Holiday De-stressor YOGA

Hello everyone. I am just back from 8 days in Hawaii where I took my own little "holiday de-stressor"! This week we begin 3 weeks of "yoga tonic" for whatever ails us during the month of December. Weekly yoga gives us an opportunity to refresh what "Living Your Yoga" really means during demanding times. The theme for these 3 weeks is CELEBRATION. Each of us celebrates in our own unique way. What is it that you hold dear and sacred at this time of year? What can you let go of or allow less importance to simplify the weeks ahead? What will you "celebrate"?
Maybe this year you want to do things differently to experience PEACE, JOY and the beauty of winter solstice. Maybe less spending and more present moment awareness with the little things.
Whatever you choose to do, notice how it affects your wellbeing. When and if you do get overwhelmed or a somber mood visits remember to breathe, get out your yoga mat and take time to celebrate all that you are grateful for.

Last Week of Fall Simply Yoga Classes

It is already week 8 of our 8 week session... one more class to go before RESTORATIVES!!!
It has been a fun session.
Next week, .... something to look forward to.. Restorative Yoga. This is a class I only do once a quarter.
"Often I say to myself, I wish I could just be a student in this class, as I am teaching it. I want to receive all the goodness."
What a great reward and something to savor as we move towards Thanksgiving.
Wednesday class is full but there are still spaces in the Tuesday or Friday evening class. Sign up soon. You will be restored and refreshed and ready for the holidays.

Sign up for HOLIDAY DE-STRESSOR YOGA -3 week session... Starting the week after Thanksgiving.

Yoga Paintings at the Art Walk

I hope to see many of you at the Art Walk this coming Friday, November 5th.
I will be at 3 Oms Yoga Studio (Bay Street, across across from the Blue Horse Gallery and next to the Upfront Theater) from 7:30pm - 10pm with my new show, IMAGINE.
These are all paintings from the new yoga calendar for 2011. Can't wait to celebrate and see many of you there. Couldn't do this without your inspiration! THANK YOU so much!!!

Intention and Resolve

The Buddha talked about "right resolve". He was referring to a determination to set intention and then to live from that. Our intention comes from our inner values. We then practice living by what holds truth and meaning for us. We are able to notice if and when we are tempted to compromise our values for material gain or ego. Through practice we strengthen our ability to hold to our intentions no matter the circumstances. Our resolve needs to be fed daily, strengthened daily or it begins to weaken.. like a muscle. However, we know that if we allow that muscle to weaken we CAN strengthen it again.
The more we develop the habit of intention the more natural it becomes to the way we live in the world.

"Right intention is organic; it thrives when cultivated and wilts when neglected". P. Moffitt

Intention and Karmic Seeds

The Buddha tells us that Karma is one of the "imponderables"... we can never fully understand it.
However we do know that every action has a cause and an effect.
The primary factor that determines karma is intention. Every word or action comes from intention. This intention is what plants the seed of what is to occur in the future, but only when the right conditions exist. Our heart's intention is fed by our inner knowing our wisdom self, also referred to as the "awakened heart-mind".

At the same time whatever is happening in your life right now is affected by your attitude towards it. What determines your attitude is your intention.

" We reap what we sow"... Yet what do we do with what we reap is affected by our intention.

New Calendars for 2011

So excited to see the new calendars, hot off the press.
Wow, this one I think is the best yet.
Pick yours up in class or contact me to purchase one.

Also some of the paintings from this calendar with be in my show at 3 OMS Yoga during the November Gallery Walk (across from the Blue Horse Gallery) and for the months of November/December. I will have a little reception there Friday, November 5th. I will be there from 7:30pm - 10pm. Hope you will stop by.

Inner Values and Mixed Motives

Last week I gave everyone a handout of the inner values I collected from all three classes.
Very interesting and thought provoking. I asked each of you to pick 5 that you would most like to connect more deeply to. One way to do that would be to ask yourself 2 questions: "1. How am I living this value. 2. How am I not living this value."

We also discussed "mixed motives". It seems that recognizing mixed motives and intention is more important than trying to be perfect. How easy it is to harshly judge oneself.
If you have a mixed motive recognize it and make more room for the "bright intentions and less room for the dark ones".