It's the beginning of a new year. It's easy feel the pull to have a shiny new planner filled with goals, a new workout routine, a healthy new diet, a freshly organized home, and a whole host of resolutions.
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“Yoga and mindfulness go together because the aim of both is to achieve a higher level of connection, awareness, or union, between the mind, body, and spirit. In fact, yoga without mindful awareness cannot be yoga.” ~Michelle Ribeiro
The holiday season is officially upon us. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Yule, or just get caught up in the excitement of the season, it’s not unusual for folks to feel more run down, exhausted, and overwhelmed around the holidays. So much of the overwhelm, stress, exhaustion and anxiety that we feel this time of year could be avoided simply by remembering what’s really important - hint, it’s not the perfect gifts, the perfect meal, or the best decorations.
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“Life is always changing, but the divinity that weaves through each of us is constant, whole, unbroken. Understanding and accepting this gives us strength and support in the face of life’s shifts, fluctuations, and turmoil. No matter what we face, we are connected. We are not alone.”
~ Kelly DiNardo & Amy Pearce-Hayden
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With the end of daylight savings time, comes more darkness, colder weather, and more time indoors. Make a plan to manage both your mental and physical health, boost your immunity, and reduce your stress and stress related conditions by adding yoga to your daily routine.
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“Aparigraha advises us to travel light while on the spiritual path. We must let go of the old to make room for the new”
~ Rolf Gates
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“…….nothing replaces the benefits of practicing in person with a teacher and in a group. The energy exchange between people, the lovingly watchful eye of the teacher, these are all irreplaceable aspects of practicing in person. And let’s be honest…..how many of you have just stopped practicing in the middle of a live-stream and went to take care of a household chore, deal with the kids or dogs, or simply just quit because you were feeling too challenged?”
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“We practice Vīrabhadrāsana, not to condone violence, but to honor our fight against our own ignorance and ego, and to cultivate the strength and courage to do the right thing under difficult circumstances.”
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Six months in and we are still taking the majority of our yoga classes from home. Of course, nothing replaces the support of a connected community in class, the feedback from a trained teacher, the smell of the incense burning, or the respite of just slipping away to our sacred studio space, but if yogis are anything, we are flexible. We’ve made due, we’ve adapted, some of us have even created our own sacred spaces at home. This is our NEW normal.
Read MoreWe are in need of Śiva’s destructive force right now. We need his help to dismantle our biases. We need his help to dismantle our individual racism. We need his help to dismantle the system of white supremacy we’ve been living under for long enough.
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