The Beginning

I was asked by a current yoga student if I would be interested in posting a blog. This request came because the school district I work for is shutting down this summer due to the CA statewide budgetary crisis.
At first, I was a little wary about doing something like this because...well, truthfully, it involves writing...writing my thoughts and then exposing them to the world. I have never been fond of my writing abilities, in fact if you want to put me into a high stress situation, just tell me I have to write.
Anyways, I am digressing a bit here. I have now been off work for two weeks and I have given this whole blog idea some serious thought. I mean why couldn't I write about yoga and my experiences with yoga, especially if so many others can do it. So here it is my blog page. I hope that all who visit will be able to find some interesting information as well as relate to my experiences of putting yoga to practice in the world and not just on the mat.

If you are here then you have noticed that my address is ahimsasanctuary.

Ahimsa is the first of the ten living principles. It is a sanskrit word for non-violence or non-harming. But it is more than just about not killing, it goes deeper than that, for when we practice compassion and kindness for ourselves, we will then be able to give compassion and kindness to others.

Sanctuary as defined by the Oxford Pocket American Dictionary of Current English:
1. A holy place. 2. a the holiest part of a temple, etc. b The part of the chancel containing the high altar. 3. a place of refuge for birds, wild animals, etc. 4. a place of refuge. 5. a immunity from arrest. b the right to offer this. 6. hist a sacred place where a fugitive from the law or a debtor was secured by medieval church law against arrest or violence. take sanctuary resort to a place of refuge.

I have chosen this name because I would like this blog to be a refuge of compassion. For all who wander or stumble upon this blog, may you find a place to rest your weary eyes on content that will be, hopefully, uplifting, informative and at times, humorous.

Peace for now