This morning I started class with the fall mediation I shared here. Durning the long hold, restorative poses I noticed the shadows of the leaves outside of the window dancing in the bright rays of the early morning on the studio floor. During class I offered several mantras including: “When I release tension, I lessen … Continue reading Monday Morning Yoga
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Fall Meditation
As part of my daily practice of yoga, meditation and journaling, I like to include some type of self inquiry. Asking a question at the beginning of a yoga practice, walk meditation and/or morning pages can often lead to the answer appearing later in the day. Fall is a time of death that is easily … Continue reading Fall Meditation
The Observer
When I am able to step away from the commotion around me, to see what is happening, I become the observer. When I am able to pause the stories in my head and see what emotion they are covering or protecting, I become the observer. My daily physical and spiritual practices not only ground me, … Continue reading The Observer
Mantra Monday: Space on the High Road
Though I have heard or read “You can’t control other people, you can only control your reactions to them” or the abbreviated version, “You can only control your actions and reactions,” hundreds of times, I was sure I had superpowers. I have spent my life trying to control people, outcomes and situations. I was always … Continue reading Mantra Monday: Space on the High Road
Space
The Sunday before Labor Day Weekend, I did an meditation with my on-line community. We started with box breathing*, then listened to the manta I have shared, and then meditated for five minutes on the question, what is mine to create. What immediately came to me was the word space. I next spent the rest … Continue reading Space
Mantra Monday: Space
Meditation does not solve my problems or stresses, but the practice does give me space from both. First thing every morning I move my body with yoga, dance, Essentrics or a walk. The practice of linking breathe to movement quiets the mind. Next I will focus on breathe work, then listen to a chanted mantra … Continue reading Mantra Monday: Space
Living the life you love?
One of my favorite songs is by Jason Isbell where in the chorus he asks, “Are you living the life you chose? Are you living the life that chose you?” Jason Isbel at Red Rocks, August 2021 In the past every time I heard that song, particularly in concert, I felt certain that I was … Continue reading Living the life you love?
Mantra Monday
I allow myself to release all that no longer serves me. As humans we tend to stuff emotions so we do not have to feel anything even slightly uncomfortable. When emotions try to surface, we stuff them down with food, drink, drugs, binge TV, extreme dieting, anger, shopping and other activities that actually harm the … Continue reading Mantra Monday
Mantra Monday: Full Moon
Friday, July 23, 2021 is a full moon. Full moons are a completion of a cycle, a time of gratitude and release. Full Moon Mantra I release those things in my life that are not serving my purpose or higher self. I receive love, joy and abundance. And so it is I am called to … Continue reading Mantra Monday: Full Moon
Mantra Monday: I Am Light
There is a reason why “I Am Light” sung by India Arie is on at least one of every yoga teacher’s playlists, including one of mine. I play my “Come onto the Light -Bliss” playlist often in the morning. Sometimes for a personal, free form yoga practice or often while I’m getting ready for the … Continue reading Mantra Monday: I Am Light
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