Day 24~ Cat & Cow

onthemat • December 16, 2017

I decided that my yoga practice is all about cat and cow. But first I needed to learn which one breathes in (cow) and presses down, wide and out and which one breathes out (cat) and presses up, wide and out. Believe me, I kept getting mixed up. Today I feel this movement pattern as […]

I decided that my yoga practice is all about cat and cow. But first I needed to learn which one breathes in (cow) and presses down, wide and out and which one breathes out (cat) and presses up, wide and out. Believe me, I kept getting mixed up. Today I feel this movement pattern as I flow between upward dog and downward dog. I use cat and cow to get deeper into a twist, whether I am standing or lying down. The only way I can fold into any kind of pigeon is to bring along my friends cat and cow. And, cat and cow help me find my favorite child’s pose. I’ve gotten so into cat and cow that I’ve been known to kind of purr and moo while doing them.

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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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