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                 "Honor Your Body, It's Your Permanent Address".....

                                   "Durga" Sherri Levin Margolin


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"Yoga exists in the world because everything is linked." -T.K.V. Desikachar
Favorite Quotes:

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted"...Aesop
"There never was a good war, or a bad peace"...Benjamin Franklin
"Sieze the moments of happiness, love, and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly"....Leo Tolstoy
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world"...Ghandi
"How we spend our days, is of course how we spend our lives"...Annie Dillard
"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor touched...but are felt in the heart."...Helen Keller
"Most folks are as happy as they make their minds to be."...Abraham Lincoln
"The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you'll never find it."...C.P. Snow
"The price of doing the same old things is far higher than the price of change."....Bill Clinton
"I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you."...Oprah Winfrey
"We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves."...Galileo Galilei
"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love."...Sophocles
"The desire to control change is our greatest obstacle to wisdom." ...Baba Ram Dass
"Love everyone, serve everyone, remember God."....Neem Karoli Baba

    A message for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur 5771-5772.

 I’d like to send my wishes this auspicious time of year for sweetness and harmony in your world, both inner and outer.  In Hebrew, the saying "La Shana Tova” literally means: "for a good year."  It’s a greeting, a salutation used to bring in the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah, which symbolizes renewal.  In Sanskrit, a common salutation "Namaste”, acknowledges the divine in each of us.  The Hindu "Rams” is a salutation, which signifies ultimate knowing in each other.  All salutations send a message of goodness and unity to all. All cultures have salutations. In Hawaiian "Aloha" is the "meeting and greeting of one's spirit with another."  At other times, a chant, a sound will signify higher union.  As in AUM, Om, the syllable, which signifies the sound of the universe when in harmony.  When the sound Om is chanted it encourages a clear and awakened mind.  We can shed all our misperceptions that disconnect us from our source of happiness. The sound gradually ignites the windows of the mind to open and know a more enlivened state of being. 


Our human culture, find these ways to welcome harmony in ours and each other's lives either by ways of expressing salutations or by way of stimulating the senses through sound, as in om, all meant to evoke and resonate oneness, harmony, healing, and the understanding that we are all connected.

 

Om In The Home welcoming all things that initiate that entrance to a harmonious awakened feels good state of body, mind, and spirit.

 

My wishes, once again, for a good year and Om in your home to one and all. 

5771-5772 (September 2011)

May there be peace between all nations.

About Me:

I'm a native of New York City and very much retain the East Coast girl in me. I draw from my own intuitive well of life experience, which spans the clothing industry of Manhattan's Seventh Avenue to Bucks County, Pennsylvania where I competed in and won the Miss Natural Pennsylvania Bodybuilding Contest; having developed a love of weight training and fitness. 
That was a life changing event in my life as I embraced a love for fitness and health. The journey led me to a job at Ranch La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico where I spent five months working as a personal trainer. 
My next and current stop was Los Angeles, where I've made my life since 1989.  It was in LA where I was introduced to the yogic principles that I have studied for years.  From Hatha to Bhakti I have embraced these principles and have sought to live my life with an open heart and a compassionate and  forgiving nature. I believe that all anybody can do, is to do their best with good intention and good will. I believe in continued self-study and service as a pathway to a joyful life.

In my teaching I blend a number of yogic disciplines into a creative journey for self-exploration as I guide my students in the direction of physical and mental transformation. I think of the process as a non-judgmental shift in perception rather than a fundamental change of one's inherent nature. One's inherent nature is divine, once it gets past the ego. Using humor and intuition I gently nudge my students to confront their limitations. My classes are a safe space for my students  to explore letting go of whatever mental constructs clutter their vastness so they can reach a place of self-acceptance, connect with their infinite potential, and ultimately develop peace of mind.
I draw on my athletic background in combination with the ancient principles of yoga to create a unique and joyful body/mind experience.
True to my adopted name, Durga, I've been told that I embody a multidimensional spiciness whose many facets envelop shakti, determination, grace, and wisdom. Well, that and my New York spiciness is quite a combination! 
The greatest wealth in my life are my two children. I'm grateful for my mother and other close family members who have tirelessly supported me through the toughest of times. Family is everything and they have my unconditional love and respect.
My hobbies and interests include yoga, working out, cooking, biking, walking my two dogs, reading, writing, and visiting New York as often as I can. Last but not least, I cannot forget my cat, Sassy, who I have had since she was three weeks old; that was thirteen years ago.
Writing has become a vehicle by which I can express myself, reach out to others, and carve out a career where my readers can relate, take a piece of what I say with them in hopes they can learn and benefit from it, and simply enjoy what the are reading.  My intention is to insure that with integrity and good will.
  
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