Category: Beautiful People

Here’s a site to help you should you feel anxious (normal), frustrated and … ____ or _____ – all those emotions are valid and many share them. Here you go Click Here:)

And also this site is helpful: www.tenpercent.com

Definitely check out your regular or your local yoga studio as we want to help your local businesses first. Maybe get a gift card there or prepaid card so that your neighborhood business can remain a going-concern. Just support them the best you can and that good will in return will yield boomerang effect on your community.

Physically I am doing just fine – BUT after listening to President Trump lash out at a very fine journalist, Peter Alexander, I just felt terrible and hoped that no children or no young adults heard this bully. Instead of providing words of comfort and reassurance, he went into vicious rant. It was SOOOOO sad to hear. My heart sank to realize that – that’s the leadership we have – someone who instead of listening to experts, scientist and medical community from the onset, who intentionally (for Dow Jones numbers) downplayed it, thus squandering the one month lead time we had for containment. Peter Alexander actually gave the President opportunity to say something inspirational, epic, opportunity for powerful words that could have been remembered in history for generations to come. But he instead showed rage and attacked a very well respected competent and well meaning journalist who is of top notch caliber. I was so shocked and sick to my stomach. So friends, it’s not the virus but this leader who has these press conference just to praise himself is really … sickening.

If you don’t know what I am talking about – Just search for Peter Alexander and maybe the exchange would come up – it was reported on CNN etc. (Oh, didn’t know he’s from Oakland, CA !!! He’s Californian! )

Those press conference should not be “political” or time to be placing a blame on one country or actually, one ethnicity or be a platform to again and again congratulate self – it’s so childish. Just be a real leader – Reassure – restore faith and trust – nice to be upbeat or positive but not at the expense of public safety and putting down journalists who are doing their life work to inform us. It was pretty vicious – I had new found respect for journalists – they are so brave.

In stark contract, it could have been like this – So this is how it’s so different had he spoke this kind of words:

This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.

Which great leader said this at times of great crisis that is said to happen about once every 100 years?

FDR

We need a-political, inspiring, compassionate, and empathetic compelling words of wisdom based on solid science at this time more than ever.

Had just gotten off non-yoga related zoom conference to come across couple of invitations in inbox from yogis so ingenious offering array of yoga classes via zoom. Smart! Creative ! Ingenious !

Just what we needed to stay connected during this time sheltering at home.  For those classroom teachers and restaurateurs or whatever the case may be, all the sudden asked to run a home school, take provisions to those frail or 65+ home-bound family members, work from home amidst the chaos, or the case may be, sheer boredom from isolation and avoidance of social gatherings, wouldn’t it be nice to have a virtual class to check into after sundown for some respite before turning in; or for those in need of exercise during the day, wouldn’t it be nice to still keep up the work out with your fitness teacher you routinely learned from.  Life goes on in this new-normal and so does your classes to add structure to your days in spite of all the unknowns.  In fact, all the more, perhaps you value what you took for granted before.

Considering myself to be relatively tech-savvy, still, not sure if I personally want that platform but totally support and advocate for those who are rolling with the changes.  Definitely a needed silver lining for all to be open to growth.  If the brick & motor space is no longer the choice or one-to-one privates for personalized customized yoga therapeutics is not possible for the immune system compromised, now there’s another choice – YES:)  Why not a virtual space to re-connect at times like this  … I see it can work well – you can see others and you have an option to be seen or not – so you can be in your pjs with your dog there and … it’s still a go! Lovely as an alternative medium for certain styles of yoga… Reiki energy also travels remotely so … again if there’s a will, I’d say, at this time or extraordinary time, where the ground seems to be shaking and shifting …  any and all is possible. (just keep 6 feet away, lol:)

Please support your local yoga teacher if she/he makes that effort to reach out:)  For now, here’s a dog pose for a very tired soul.  Hasn’t it be quite the week?  Happy to curl-up to my latest playlist.  Rest & Renew:)

Doga anyone?

Doga lesson:  One – Tomorrow is yet another new day; Two – Impermanence … Nothing is permanent … good or not so good moments, all will pass; Three – again, nothing lasts forever; Ultimately, this too shall pass when  ___ & ___ … these conditions are met. Yeah, it’s a quiz. Doga Quiz.  Answers to come.