Sophia NightingaleJun 9, 20205 minExploring GriefAlong the path of healing that leads into the heart, one is often called upon to examine grief. Grief is the binding alloy of the...
Sophia NightingaleMay 65 minA JOURNEY TOWARDS SELF-COMPASSIONSELF-COMPASSION TRAINING My training in self-compassion began in late 1979 or 1980. I travelled from New Orleans, Louisiana with my...
Sophia NightingaleJan 6, 20213 minIsha UpanishadI was attracted to this chant when I heard it on Spotify some time ago. When I hear a chant that speaks to me, I like to take time to...
Sophia NightingaleDec 31, 20204 minGaneshaGanesha is the elephant headed deity popular among today's yoga community. He brings in the spirit of such a refined intelligence that...
Sophia NightingaleDec 23, 20203 minA Winter MeditationIn the old days, winter solstice was a time of quietude, of firelight, of dreaming and storytelling. When trees lose their leaves,...
Sophia NightingaleDec 23, 202018 minPrinciples of Practice: Alignment and Action Alignment In its modern iteration, humanity has fallen out of alignment with nature. Restoration of our relationship with the natural...
Sophia NightingaleNov 9, 20203 minAlignment and Action: holding heaven and earth in the heartAdho Mukha Svanasana, otherwise known as Downward Facing Dog pose is an intermediate level arm balancing pose and inversion. It is a...
Sophia NightingaleSep 26, 20203 minI Will Rise AgainNataraja or Nataraj, is the dancing form of Lord Shiva. The archetype symbolizes, Nataraj, the dancer, as the "clearest image of the...
Sophia NightingaleJul 29, 20204 minAn Invocation to Beauty Beauty awakens the soul and is the deep environment and ecology of its flourishing. We perceive beauty when it is in accord with our own...
Sophia NightingaleJul 15, 20202 minBeauty, the Dulcimer and the BridgeWhen I realized that gathering to practice and enjoy community with my yoga friends was not going to be possible for months, or possibly...
Sophia NightingaleJul 10, 202010 minWhat is Ayurveda?Ayurveda is the oldest system of mind-body medicine known to humanity. The origins date back at least 5,000 years to the spiritual texts...
Sophia NightingaleJul 10, 20206 minWhat is Yoga?Yoga is a philosophical system (ideas and practices) that dates back possibly 4,000 to 5,000 years. The literal meaning from the Sanskrit...
Sophia NightingaleJul 10, 20203 minHolistic Nursing and Yoga Just like yoga, Holistic Nursing is a way of being, a way of living and a way of practice. Holistic nurses are legally licensed nurses...
Sophia NightingaleMay 26, 20205 minSpiritual Community: Digging DeepThis past weekend – Friday evening and all-day Saturday, I had the great opportunity to gather once again in spiritual community. To...
Sophia NightingaleMay 13, 20208 minFlorence Nightingale: 19th Century MysticThe early life, adventures, and challenges that propelled this 19th century mystic to greatness. In the source document Barbara Dossey...
Sophia NightingaleMay 11, 20202 minMotherhoodI was a late bloomer. And as much as I love and respect my own mother, I did not want to be the kind of mother that she was. But that is...
Sophia NightingaleMay 10, 20202 minEast meets West: Image and commentary by Lynn BaumanI would like to introduce all of you to Lynn Bauman. He is dear friend and a spiritual mentor. He is a Holy Man and a teacher of wisdom....