About: Clare Polencheck
Posts by Clare Polencheck:
 Exit Here.by Clare Polencheck on Jan 26, 2012 ...anything’s better than idling in this mess forever!102 views |
The cliff of decision…by Clare Polencheck on Dec 10, 2011 Have you ever found yourself running from a fire-breathing dragon only to come to the top of a high cliff?205 views |
Sri Mix-up-a-lot.by Clare Polencheck on Nov 15, 2011 Sir, Sri, Swami...my head is swimming!127 views |
Seeking Peach: The Sutras of the Super Mario Bros.by Clare Polencheck on Oct 26, 2011 As far as I can see, the eight-fold path of Yoga is laid out, flat-screen, in the story of the Super Mario Bros.434 views |
Christian Desire: The Four Purusharthas.by Clare Polencheck on Oct 12, 2011 Passions, appetites, affections, instincts, and all the many anxieties of the human heart are the fuel of the love of God...224 views |
Take a break, NOW.by Clare Polencheck on Oct 4, 2011 Take a moment of thanks...422 views |
A First Taste of Tantra…by Clare Polencheck on Sep 30, 2011 An excerpt from my personal journal...I finally tasted the tang of a tangible-for-me “gist” of Tantra.1,300 views |
The Smell of Surrenderby Clare Polencheck on Sep 25, 2011 Instead of surrendering to the stillness of the season, how many of us opt to experience this special time of year by doing through it, rather than being in it?771 views |
The Zen Path Through Depression (book review)by Clare Polencheck on Sep 20, 2011 I’m not depressed. I’m not Buddhist. But I love this book.824 views |
Not enlightened yet? Here’s what to do.by Clare Polencheck on Sep 13, 2011 But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation...1,112 views |
Turning Japanese? A spiritual transformation through watercolor painting.by Clare Polencheck on Sep 8, 2011 Could this mess morph into a sense of Self?653 views |
Pema Chodron: I’m suffering. What should I do?by Clare Polencheck on Aug 29, 2011 Five slogans to get started on stopping the suffering.1,405 views |
Why alternative medicine actually could work.by Clare Polencheck on Aug 23, 2011 A case for holistic healing.872 views |
How to hand over the mess.by Clare Polencheck on Aug 14, 2011 But sometimes it feels too messy to look inward...536 views |
The Bible vs. Playboy: Exploring Intention of Sense Imagery.by Clare Polencheck on Aug 9, 2011 You may be calling me a prude. That’s ok, but I prefer pratyaharan please.583 views |
How to achieve dogness (or, God-ness).by Clare Polencheck on Jul 30, 2011 Stop chasing your tail.1,026 views |
Wild horses in my head…taking the reins.by Clare Polencheck on Jul 25, 2011 Mind running wild? Slow the stallions and practice pratyahara.436 views |
Meditation? There’s an app for that.by Clare Polencheck on Jul 22, 2011 Welcome friends, please check that your smart-phone is turned ON for meditation practice.1,053 views |
I want a goat.by Clare Polencheck on Jul 20, 2011 Got weeds? Go green and get a goat!176 views |
What if the ego wasn’t a jerk?by Clare Polencheck on Jul 15, 2011 There seems to be a war against the ego...325 views |
The Karma of Star Wars.by Clare Polencheck on Jul 11, 2011 Don’t resign yourself to your past. You CAN change your destiny.605 views |
Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality (Review and Experience).by Clare Polencheck on Jul 7, 2011 "I wanted the Bible, literally explained spiritually."329 views |
My Karma Ran Over Your Dogma.by Clare Polencheck on Jul 2, 2011 Would you prefer to "believe in" bounty, beauty, bliss...or would you like to BE bountiful, beautiful, blissful?217 views |
Who is Jesus?by Clare Polencheck on Jun 24, 2011 “Jesus is a teacher of contemplation. This is his great importance, and this is what we often miss when we think or read about Jesus.”732 views |
The yoga body as…a tube of pork?by Clare Polencheck on Jun 20, 2011 The yoga body as Thuringer sandwich?634 views |
Everything, everything, everything is waiting for you. -David Whyte.by Clare Polencheck on Jun 13, 2011 Your great mistake is to act the drama as if you were alone....382 views |
H.W.J.B? (How Would Jesus Be?)by Clare Polencheck on Jun 7, 2011 What would Jesus do, before he would do?363 views |
The Cure for Distraction.by Clare Polencheck on Jun 4, 2011 The cure for distraction is attention.617 views |
Get out of the book and into YOUR life.by Clare Polencheck on May 31, 2011 Intellectual spirituality will not save you.228 views |
ISO teacher for LTR, WLTM but open to LDR?*by Clare Polencheck on May 28, 2011 Maybe I just want a teacher and I'm so afraid of screwing it up so I question myself into a corner.213 views |
The Pop Music Path to Enlightenment (Part 2)by Clare Polencheck on May 20, 2011 Like Patanjali's beard? So does Ke$sha.279 views |
Cosmic Habituationby Clare Polencheck on May 15, 2011 Does awareness change reality? And then, what is “reality,” really?276 views |
Ego Scissorhandsby Clare Polencheck on May 2, 2011 SRSLY, Edward Scissorhands in the middle of meditating? No idea.340 views |
Stop putting it off…by putting it off.by Clare Polencheck on Apr 20, 2011 “Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? You can always do it tomorrow, but you might find you don’t really need to anymore…”734 views |
The Pop Music Path to Enlightenment (Part 1)by Clare Polencheck on Apr 7, 2011 In a quick cameo…Katy Perry flies in half naked on a trapeze apparatus and reassures us with her hit song Firework...525 views |
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Smoke and SARS, or stress and sadness?by Clare Polencheck on Mar 28, 2011 Why aren’t you breathing fully?331 views |
Everyone wins, and then we “grow up.”by Clare Polencheck on Mar 16, 2011 “At about the same time, the disciples came to Jesus asking, “Who gets the highest rank in God’s kingdom?”206 views |
The Fright of Forward Bends.by Clare Polencheck on Mar 8, 2011 Is it all about the physical tummy blob? Sometimes. But probably, the blob issues are deeper than skin.363 views |
The Science of Success with Sam-I-Am.by Clare Polencheck on Feb 21, 2011 Ego-Sam is repeatedly not ready for this change—trying green eggs and ham.1,497 views |
Heartsongs.by Clare Polencheck on Feb 13, 2011 A Valentine's Day playlist for your Heart Chakra practice.528 views |
Chairs for Maggie.by Clare Polencheck on Feb 10, 2011 Varying asana to a person’s capabilities helps hold true the Sutra’s definition of asana as the Yoga practice develops.268 views |
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Review: John Main: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series).by Clare Polencheck on Feb 3, 2011 Review.111 views |
Heart Wheel Keeps on Turnin’.by Clare Polencheck on Feb 1, 2011 No wonder I’ve been so unhappy…instead of just being, I’m being stuff I do.260 views |
Schtick It To Me.by Clare Polencheck on Jan 21, 2011 Gimmick or Gandhi...how do you decide?392 views |
Winds of Change- A Short Sutra Study for the New Year.by Clare Polencheck on Jan 18, 2011 Cultivating the openness and ability to allow life to change and to go with it is the correct practice.248 views |
True Colors: Cyndi Lauper’s Yogic Inspiration?by Clare Polencheck on Jan 11, 2011 Lauper's lyrics inspire, but could they have been inspired by widely celebrated Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda?746 views |
Good Giving from the Gita Perspective.by Clare Polencheck on Jan 4, 2011 Are you guilty of greedy giving?237 views |
Give and Let Give (Or Not! Who’s to Judge?).by Clare Polencheck on Dec 26, 2010 The Hard Feat of Simple Generosity...123 views |
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