Melinda Emily Thomas

Category: Resources

  • Get Your Cit Together – Part I

    Cit: {Ch-it} Sanskrit for Consciousness.  It started with a prayer. Actually it started with a nightmare, then a prayer; “God guide my thinking.” Actually it began when I woke early one morning and felt a deep impulse to clear my altar of everything but the candles. Got the order here? Impulse. Clearing. Prayer. A day…

  • The Spaces In Between

    “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while you might miss it.” This from the great sage, Ferris Buller 🙂 Everything is changing. As I move into my final weeks of pregnancy, as I stand at the threshold of motherhood, this statement is perhaps more true for me…

  • The Spaces In Between

    “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while you might miss it.” This from the great sage, Ferris Buller 🙂 Everything is changing. As I move into my final weeks of pregnancy, as I stand at the threshold of motherhood, this statement is perhaps more true for me…

  • Breathe with Ease: An Essential Practice for Allergy Season!

    Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Prana:    Pra –  first unit     na = energy Breath is the first gift of life. It is an external manifestation of prana. Breathing well leads…

  • Love the Skin You’re In

    “The body is your temple.  Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.”~B.K.S. Iyengar   It’s 6:00am. I’ve been awake since 2. My mind, while alert, is racing and my body is vibrating… like I could leave the boundaries of my skin at any moment. I tried meditating, breathing, doing the dishes, reading,…

  • On Practice: An Interview with Michelle Corey

    In preparation for the upcoming Cultivating Your Personal Yoga Practice Online Retreat which starts Monday, February 3rd, I’ve been thinking about and collecting wisdom from local and international yoga teachers as well as student-practioners on aspects of a personal practice. Since many of you know this snazzy lady, I thought I’d share my interview with the one and…