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it's wednesday, march 5, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called krittika until midday mountain time, then rohini. taurus vibrates with the frequency of contentment, which comes from realizing we have everything we need. one definition of yoga is the state of not wanting anything—not one more scoop of ice cream, not a [...]

2025-03-05T08:01:47-07:00March 5th, 2025|daily bliss|

October 3rd’s dollop of dharma courtesy of the moon!

it's tuesday, october 3, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called rohini. taurus vibrates with the frequency of santosha, "contentment," which is the cessation of desire, of not needing anything—not another piece of chocolate, not another bit of attention from our special person, not another powder day or gurgle from our baby or [...]

2023-10-03T07:23:37-06:00October 3rd, 2023|daily bliss|

September 5th’s dollop of dharma courtesy of the moon!

it's tuesday, september 5, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called krittika. taurus vibrates with the frequency of contentment, of being happy for no reason, which is known as santosha or sukha. santosha is the state of needing nothing, not needing anything from "out there" to satisfy, but finding blissful satisfaction from within. [...]

2023-09-05T07:55:58-06:00September 5th, 2023|daily bliss|

March 8th’s dollop of dharma courtesy of the moon!

it's tuesday, march 8, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called krittika. taurus vibrates with the frequency of santosha, which means "contentment." santosha is one of the niyamas, the five yogic guidelines for how we should engage with the world. being content sounds simple, but the practice can be a challenge, b/c most [...]

2022-03-08T06:48:10-07:00March 8th, 2022|daily bliss|

November 19th’s dollop of dharma courtesy of the moon!

it's friday, november 19, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called krittika, which is where the lunar eclipse happened a few hours ago (yessss, i'm an early riser!). taurus vibrates with the frequency of happiness. the highest frequency of happiness is being happy for no reason, i.e., experiencing pure contentment, santosha, the state [...]

2021-11-19T07:42:17-07:00November 19th, 2021|daily bliss|

August 3rd’s dollop of dharma courtesy of the moon!

it's tuesday, august 3, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called rohini. taurus creates an environment that facilitates contentment, santosha, which is one of the niyamas, or yogic guidelines for how to engage with the world. simon borg-olivier (pictured here) interprets santosha as "the choice to feel how you want to feel ... [...]

2021-08-03T07:03:58-06:00August 3rd, 2021|daily bliss|

June 30th’s dollop of dharma courtesy of the moon!

it's sunday, june 30, & moon is in the starspace of taurus called rohini. earthy taurus is the moon's happy place; we feel emotionally grounded & supported here, finding comfort & joy in what truly matters—friends & family. taurus is where we experience santosha, "contentment." note that contentment does not equal happiness: happiness is conditioned, [...]

2019-06-30T17:38:17-06:00June 30th, 2019|daily bliss|
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