Being human
and life's little mysteries

Dec 1, 20161 min read

Putting the Holy in Holiday

Less is more. Why not consciously plan to buy less this year? How about choosing 1 special gift per person and make a special effort to...

Elizabeth Reumont

Dec 1, 20162 min read

Vegan Apple Cake

INGREDIENTS 1½ cups all-purpose flour* ¾ cup sugar ¾ teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon chia seeds (soaked in 6 tablespoons) 1 teaspoon...

Elizabeth Reumont

Oct 31, 20161 min read

Learn how to Survive and Thrive

Often times society assumes that to have survived something means that you have come out the other end stronger, more...

Elizabeth Reumont

Oct 31, 20162 min read

Staying True

Over the past months I have heard many different angles of a story that involves history, politics, cultures and finances, reasons that...

Jivamukti Focus of the Month: November 2016 (by Katie Manitsas)

Elizabeth Reumont

Oct 30, 20163 min read

Jivamukti Focus of the Month: November 2016 (by Katie Manitsas)

What Is a Person? (The World in Which the Kestrel Moves) sarva-bhūtastham ātmānam / sarva-bhūtāni ca-āatmani iksate yogayukta-ātmā /...

Elizabeth Reumont

Oct 6, 20162 min read

What to expect from a Workshop Course

If you are a yoga teacher, young or old, there may come a point when you ask yourself, ‘why do I do what I do‘? Whether it is the way you...

Behind the Facade: Jivamukti Focus of the Month 10/16 by Sharon Gannon

Elizabeth Reumont

Oct 2, 20164 min read

Behind the Facade: Jivamukti Focus of the Month 10/16 by Sharon Gannon

The long-haired ones, the sky-clad sages, wear only the yellow robes of dust. Along the wind’s course they glide when the Lord of life...

Elizabeth Reumont

Sep 25, 20164 min read

Introducing….the Survivors Club

It has been three years to the day that I had a liver transplant. This day will forever be imbued with meaning for me, and around this...

Tomatoes and Carrots in Onion’s Perfume (a Tuscan soup)

Elizabeth Reumont

Sep 2, 20161 min read

Tomatoes and Carrots in Onion’s Perfume (a Tuscan soup)

Having spent three weeks in Italy over August, I have been inspired and plumped up! This soup was served as a small offering from Locanda...

Jivamukti Focus of the Month: August 2016 – What is the Use, by Rima Rani Rabbath

Elizabeth Reumont

Sep 2, 20164 min read

Jivamukti Focus of the Month: August 2016 – What is the Use, by Rima Rani Rabbath

Shri Adi Shankaracharya from Guru Ashtakam Thousands of years ago, as a way to encourage his students to realize how precious their lives...

Elizabeth Reumont

Aug 28, 20163 min read

Remembering Ilona: Life Lessons Learned

The transition time between spending her last days in her body, and the five days prior to being cremated were filled with the memories...

Focus of the Month, August 2016: Krishna, Buddha and What Is Universal Compassion?

Elizabeth Reumont

Aug 1, 20164 min read

Focus of the Month, August 2016: Krishna, Buddha and What Is Universal Compassion?

I take refuge in the all-attractive Lord who is the true identity of all being. Sharanam means refuge. This beautiful initiation mantra...

Practice Tip : August 2016 – Listen to the teacher.

Elizabeth Reumont

Aug 1, 20161 min read

Practice Tip : August 2016 – Listen to the teacher.

Listen to the teacher. So many times in a yoga class I have been called out. I have stepped the wrong foot forward, had my foot where...

From the Archive: We Must Listen To Our Own Voice (Jivamukti Focus of the Month, 2008

Elizabeth Reumont

Aug 1, 20163 min read

From the Archive: We Must Listen To Our Own Voice (Jivamukti Focus of the Month, 2008

We Must Listen To Our Own Voice God is always present in the formless and He speaks to us in the soundless sound. Blessed indeed are...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jul 26, 20162 min read

I’m ok, you’re ok

Lately I’ve been thinking about the idea that we are all, fundamentally, actually ok. This may be a no-brainer for you who are reading...

Jivamukti Focus of the Month: July 2017. The Guru Mantra, by Sharon Gannon

Elizabeth Reumont

Jun 30, 20163 min read

Jivamukti Focus of the Month: July 2017. The Guru Mantra, by Sharon Gannon

Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru devo Maheshwara, Guru sakshat, param Brahma, tasmai shri guravay namah Our creation is that guru...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jun 26, 20163 min read

Spinning around the sun

Someone recently told me that I should visualize taking my head off of my body to see the world differently, implying that I over analyze...

Workshop-Course and Mentoring Format Information

Elizabeth Reumont

Jun 25, 20161 min read

Workshop-Course and Mentoring Format Information

The Workshop-Course and Mentoring Series at Indaba is a new format that I have created designed to give teachers a safe space to build on...

Elizabeth Reumont

Jun 1, 20163 min read

Passages

I recently took a trip down memory lane in the form of a trip to Amsterdam, a city I called home for a tumultuous and transformative...

Focus of the Month, Jivamukti June 2016: Why Asana? by Sharon Gannon

Elizabeth Reumont

Jun 1, 20164 min read

Focus of the Month, Jivamukti June 2016: Why Asana? by Sharon Gannon

A student recently wondered why in some Yoga traditions, such as the bhakti tradition, there is little or no emphasis on the practice of...

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Being human and life's little mysteries

Being human
and life's little mysteries