Author: yogafreedom

Michelle Margaret Fajkus is a yoga teacher and freelance writer, editor and translator, as well as the creator of Yoga Freedom. She is a 40-something gringa Gemini in Guatemala where she lives with her family. Michelle learned yoga from a book at age 12 and found zen in California at 23. A native of Austin, Texas, she enjoys reading, writing, hiking, swimming and lounging in hammocks.

Thich Nhat Hanh Poetry

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Enjoy this selection of a few favorite verses by the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen master who died today at age 95. You Are Me You are me and I am you. It is obvious that we are inter-are. You cultivate the flower in yourself so that I will be beautiful. I transform…… Continue reading Thich Nhat Hanh Poetry

The temple bell always rings at the right time.

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I beg to urge you everyone:Life and Death are a Great MatterAwaken, awaken, awakenTime passes quicklyDo not waste this precious life. ~Zen Buddhist proverb I flow with my breath.I flow with the unfolding of each moment.I flow like water.Agua vital, purificame My passions include: yoga, love, family, cooking, eating, friends, breathing, temazcal, miracles, chocolate, lakes,…… Continue reading The temple bell always rings at the right time.