What I learned from teaching… I learned through direct experience —as a parent, high school English teacher, teacher-educator, yoga teacher, mental health counselor, and writer that one of the best ways to learn is through teaching. Teaching students to write their college essays each year as their English teacher was one of the most enlightening experiencesContinueContinue reading “Learning about Learning by Teaching”
Category Archives: Self Study Guide
Simple (not easy) Practice: Choice
A Moment, A Pause… & Conscious Choice Have you ever found yourself in the middle of drama (your own internal drama or one happening with others/around you) and realizing, “I don’t want to spend my moments in this state over this topic. It’s not a priority. It’s not aligned with my values. It’sContinueContinue reading “Simple (not easy) Practice: Choice”
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018: Podcast on CHALLENGE
Our sources of pain are diverse, but we are all flawed and we all suffer– in our own ways, great and small– because we are human. It’s scary and challenging to face our insecurities and vulnerabilities, but doing so is exactly the path to freedom. You can learn tools and practices to get better at suffering and to suffer less and live with more joy in this very struggle.
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Podcast 17: LEARNING as OPPORTUNITY MINDSET
In this podcast, I read Part V: LEARNING from Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human: A Self-Study Guide for Wellness (2019, Amazon). The podcast includes subtopics like: *Vulnerability as intrinsic to learning process and creating meaning *Parenting without safe-space or victim mentality *Schooling discourages failure and uniqueness *How and why to continue learning as aContinueContinue reading “Podcast 17: LEARNING as OPPORTUNITY MINDSET”
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Same Song, Slightly Different Lyrics
I loved this conversation between Rich Roll and Dr. Jud Brewer on the Rich Roll Podcast. My book, Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human: A Self-Study Guide for Wellness (2019, Amazon) overlaps with so many of the concepts and ideas Dr. Brewer talks about. I feel like my own life experience (especially in practicing mindfulnessContinueContinue reading “Same Song, Slightly Different Lyrics”
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Opportunity Mindset = Meaning & Wellness
Q. What is Landscapes for Learning? A. It’s a mindset—-an opportunity-focused way of looking at the world of personal experience. You can CHOOSE to see your life any way you decide. Just decide! Q. Why did I name this blog and my independent education website and business, Landscapes for Learning? A. Lots of reasons, butContinueContinue reading “Opportunity Mindset = Meaning & Wellness”
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Self-Study for Wellness Workshop, October 19!
Get a “lay of the landscape” of YOU! Why has there been an onslaught of advice to meditate and “do yoga”? Why all the meditation apps? Why all the meditation programs in schools? Why is yoga part of the P.E. curriculum? Why the “mindfulness” movement? Why here (in the West)? Why now? Our “Modern” ProblemsContinueContinue reading “Self-Study for Wellness Workshop, October 19!”
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How and Why Self-Study, Podcast #16
Landscapes for Learning is podcasting again! I took the year “off” from recording podcasts to write the Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human: A Self-Study Guide for Wellness (2019, Amazon)! Now I want to continue sharing the mission of LFL and teaching its self-study curriculum through podcasting and conversations online! Since the Classic Wisdom forContinueContinue reading “How and Why Self-Study, Podcast #16”
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Connection Begins with Self-Study
“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self” —-the Bhagavad Gita https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIjvXtZRerY&fbclid=IwAR3KAhSeKxN1-lrW8-jjzQuUUGvDr6OwNpEzIl7V2KDKyVTI3onS4_u7Eak When you observe your self— your own life— to see where and how your attention and energy is being directed (or not), you may notice it’s either stolen, spent properly, conserved, or regularly replenished etc… YouContinueContinue reading “Connection Begins with Self-Study”
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Wise Up!
Landscapes for Learning: Wisdom Curriculum for Modern Humans “The function of education is to help you from childhood, not to imitate anybody, but to be yourself all the time.”—Jiddu Krishnamurti A self-study curriculum completes true education where you become a whole, fully integrated person, better prepared for life right now, in each moment, and ableContinueContinue reading “Wise Up!”
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October Workshop!
Want to be better, kinder, and more understanding to yourself? Come Learn About Self-Study for Self-Realization at Bikram Yoga Danvers October 19th, 2019 Noon-1:00 p.m. Signed copies of the Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human Self Study Guide (2019) will be available for purchase! Hosted by Landscapes for Learning, LLC
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WHAT is Self-Study for Self-Realization?
Q & A WHAT the hell is Self-Study for Self-Realization? WHY to Self-Study to Self-Realize? HOW to Self-Study to Self-Realize? This little gem below attempts to give answers to the questions in detail and provides you with directions and activities to get your started knowing yourself better, but you can take a look atContinueContinue reading “WHAT is Self-Study for Self-Realization?”
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Balance!
WHAT DO WE HAVE TOO MUCH OF? SPEED, CLUTTER, NOISE, INFORMATION & “EXPERTS” WHAT DO WE LACK? SLOWING DOWN & STILLNESS, INTROSPECTION & REFLECTION WHAT DO WE HAVE TOO MUCH OF ? KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXTERNAL LANDSCAPE; EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION WHAT DO WE LACK ? KNOWLEDGE OF THE INTERNAL; INTERNAL MOTIVATION & INSPIRATION WHAT TOContinueContinue reading “Balance!”
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A Reading List for Hannah
A few months ago, a yoga student at my studio asked me what I read. She wanted a list of recommendations. So, Hannah, this is a visual of what’s on my Kindle App and the few books in my living room at the moment! This list is incomplete because, well, I am old and IContinueContinue reading “A Reading List for Hannah”
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Limits & Possibilities
Understanding your own human nature through paying attention to learn about yourself in particular ways using the Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human: A Self-Study Guide for Wellness will teach you (among other things) about your limitations, your amazing potential, and the myriad of possibilities for transcending those limits to fully self-realize and self-actualize. YouContinueContinue reading “Limits & Possibilities”
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Practicing Gratitude
Thanks to the people who inspired, helped, and encouraged me to write the Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human Self Study Guide: A Self Study Guide for Wellness. Available Now at Amazon.com
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A Self Study Guide for Wellness
What is the Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human Self Study Guide and why does everyone need a copy?
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Vulnerability
“Learning to be with one’s vulnerability and practicing ways to transform it for wellness is an important part of the process of self-realization and self-actualization.”
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How to Use the Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human Self Study Guide for Wellness
“To know yourself you need not go to any book, to any priest, to any psychologist. The whole treasure is within yourself.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti Each of the five parts of the Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human: A Bikram Yoga Teacher’s Self Study Guide for Wellness contains a rationale, helpful definitions, self-study exercises, andContinueContinue reading “How to Use the Classic Wisdom for the Modern Human Self Study Guide for Wellness”
