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Relationship Feeds You? May it be Yummy:)

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“What we learned about love and relationships from our childhood feels normal. But just because something feels familiar doesn’t mean it is healthy. Spend five minutes today quietly reflecting on one of your relationships. Does it enrich your life? If you find that it doesn’t, consider what changes you need to make so the relationship feeds you.”
― Judith Hanson Lasater

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Invited to Tokyo International House …Felt like 100 degrees outside but … heaven inside with divine light fare. Thank goodness to this relationship – a lasting friendship is a treasure.
img_9650_small fresh fruits compote in earl grey tea kanten jello… bubbles are sparkly. Cooling to the senses fried by dizzying hot heat outside – it’s not California where breathing comes easily.

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An intellectual yogini at Q & A

after her presentation as seen here. Nice to hear her so up close and personal – as after all she’s had millions of viewers on her TED talk – as has her sister, on a totally different subject, still as fascinating (on virtual gaming). So it’s a treat to see her actually LIVE at a local high school auditorium. Very town-hall-ish, very down to earth in spite of her celebrity? status.

She can be seen on TED talk – someone who practices yoga, taught yoga, living the yoga off the mat into the world we live in. After the talk, there was the book signing. She responded by citing her past involvement in the field of yoga therapy when I mentioned my current training – who are your teachers? she asked – and gave a big nod. She has served on the board of IAYT knowing most of my teachers. Lovely reassurance from a lucid one. So let’s appreciate this scientific finding, that our stress does not kill us; how our mind frames the experience of stress can either make us more resilient and courageous or … kill us. As we know the mind-body connection, yoga and meditation practice can go as far as rewiring those connections to improve our stress response. The practice, then becomes … therapeutic. That’s when it makes a difference since that relief changes people’s behaviors and mindsets for the better.
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“When All Things Ripen Moon”

Tonight …Red FULL MOON
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It’s low hanging (for our picking:) so you may miss it but once you see it – it can take a hold on you – it’s just soooo beautiful. Take a look outside ! Tear yourself away from the electronics , those blue light screens for a moment and go feel the night breeze and look up. So luminous. Find a grassy spot in your yard with full view and practice … you might hear the crickets … a puppy might try to get your attention … focus and move through with the breath. The fresh air distills the mind and body finds the flow within.

I’ve been depleted since coming back from Tokyo so …today I rewarded myself with a special massage therapy by N-san. More on this later.

The much needed treat allowed me to detox … cleansing of toxins – flushing them out so I can truly feel the powers of the full moon tonight.
Thank you N-san. I hope to manifest our shared dream by harnessing this energy I feel all around us. We all have a common thread that connects us but it’s rare to feel the pull. Thank you for the tug:)

Covering for a lovely yogini, Ms. C, tomorrow at 9:30am at Bay Club. Let’s flow. Gently.