HAPPY MONDAY! Still enjoying our joyful, new sign, an original design by local biz Action Signs! Swing by the yoga studio if you haven't seen it. It's a fun reminder to stay committed to practice; that is what ensures our growth and peace of mind. This alligator is feeling fine in Vasisthasana, a Side Plank Pose--look at his elegant alignment! Not bad for a smiling reptile. ;) *
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At some point, we ALL need our spirits lifted, so if you'd like an energizing sequence with fun balance poses, and also learn a daily technique to work the abdominals for increased vitality and clarity of mind, come on out THIS SUNDAY for a specialty workshop, all about master practices: YOGA FOR VITALITY & CONFIDENCE. *
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See you later, alligator! Now, let's get on the mat. Keep practicing, stay fabulous. ** #actionsigns #lakecityfl #downtownlakecity #northflorida #columbiacounty #gatewaytoflorida #yogalakecity #yogaworkshop #sundayyoga #practiceveryday #getonthemat #AHAyoga #alligatoryoga #VirginiaHillYoga #yogapose
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#liftyourspirits
""Life should be touched, not strangled. You've got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it. " – Ray Bradbury *** Are you striving, maybe a little TOO Much? Where are you clenching, or gripping--not just physically, but in the mind's habits, or those lingering emotions that attempt to take over the driver's seat? *** In my own practice, I use breath awareness to find those strangled areas of my body, mind, emotions. This often will register in the breath itself: jagged edges, holding, or simply shallow breathing.
Where can I release that over-pushing, the tendency to try to force a release or change, the over-extension of that thinking mind and what it asserts "should" be? Where can I relax into effortless effort, attentiveness, rather than headstrong agendas? What then is cultivated, empowered to unfold? *** My teacher once reminded me: You cannot force a bud to bloom; rather, create the healthy conditions and allow it to happen. Our own growth is very similar. *** What needs to be gently touched and nurtured today, rather than forced? *** Wishing you a day of gentle presence and a sense of touch and awareness of beauty. *** #blossom #touched #touch #allow #relax #relaxation #breathe #breathawareness
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Come on out for a creative & exciting community event coming up this weekend at the Possum Trot Farm Collective, located in Olustee, Florida!
FALL FEAST, organized by proprietors & Musicians (and humans extraordinaire) Kate & Jason Dobson, is a weekend of amazing local music, a potluck, FIRE PIT (woohoo!), swap meet, open mic, massage, bio-acoustic readings, and--You Guessed it!--YOGA.
MESSAGE ME & I WILL SEND YOU THE LINK TO SIGN UP!
The music festivities, potluck, and camping begin Saturday, and I will be leading a SPECIAL YOGA SESSION on SUNDAY,0 November 11, 2 to 3:15 pm.
This special AHA YOGA session will be a soothing 75-minutes, held outdoors on the grass, under the trees, and amongst the fresh Fall air. Come join us for a gentle outdoors class made for those who have had a full weekend of joy, jammin', and juice (maybe a little TOO much!). All levels; those totally new to yoga are certainly welcome.
I am offering this session at an unprecedented and ONE TIME ONLY INSANELY special rate (50% off the usual 75-minute COURSE rate!!!!), as a way to support the farm and motivate folks to come see and encourage all the promising things that are afoot! It is a wonderful way to be part of uplifting, big-hearted change. So don't miss this opportunity!
We will connect to nature as we practice outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine. Bring a mat (or towel or blanket) plus 2 additional towels/blankets, and an open mind.
IF YOU WANNA HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND WITH US, MESSAGE ME & I WILL SEND YOU THE LINK WITH OODLES OF DETAILS!
It is going to be AHHHH-MAZING! LOVE seeing rural North Florida grow and nurture community and the arts. So let's get out and support these fine folks and artists. SEE YOU THERE!
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"It is better to see God in everything than to try to figure it out." --Neem Karoli Baba *
The richest benefits of yoga are most often not what folks initially may think. So much of yoga is about trustful surrender: Surrendering to the process, trusting it is helping you, releasing hurtful habits of the body but also of speech, letting go of thoughts that are not of service in the direction of love. *
For those of you that know me, you know I am not against rationality or thinking. I am a scholar first and foremost, THEN a yoga student, and finally--after all that--a yoga teacher. It is important to use our mind, but it is just that: a tool that yoga helps direct and refine. It is not who I am. It is not who you are. It is not who WE are. *
Where can YOU see connection today, where can you see the divine, and let your judgment take the back seat, so you can experience what is actually happening. Let's all choose to act from connection and our best selves. *
Be well and shine. YOU are needed in this divine world.
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