Eternal StudentShip

releasing oppression & relearning community-based healing, yoga, art and love

[blackyogis]

Shoulder Press Pose bhujapidasana

Photo by Wanakhavi Wahkisi

Sariane Leigh, wellness activist

http://anacostiayogi.com/ 

Washington, DC

[heavemly]

[eternalstudentship]

Me gusta

[eternalstudentship]

Yoga Tip: Chaturanga Dandasana

Four and a half years ago, when I was a student, I was looking for free yoga resources and was…

View Post

[eternalstudentship]

little things amaze me

Since September, I’ve been taking an urban gardening class and have been learning about all kinds…

View Post

[eternalstudentship]

Why First Day Of Fall Arrives On September 22

Autumnal Equinox 2013: Why First Day Of Fall Arrives On September 22

From Huffington Post:

Today,…

View Post

[eternalstudentship]

Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100

Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100

(somehow this post did not publish as previously scheduled)

by Mar…

View Post

[eternalstudentship]

The deeper meaning of choice

“There is nothing easy about becoming conscious.  My own life was much easier before I knew about…

View Post

[afrodiaspores]

Inga Rhonda King, ”A Child giving her testemony after she returned from the river,” “Spiritual Baptist Mother during the Shouting Ceremony,” and “Returning from Mourning entering the Shouting Ritual,” from the series Spiritual Baptists in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 2009. King says,

The Spiritual Baptist is an Afro-Caribbean syncretistic religion which combines both West African and Christian religions. Although it is found mainly in Trinidad it is thought to have originated in St. Vincent. This collection of 20 photographs takes us inside five of the Spiritual Baptist Rituals: Mourning, Shouting, Baptism, Thanksgiving and Burial.

[eternalstudentship]

Decolonising the mind: Traditional African spiritual systems continue to be misunderstood, even as they thrive

Keepers of age-old traditions are staking their claim for credibility despite the many challenges…

View Post

[eternalstudentship]

There is no guide...just you and your relationship with others

 Art by Deb Karasik 

“You cannot depend on anybody.  There is no guide, teacher, no authority.  …

View Post

[theworldisabeaut-deactivated201]

[eternalstudentship]

Healing Food:Kale-Watermelon Salad

Healing Food: Kale-Watermelon Salad

Ingredients: - 1 bunch of lacinato kale - chopped up watermelon…

View Post

[eternalstudentship]

For Feminist Sisters by Lenelle Moïse

In 2010, I attended Rivers of Honey at the WOW Cafe Theatre(before the current producers decided to

View Post

[healthyavenuenumber99]

[eternalstudentship]

Always a Beginner

Always a Beginner | Charlotte Cora

“I don’t bring yesterday’s poses to today’s practice. I know…

View Post

[eternalstudentship]

How We Breathe is How We Live

Breathing is the fundamental link between all things in nature.  It is our concious relationship to life.  Breathing connects our awareness to every movement, every thought, every emotion we have.  How we breathe, is how we live.  And the way we breathe…

View Post

[lazyyogi]

Joy is spiritual. It is different, totally different from pleasure, happiness. It has nothing to do with the other; it is inner. It is not dependent on circumstances; it is your own. It is not a titillation produced by things; it is a state of peace, of silence, a meditative state. It is spiritual.

Osho (via cosmofilius)