Posts From Rene Hawthorne

Doga – Yoga with your Dog

“Happiness is a warm puppy. ” ~Charles M. Schulz Dogs are pack animals and love spending time with their owners. A Doga class is a natural match for both pets

Breathe, Balance & Keep Your Own Pace

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. A fundamental principle of yoga is the concept of balance. Every yoga pose is a balancing

The Power of Pause

Discovering that state of mind that exists in between, as I sometimes refer to metaphorically as the yellow light, can be a powerful and enlightening moment. Our society values being

Full Circle – The Lost Year Living During a Pandemic

The circle is a universal symbol with many meanings. It represents wholeness, totality and perfection. It also symbolizes God, the Self and the sun. The circle implies the cycle of

Walk The Line: A lesson in Balance

Walk The Line. (idiomatic) To maintain an intermediate position between contrasting choices and opinions. Balance. “A person has three choices in life. You can swim against the tide and get

The Vision Board Process

“The time will come when, with great elation, you will greet yourself at your own door, in your  own mirror, and each will smile at the others welcome. ” ~Derek

Mantras for the New Year, New You

People have used mantras to calm their nervous systems and sooth symptoms of depression for more than 3,000 years. All religions use mantras to evoke the sacred because of the