Category - Myths & Legends

Chinese Astrology – Find Your Animal

Chinese, inspiration, Myths & Legends, Stories and Tales

Chinese astrology (shengxiao – ‘born resembling’), is a repeating cycle of 12 years, with each year represented by an animal and its personality attributes. Chinese people associate each animal with certain characteristics. It’s believed that people have the personality…

2019 is Year of the Pig

Chinese, Myths & Legends, Seasons

Happy Year of the Pig Here’s wishing you and your family good health, prosperity and happiness for the Year of the Pig. Chinese New Year, 2019, arrives on February 5, and it is the Year of the Female Earth…

Baci Ceremony – Calling the Spirits

Adventure Tours, Buddhist, Featured, inspiration, Myths & Legends, Prayer, Stories and Tales, Yoga travel

BACI ບາສີ Baci is an important ceremony in Lao culture, a ritual to celebrate important events and occasions, like births, marriages, monkhood, travel, or ill health and to honour guests. Baci can take place all year, any day…

Welcome the Fire Rooster

Chinese, Myths & Legends, Stories and Tales, Yoga travel

Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. Since it is not associated with any particular religion or people, the New Year is a universal celebration. This year, over 18% of the world’s…

Wood Horse to Mind Your Chariot

Chinese, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized

HEED YOUR STEED Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese year 4712 begins on Jan. 31, 2014, and 1 in every 6 people in the world will be celebrating the Year…

Mudras for Meditation

Bhutan, Buddhist, Myths & Legends, Prayer, Teacher Training, Yoga, YTT

मुद्राis mudrā, literally means a “seal” in Sanskrit. A mudrā is a symbolic gesture in Hinduism, Taoism and Buddhism, and a spiritual and energetic seal in the spiritual practice of East Asian religions. Some mudrās involve the entire body,…

How Can you Resist a Butterfly?

Adventure Tours, Bhutan, inspiration, Myths & Legends, Yoga travel

As I was researching on the web for Thanksgiving travel to Bhutan, I found this post from Yeshey Dorji in Thimphu, Bhutan. His description on his profile stopped me along with the arresting image of the new National…

What Colour is Your Prayer Flag?

Bhutan, Buddhist, Myths & Legends, Prayer, Stories and Tales, Teacher Training, Yoga

Images of colorful prayer flags fluttering in the wind, a dance of shadow and light against the majestic Himalayas. These speak of freedom and wishes for goodness and peace on the planet In the high mountains, it is…

Energy Muse Giveaway – Guardian Angel Necklace with Luck Coin

Healthy Living, inspiration, Myths & Legends, Yoga

Guardian Angel Thread Quartz with Lucky Coin from Energy Muse Chinese New Year – Guardian Angel Giveaway Giveaway ends January 23, so make a comment Now to win! We are so excited to have a very special energy…

Shiva 5-Ohm

Myths & Legends, Prayer, Stories and Tales, Teacher Training, Yoga, YTT

I have always been fascinated by different cultures and how they intermingle. As a multi culti masala mix myself, Ive been interested in how people from different parts of the world see things, and how that is similar…