How Losing Weight Improved My Meditation
Willpower and discipline have never come easy for me. For some, it’s very natural to set your mind to something and do it. For me, not so...
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Gita Matlock
- May 8, 2017
- 3 min
Growing Up Ananda: How a Bunch of Hippies Got it Right
I was born and raised in a spiritual intentional community. To answer your first question, yes, I loved it. If you google “intentional...
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Gita Matlock
- Apr 26, 2017
- 2 min
Humble Pie and Writing a Wrong
Life has a knack for humbling you. A certain person who will go unnamed (mostly because his name makes me want to barf) might not...
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Gita Matlock
- Apr 13, 2017
- 3 min
The Flawed Mirror: Being Raised Among Saints
“A saint is a sinner who never gave up,” said Paramhansa Yogananda. The wisdom in these words is palpable here at Ananda Village, a...
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Gita Matlock
- Feb 21, 2017
- 3 min
Generosity is Genetic: The Yoga of Prosperous Parenting
This week my husband and I did our annual budget. With two kids and barely-above-the-poverty-line salaries, this might be a terrifying...
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Gita Matlock
- Nov 8, 2016
- 5 min
Dim Your Light for No One: The Yoga of Gender Politics
This election cycle has stirred up a lot of mud, but in doing so, it has brought to light some of the darker realities within us all. An...
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Gita Matlock
- Jun 17, 2016
- 2 min
From Tantrums to Treats: Meditation with a Toddler
In a recent conversation with other yogi parents a realization that had been slowly creeping into my awareness became solidified and its...
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Gita Matlock
- Mar 31, 2016
- 3 min
A Great-Full Life
I’ve been noticing something lately: the busier I get, the more I fit into my day. What a strange paradox, right? Now with 2 kids, my...
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Gita Matlock
- Jan 7, 2016
- 5 min
10 Reasons Community is for Kids!
The final chapter of Paramhansa Yogananda’s spiritual classic, The Autobiography of a Yogi, finds him walking with his dear friend and...
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Gita Matlock
- Oct 7, 2015
- 4 min
Baby Jay’s Birth
Jay’s story begins on Thursday morning, October 1, 2015. I was due on October 7th, but because of a back injury and the sense that my...
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Gita Matlock
- Jun 5, 2015
- 2 min
Anguishing Monotony
Moments ago I finished a beautifully written novel called All the Light We Cannot See. In poetic prose, the authors weaves the lives of a...
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Gita Matlock
- May 24, 2015
- 4 min
Doing your Dharma
Dharma is a complicated word and a complicated concept. In essence, it means “right action” but in practice, it is often used to refer to...
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Gita Matlock
- Mar 31, 2015
- 4 min
Silent Retreat for Moms (and Newbies)
I just took my very first seclusion. What is seclusion, you might ask? Seclusion was strongly recommended by my guru, Paramhansa...
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Gita Matlock
- Feb 11, 2015
- 5 min
12 Lessons from 12 Years of Kriya Yoga
This July marks my 12th year as a Kriya Yogi – a practitioner of Kriya Yoga. As the daughter of two Kriya Yogis who have been practicing...
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Gita Matlock
- Jan 12, 2015
- 2 min
Staying in Tune while Staying in Touch
In the last four years, I divorced, moved home to Ananda, fell in love, remarried, bought a house, had a baby, lost a job, got a new job,...
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Gita Matlock
- Dec 21, 2014
- 2 min
Merry Christmas, Solstice & Hanukkah!
Christmas is a time for giving. Giving gifts, giving love, giving smiles and giving thanks. In our little house, we feel an overwhelming...
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Gita Matlock
- Oct 15, 2014
- 1 min
Change Me!
For a few months now, Sister Gyanamata’s prayer has been my mantra, “Lord, change no circumstance in my life, change me.” If you take a...
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Gita Matlock
- Aug 16, 2014
- 2 min
Going for Good or Going for Gold?
I had an awesome conversation with a loved one tonight. We talked about spirituality and where our choices and beliefs differ. My friend...
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Gita Matlock
- Jun 25, 2014
- 2 min
Mama Sadhana
This morning, as I sat for meditation, the sound of my babbling baby playing peek-a-boo with my husband downstairs made a sweet and...
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Gita Matlock
- Apr 18, 2014
- 2 min
Stay in Tune!
As the first anniversary of Swami Kriyananda’s passing is quickly approaching, April 21st, I am enjoying the fruits of yet another lesson...
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