Day 1 ~ Yoga Binging

onthemat • January 2, 2017

I know intellectually that yoga is a practice that values consistency and regularity. Having said that I have a history of binge yoga – I am all in or all out. When in, I can’t imagine why I would not practice regularly….then I get distracted….then a couple weeks pass…..then I become afraid of how hard […]

I know intellectually that yoga is a practice that values consistency and regularity. Having said that I have a history of binge yoga – I am all in or all out. When in, I can’t imagine why I would not practice regularly….then I get distracted….then a couple weeks pass…..then I become afraid of how hard it will be to return. This is followed by a long period of intermittently signing up for classes, then canceling because, oops! something came up.

Before going to my first class of the 31 I will attend, I already had this post written in my head with lots of moaning about how inflexible my body is and how painful my return was. Then came the lovely surprise that I actually loved it. Maybe it is my age or more likely it is the years of listening to yoga teachers talking about focusing on your own mat, but I happily took every adjustment needed. I used so many props, I cleared the shelves at the studio. Taking a moment for some self care felt absolutely fabulous. And the best part is I am raring to go for tomorrow.

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Heart~ Day #7 (Week #4)

By Linda Malcomb • May 3, 2020
“There is a light in the core of our being that calls us home—one that can only be seen with closed eyes; We can feel it as a radiance in the center of our chest. This light of loving awareness is always here, regardless of our conditioning. It does not matter how many dark paths we have traveled or how many wounds we have inflicted or sustained as we have unknowingly stumbled toward this inner radiance. It does not matter how long we have sleepwalked, seduced by our desires and fears. This call persists until it is answered, until we surrender to who we really are. When we do, we feel ourselves at home wherever we are. A hidden beauty reveals itself in our ordinary life. As the true nature of our Deep Hear is unveiled, we feel increasingly grateful for no reason—grateful to simply be.” —John J. Prendergast, PHD, The Deep Heart

SUN!~ Day #6 (Week #4)

By Linda Malcomb • May 2, 2020
Seems like it’s been rainy, windy, dreary for eons. Which may have helped us shelter inside a bit more. I remember reading years and years ago in a Seth book that weather can be influenced, and even created by mass human emotion. Why not? We are far more powerful than we currently acknowledge, and science is beginning to validate many phenomena that had seemed inconceivable before. Those seemingly endless days of “bad” weather seemed congruent with the emotional tone of covid her in New England. And now SUN! Glorious, warming, invigorating, hope-filled Sun! Today I will be outside basking and gardening and thanking. And I’m sure the whole neighborhood, and most of New England will go outside, stand with our faces to the sun and breathe a huge healing breath of joy. And maybe the collective energy of that will resonate out across the word as a promise of brighter days to come.
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