"Its been 15 months..."

"Its been 15 months since I practiced yoga."

"Its been 15 months since I went to a yoga studio." These two phrases are what I am hearing most often lately from people when they walk in the studio door. My response is a big smile and "welcome back!" I want you to know that you are welcome back, when you are ready, and you are not alone. Whether it is 15 months, 2 years, 10 years, or any amount of time, you always have a mat spot in my class. If you have questions about coming back to studios, please email me, I am always happy to listen and/or help. There are no silly questions, we are all navigating in new territory. If you are happy with the flexibility of home or virtual practice, then that is amazing too, and I am continuing to offer the videos and meditations to support all the wonderful ways to practice. Please also remember that yoga is more than the physical practice, the asanas, or poses. Chances are, you HAVE practiced in some way, shape, or form over this crazy past year. Whether it was taking a deep breath to center yourself (practicing pranayama), helping a neighbor practicing aparigraha), or expressing gratitude (practicing santosa), I know there are ways you are embodying yoga off the mat, and that is a sign of a mature and advanced practice.

Be kind to yourself.

#offthemat #welcomeback #grouphug #youaremissedevenifyoudontknowit #yourpracticematters #virtualyoga #meditations #ondemandyoga #pranayama #santosa #aparigraha #community

Spring into Summer

Happy Beltane! 🌱☀️🌙

Halfway between spring equinox (Ostara) and summer solstice.

This is a time of merging of fire/sun/ action energies and water/moon/resting energies. Maybe you feel a little more balanced? If not, try nature. Notice how she absorbs and needs both to flourish. Some days are really rainy and others are really sunny, and the balance is in the medium-term viewpoint.

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When I look at the eightfold wheel of the year, the Druid calendar, I think about how the chakras (our primary energy centers) relate. Beltane seems to relate most to the sacral chakra (svadhisthana), the center of creativity, fertility, and fluidity.

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This is a time of expression and growth in nature. What is that you would like to see grow or move fluidly? This is fertile time. Note what seeds you are nurturing unconsciously and consciously! Do your best. That is all that is in your control.

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#spring #beltane #sacralchakra #growth #balancingenergies

Earth Day Meditation 🌍

Earth 🌍 Day 🌏 2021. It’s an everyday reminder, we live on it, so respect it. I definitely try a little harder everyday because I know I’m not perfect.

We can do something right in this moment. Read, speak, or think a loving kindness metta Earth Day Meditation to our planet.

🌲 May I be happy, healthy, safe and free.

🦅 May the sky and the creatures of the air be happy, healthy, safe and free.

🐬May the water and the species of the oceans, seas, lakes and rivers be happy, healthy, safe and free.

⛰ May the earth and the dwellers of the land, from mountains to valleys, plains and deserts, forests, jungles, and frozen places, living within the earth and upon it be happy, healthy, safe and free.

💚 May we be open to ways of being that can support and sustain all of us. May we shift to abundance and love in lieu of hoarding and fear. May we all, every being, be happy, healthy, safe and free.