for stiffness, tightness, restrictions, stuck-ness (figuratively and for real), heaviness, soreness and pains to pave the way for tingly way out of enslavement and disease… feeling a little old, depleted, fatigued, stagnant, foggy and okay, dead to …
freedom … lightness, buoancy and vibrancy. To lush nourishing motherly life … to clear the way through mindfulness, to flow into youthfulness and freshness… is the intention as we cycle through another lunar calendar
Why are everything color coded these days? A box of chocolates, and AQ … Went from PURPLE danger zone of VERY UNHEALTHY to RED zone of simply just unhealthy air quality. What an improvement !? Red & Purple – both are still unhealthy… Today did get a whole lot better when a box of chocolates were shared – Raw, Single Origin ethically traded Chocolate a day IS a treat at dark times like this but … still, a daily doze of delicious fresh air is what we crave the most! That – what we took for granted as birthright before is not so easily available anymore as California heads into fire-season …
As our lunar calendar heads into New Moon … Would New Moon provide some relief? Some cool down? Is this the time Native American wisdom teaches us a thing about communal intention setting; a rain dance of sorts with movements to honor the natural designs and workings of the unknown?
(Yogis practice ancient wisdom of Pranayama to shift the mood of despair to that of hope… thank goodness:)
Aryuvedic-ish tip: do moisten the innner nose with a Q-tip dabbed in menthal oil, rose oill or just plain coconut oil. Rinse out the nostral area with a NetiPot and gurgle our throats if there’s an irritation.
Beer and onion rings are not unhealthy ! This air is. All the more, an opportunity to roll out the mat and zoom yoga on. I prefer an actual small size class over livestreaming or pre-recorded stuff … any opportunity to better connect, when options for direct in-person is not available, may be through a more a mutual visual and communication exchange. It’s also not about the cost per class but more about preserving a small business to survive and still be there for the community on the other side of the curve when all this pandemic related gathering and movement restrictions are over with. The Pandemic, Thunder & Lightening, wild fires (majority caused by people)not contained, Burned forests and peoples’ homes, Global Warming, BLM, November election … it’s a year like no other that unearths and reveals the truth. Truths about:
Our fears and our prejudices
Our Ideals and our loves – revealing what we care about the most;
Question arises – what matters the most to us?
Life, Property, Money & Things?
What’s revealed ? The Good, the Bad, the Ugly?
Who matters to us;
How and where do we want to spend the rest of our lives with who and
Where?
Why?
Okay, let’s lighten up – what’s your favorite color?
Why?
What’s your favorite tree? your favorite flower? Why?