CALENDARS ARE READY

My 2012 calendars are hot off the press and looking fabulous.
If you have signed up for a calendar or are interested in getting one either contact me or bring your cash (or check) to class.   Again they are $15. - special pricing for my students.
This may be my last yoga calendar for awhile.    I am not sure what my next project will be.
But who knows.  

Equanimity

The article in Tricycle Magazine by Shaila Catherine highlights the qualities of equanimity.   Some of you have asked me for a reference to this article.   Google: "Equanimity In Every Bite- Shaila Catherine"  and you should be able to find it.
Also Google: Equanimity: Our Greatest Friend- Shaila Catherine, if you want to read more.
Equanimity is a state of mental or emotional stability or composure arising from a deep awareness and acceptance of the present moment. 

Mosquito Meditation

Could you sit with a mosquito bite for 60 minutes and not scratch?   Could you just sit with the sensation of itch and notice it... really observe the sensation?   If you took a vow not to move or scratch for 60 minutes could you observe the thoughts going through your mind?   Would the mosquito bite then become a bigger and bigger drama than you could have ever imagined?
Larry Rosenberg did just that... and wrote about it.
   Each day we have the opportunity to experience a difficulty or inconvenience in our lives, to see the reality of it and then what our mind does with it.

Yoga Calendars for 2012

If you would like one of my yoga watercolor calendars for 2012, please let me know.   I have a list of students that want one or more and don't want to leave anyone out.   I am placing the order with the printers this week.   Can't wait to see the final product!!!

Blueberry Meditation

This week  in class we did an experiential exercise with a dried blueberry.   A classic exploration in mindfulness, we each fully explored a dried blueberry with all of our senses and became completely engaged in the experience of slowly eating one blueberry.  All of us discovered how much we normally do not really notice.   By slowing everything down and really paying attention to all there was to the experience in consuming one little dried berry, we became much more observant and curious.
Paying attention and being in the moment is what we are exploring here... We are creating a foundation for being awake and aware.   We may also begin to notice our likes and dislikes popping up and how often we make judgements about what is good or bad, what is right or wrong.   We are observing all of this.   We are becoming more and more MINDFUL.