"Embrace imperfection, learn to be present for exactly what is" ~ Anne Cushman #quote #yoga

Nothing really dies, I told him, it just turns into something else. - Anne Cushman. #LifeElevated Alexandria

“My practice is teaching me to embrace imperfection” - Anne Cushman #quotes

“The Buddha was a human being, in a human body. His great awakening took place in and through this body” - Anne Cushman #Buddha #quotes

“It’s good to carve out a special time and place for your practice. It’s a place where you can touch what it is to be human” - Anne Cushman

“View your practice as a gift to yourself, not a burden” - Anne Cushman #meditation #quotes

“Be firm about setting aside your practice time, but also be flexible. Remember that life is not an interruption of practice” - Anne Cushman #meditation #quotes

It was a pleasure to speak with @JenniferRaye01about how we can soothe the nervous system and decrease stress through our yoga and meditation practice: jenniferraye.com/blog/anne-cush…

Learning to Sing -- the power of song for community building & personal #mindfulness practice bit.ly/2DNyhhQ jennifer berezan via Anne Cushman

Learning to sing is part of my larger intention to devote more of my time to creative expression, and particularly to the intersection of creativity and meditation. Read more on my new blog page devoted to “The Spirit of Creativity”: ow.ly/S39F30i0eoF

"Your voice is full of surprises. It knows things that you don’t know yet.” I continue to explore how to conquer my fear of singing in my second Spirit of Creativity blog post. Read it here: annecushman.com/spirit-of-crea…

#yoga #meditation #mindfulness

"As I walk out of [my voice teacher's] studio, I feel as if I’ve opened up a whole new room in my throat. And I feel bigger and more confident, as if I take up more space in the world." Read my latest Spirit of Creativity blog post here: ow.ly/7SGI30iqJLK

Bringing order to clutter, I begin to see, is not just about putting my spices in alphabetical order. On a deeper level, it’s about balancing the twin poles of spiritual life: cherishing life...while knowing that it will pass away. —Anne Cushman bit.ly/2BACBMy

#DailyDharma Bringing order to clutter.... is not just about putting my spices in alphabetical order. On a deeper level, it’s about balancing the twin poles of spiritual life: cherishing life and holding it sacred, while knowing that it will pass away. —Anne Cushman,

What is the relationship between the creative process—wild, naked, unpredictable, uncontrollable, sometimes inappropriate—and the more restrained conventions of formal spiritual practice?tricycle.org/magazine/yoga-…

This can be a real challenge when on the painful side of the #painpleasurecontinuum however as Anne Cushman encourages the purpose of yoga and life is to be in the #presentmoment and #Accept it for what it is x.com/anne_cushman/s…