During this season we are reminded to be grateful. What we often miss is that the benefit of being in a state of gratitude is that it doesn't have to end there. Yoga wisdom shows us how gratitude can leads us on a path to beautiful places of happiness, abundance, and peace. It is a short walk from gratitude to happiness . The step in between is santosha , a yoga practice that means contentment. When we are grateful for what we have, rather than upset about what we don't have,

Recently I had the privilege of attending a training for mental health providers who provide mental health services to firefighters. This was no ordinary training! The first half of the day involved experiencing BEING a firefighter, as you can see below--that's me wielding a very heavy and uncooperative fire hose turned on full blast. My partner and I really struggled to manage it. Wearing hot and heavy gear that weighed almost seventy pounds didn't help. In addition to learn

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