New Look. Same rules.

New look. Same rules. New posts are coming soon.   

                          

Always,

Ashiya

{Master Teachers} Know Thyself

Now that I have this figured out, join me as I begin a legacy of life, health and prosperity:

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Life, Health and Prosperity,

Ashiya

{Master Teachers} Lady M.

A Swan Life is a space dedicated to the people, places and things that bring me life.  Growing older has helped me to understand the real impact my family, friends and associates have had on my life and more of the lessons, love and laughter we've experienced will flow through this space.

I've been blessed with wonderful Master Teachers, but none more influential than my maternal grandmother.  With love and respect I refer to her here as Lady M. because it is a title that fits her well.  If you know her at all, I'm sure you would agree.

As I share old and new lessons, I will properly introduce each teacher; however, Lady M is someone who should always introduce themselves.

During a brief chat this morning, she shared with me about believing from the heart and reminded me she was my first yoga instructor.

"People just don't realize we are of one breath. One Spirit. And what we do with that Spirit is up to us.  We think of ourselves or other people as "good" or "evil" Spirits... It is all up to us and what we do."

 -Lady M.

Lady M captured by me during my preteen years.

And that is Lady M.

{Master Teachers} What Is A Master Teacher?

"Recognize that the other person is you." -Yogi Bhajan 

 

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In my experience, the key to understanding Master Teachers resides in my desire to be authentic.  Through my efforts to develop and express my true self, I realized the way I handle daily interactions with family, friends and business associates is the truest statement of my character.

{Know Thyself} If The Creator Is Everywhere Then Where Are We?

"This view of God as separate from ourselves is contradictory to the belief that most believers hold that God is omnipresent.  If The Creator is everywhere, then where are we?  Are we not in the presence of God?  Is not the omnipresent God inside of us and all around us and in all things at once?  From this perspective, meditation thus ceases to be a method of becoming connected to God, but is a method of becoming aware of a state of being that already exists."

-Yirser Ra Hotep

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{Know Thyself} You Are Perfect

"In this moment, you are perfect.  It is your perception that is imperfect."

                                                                                                                                         -Akua Auset

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On one level, it is understood that we are all perfect.  While our actions and words may not always reflect it, we are indeed perfect.  When we contradict our true nature, perhaps it is because we chase perfection instead of authenticity.  Honoring our innate gifts and sharing them in our world aligns us with our purpose and the perfection that created us.