clear of their Divine blueprint that all else shimmers away as merely their experience here in human form meant to smooth their rough edges like a river rock tumbling in the bed of a swiftly moving stream.

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I had a brief glimpse of eternity today and it took my breath away. If only we could hold the enormity of God’s Presence in the forefront of our minds, always, we would loosen our grip on this life and live in confidence that Grace is ever-present, enfolding us in a luminescent web of eternal Love.

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Interesting how a mountain path forms over time by one person after another trusting those who have gone before them. One must take great care when choosing their way so that precious time is not squandered in getting off course, lost or ending up nowhere! Stay true to yourself and hold to the path that makes your heart sing – all the way home.

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Find time and space on this day to be still, to go inward, to listen to the rhythm of your breath feeding you with life force. Relax, release and let go of all struggle. Be one with your natural state of unending, enduring peace.

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Those who have come before us have left breadcrumbs behind for us to follow to assist us as we find our way through the often dense forest of life. Why then is it so difficult for us to trust in their wisdom and avoid suffering by following their leads? One possible answer is that we have an internal curiosity that pushes us to discover through our own experience – our own way. Not someone else’s way, even though their way boasts ease and success. Perhaps learning to combine both paths ultimately leads all of us home. Breadcrumbs, anyone?

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Patience, patience, patience….all in good timing. Life always unfolds in God’s perfect timing in all ways. As small-minded, self-absorbed beings, we believe that if we use force or intelligence or manipulation, we should be able to control the unfolding of life as we see fit. The sooner we understand and embrace our inability to control things, the sooner we will begin to live in conscious Grace, knowing that everything is perfect and as it should be. Learning to be patient is key to a happy, healthy, stress-free life.

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Small wonders infiltrate our lives constantly like an oak tree hibernating inside of an acorn. Stay awake. Be present and do your very best not to miss a single high note. For all of this splendor has been created on your behalf.

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Freedom is a mindset just like any other. There are times in our lives when circumstance can contribute to the illusion of imprisonment, when in actuality the prison we are in is our own head. Don’t be tricked into becoming a permanent slave to your mind. You are free by design. Unlock the chains that bind you and remember your True Self.

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