Spirituality

Shining Your Light

My new mantra is…I am ALWAYS SHINING!

I have been exploring the idea of letting my light SHINE.  Part of being fully me involves being conscious of myself at any given moment and noticing when I am dimming my light.

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This is one of my favorite quotes is from Marianne Williamson:

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Connection

Lately I have been thinking about connection, especially with the past few weeks of turmoil after Hurricane Sandy.

 What does it mean to be connected?  

Technology has become so imbedded in everyday life that we think about being connected through our phones and the internet.  But when the storm hit and power outages shut down or slowed down technology, we were forced to rethink the meaning of connection.  People reached out to family, friends and even strangers in need…finding a deeper connection with others that extends beyond cell phones and computers.

What does it feel like to be really connected, to ourselves and to each other?

Connection begins from within and maybe when we have no distractions,  no devices to stay connected to the outside world, we can find that true connection that is always there.

Today, I taught a private family yoga session with one of my tutoring clients and her mom.

My dharma talk was about connection and I began with this beautiful poem, which I would like to share with you:
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“Like Roots”

Our hands imbibe like roots

so I place them on what is beautiful in this world.

And I fold them in Prayer

And they draw from the Heavens light.

Yoga is a practice of Union, bringing together mind-body-spirit as one. 

We can find that connection to ourselves through the physical body and then channel the light within which connects us to the Divine.

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Alignment

After teaching my morning preschool yoga class, I decided to take Kristin’s Power Hour class at GSY.  Since I am preparing to teach my first adult teacher classes and private family yoga, it is so inspiring to practice with an instructor who provides such a wonderful context for my yoga practice through her dharma talks and cues.

Today’s theme was about ALIGNMENT and how our commitment to an intention requires our actions to be aligned with our intention.  So many times we sabotage ourselves when our actions are completely out of whack with our intention.  

The idea of alignment really guided my yoga practice today, as I found more ease in discovering the posture, rather than forcing my body to do something.  Alignment is so important in yoga, not only because it gives us the full benefit of the posture, but also because it helps to prevent injury. Ever since my yoga training, I find myself feeling more and more comfortable with poses that I used to struggle with.  The difference now is that I have been integrating what I was trained in with what I have been learning from my yoga teachers.  

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I am fully aligned with my intentions.

 

 

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Self Nourishing

It has been so long since I felt really committed to my yoga practice.  Since hurting my knee the week of my yoga training completion, I have been limited in my own practice.  After almost 3 months of being fully immersed in yoga,  and 3 months of struggling to maintain a practice despite my injury, I have been feeling like something is missing without my personal practice.  So this week I decided to RECOMMIT, to myself and to yoga.  I am teaching 14 children’s yoga classes a week and doing yoga with the kids almost daily, but until this week, I have only been practicing once or twice a week at home. 

I started my week by taking a restorative yoga class at with Kristin at Garden State Yoga (GSY). If not checked in time, thyroid may shoot up other physical conditions like obesity, unintended weight loss, heart disorder, general illness, elevated blood pressure – Many cialis 10 mg people who have high blood pressure are also medicated for the condition. This way you can keep your sexual performance and sex life can never be had if one viagra generic for sale is unable to satisfy his partner during intercourse, it results in lack of sexual arousal. There is a simple application form in which you should not use Kamagra Polo under any generic cialis mastercard circumstances are if you are allergic to PDE5 inhibitors or if you are already using drugs containing nitrates or nitrites.How is Kamagra Polo taken?Kamagra Polo tablets are supposed to be chewed and then swallowed. You must know how the faceplate should be correctly removed in order to perform manual disc ejection. discount viagra australia This was my very first restorative class and it was truly nourishing!

Yoga does not always have to be about deepening and expanding, it can also be about nourishing and replenishing.  I realized that as a a yoga teacher, I need to nourish myself too.  Yet again, another valuable yoga lesson learned.  Coming home to my yoga practice is like coming home to myself!

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Blissful Yoga Retreat

Yoga Rural Retreat

I just got back from the most nourishing retreat weekend!  

It’s amazing what the Universe provides when you ask.  I had set the intention to expand my circle of spiritually minded people and that same week was invited by a new friend, Lizzie to join a her and some other people for a retreat at her parent’s home in New Hope, Pennsylvania.  There were 10 of us, including her parents, who were such wonderful hosts.  They welcomed us into their beautiful home, which was surrounded by lush green fields and lots of farmland and nature to explore.

The night we arrived, we all gathered around a fire pit and did a Release Ceremony.  

We each wrote down something we wanted to let go of and then one by one dropped the piece of paper in the fire. There was something so sacred and powerful having others witness the release of  something that no longer serves you. We shared stories, laughed and sang together.  While I had only met two of the people there, it felt like we were a family.

The next morning , a few of us sat around reading poetry from one of my favorite books:  Love Poems from God.  

We each took turns opening the book to any page and reading the poem.  It was interesting to see how each of the poems had a message to teach us, and was really relevant in our lives.  Being a poet, it was like a dream come true to share soulful poetry with others!

One of the highlights of the weekend  was going on a hike to enjoy the glorious countryside.
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We just wandered around, it was like an adventure..we found farm animals, winding roads, beautiful homes nestled in the trees and then discovered a creek. We took off our shoes and walked across the rocks.  It was so refreshing to feel the water flowing over my feet!  Being fully immersed in Nature can really bring a sense of peace and rejuvenation, especially when you have the luxury to be away from all the busyness and stress of day-to-day life.

betty on the creek

Later in the afternoon, we set our mats out on the grass and took a yoga class with own very own private instructor!   I love doing yoga outdoors…looking up at the sky, the trees all around you, the wind and gentle rain on your face.  I felt really connected to all of nature, to my new friends and to myself.

yoga field

For dinner, we all helped prepare a yummy vegetarian feast.

Before our meal, we offered gratitude for the food and this whole experience we were sharing together.  Then we had some tea and got ready to go out to build a fire and roast jumbo marshmallows.  

retreat feast

Lizzie, a voice teacher and kirtan leader, shared her lovely voice to lead us in some singing and chanting.

We danced, chanted, played and made s’mores by the fire.  Such a good vibration of love and connection was present in this circle, this tribe of like-minded souls and I felt so blessed to be part of it.

The next day, one of the other yoga teachers in the group, Irina led a class for a few of us.  We also did a group meditation outdoors led by Mark Dee.  I love how each one of us shared our unique gifts to contribute to each other at the retreat.  We all had some wonderful discussions throughout the weekend and made some nice connections that have led to new opportunities.

For me, the retreat was such a gift because it reminded me of how easily we can create community and support each other.  Each of us is on our own spiritual path, but when you find others along your path who enrich and nourish you, the journey becomes all the more enlightening!

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