monday moment of zen

“if you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.
if you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies; succeed anyway.
if you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.
if you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; be happy anyway.
the good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway…
you see, in the final analysis, it is between you and god; it was never between you and them anyway.”
~ mother teresa

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monday moment of zen

"too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like."
~ will rogers

i just realized that i forgot to put up a monday moment of zen last monday. i tried to make it up today with two. enjoy ;)

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monday moment of zen

"find teachers who know the path into those mountains you wish to climb. listen well but observe even better. example is more important than words."
~ dan millman

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zen from within

a few students from wvu's school of journalism capstone class followed me around for a few days to see the behind the scenes of a yoga teacher. enjoy the video! namaste!

monday moment of zen

"beautiful is what we see. more beautiful is what we understand. most beautiful is what we do not comprehend'
~nicolaus steno

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monday moment of zen

"i change the world by changing myself. i am changing the world by loving myself, by enjoying life, by making my personal world a dream of heaven. i change myself and just like magic other people start to change."
~ don miguel ruiz

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monday moment of zen

"each day of human life contains joy and anger, pain and pleasure, darkness and light, growth and decay. each moment is etched with nature's grand design-do not try to deny or oppose the cosmic order of things." ~ morihei ueshiba

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monday moment of zen

"to help us bring benefit to others through our words and actions, it is useful to cultivate an attitude of sympathetic joy in others' achievements and good fortune. this attitude is a powerful antidote against envy, which is not only a source of unnecessary suffering on the individual level but also an obstacle to our ability to reach out and engage with others."
~ dalai lama

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monday moment of zen

"always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else."
~ judy garland

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it's official...

zen from within is officially open!!

as you can see from the pic above, i got my sign on my door. :)
(please note that the website is coming soon)

zen from within is morgantown's bowenwork clinic.

what is bowenwork you may be asking yourself? i recently did a 4 part series explaining bowenwork. bowenwork mixed with yoga privates helping you with your specific needs helps you find your own zen from with.

my official address is 211 fayette street, suite 14, morgantown, wv 26501

i'm running an awesome grand opening special if you are local:

buy two bowenwork sessions and get two sessions FREE!

but here is the catch... one of your sessions you have to give to someone as a gift.

so, for the price of $170, you get two sessions + a free session for yourself AND i'm giving you another free session to give as a gift. because you are an awesome friend and you want to share your experience with those that you love.

please note: your fourth session is for you to give away to someone who hasn't tried bowenwork before. sessions expire 3 months from date of purchase. limit of one grand opening special per person please.

please contact me at melitamollohan@gmail.com to find out more or to sign up for the grand opening special.

monday moment of zen

"the important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could become." ~ charles du bos

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monday moment of zen

"no matter how many chaturangas we do, no matter how much wheat grass juice we drink, no matter how many kirtans we attend, we will not have a happy life if we are carrying inside us resentment and hate. 'it’s not what you eat, but what’s eating you.' our yoga will take us quite far down the road, healing past wounds, purging us of ghosts, but at some point down the road we have to do some work on ourselves which is also part of spiritual tradition; self-inquiry, and in that work one of our greatest tools is the power of forgiveness.
~ max strom

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monday moment of zen

"i have decided to stick with love. hate is too great a burden to bear."
~ mlk, jr.

monday moment of zen

"when you're deluded, every statement is an ulcer; when you're enlightened, every word is wisdom"
~ zhiqu

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word of the year

welcome to 2012! i am more excited for this year than i have been the past several years. there's just something about 2012, i have a gut feeling that this year is going to be awesome!

for the past 4 years, i have chosen a word of the year. a word that is my collective overall goal for that year. let's take a little jog down memory lane to see where i've come from.

2009 my word was "focus." i was laid off from my accounting job and knew the accounting field just wasn't for me. my soulful, creative self was dying inside everyday i was in that office with my green visor on and counting on my abacus (HA!! ok, clearly this wasn't exactly what i did, but it sure felt like it!). :)

i need to focus in on what made me tick, what i loved, and what my purpose was. during my stint of unemployment, i really took time to explore myself (swadhyaya for you yogi(ni)s out there). i was seeking my authentic self.

2010 i couldn't decide on just one word, so i went for two: abundance & positivity!
i was changing my life, getting rid of negative situations, relationships, etc. i filled my life with an abundance of positivity. i started my massage therapy career and becoming a better yoga teacher.

2011 my word was manifest. and i did. just. that. i switched gears from massage into bowenwork. i manifested an amazing bowenwork practice and now i'm looking to open the morgantown bowenwork clinic. i'm still working on my website but i've got a sweet little facebook page here and a twitter account already set up. :)

and so, my word for 2012 is.....

because i'm going to make all of my visions, dreams, goals, and planning into a huge success!!

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monday moment of zen

"move and the way will open."
~ zen proverb

monday moment of zen

"if you can't find the truth right where you are, where do you expect to find it?" ~ dogen

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monday moment of zen

"if you've lost focus, just sit down and be still. take the idea and rock it to and fro. keep some of it and throw some away, and it will renew itself.
you need do no more."

~ clarissa pinkola estes

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be the change

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monday moment of zen

“health, wealth, beauty and genius are not created, they’re only manifested by the arrangement of your mind.”

~ neville goddard

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