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In the downtown concrete but a very earthy studio…

Love the lantern lighting…so soft and illuminating.

& props, props, props:)

Not the usual Restorative yoga associated with adult nap – a little misunderstanding but – whatever you need and whatever works to bring hardware/software “restoration” – it’s really more about yoga therapeutics, then freedom, then … chill out. Now Being a teacher, I really enjoy Being a student – to let another take the lead as a guide – phew, what a relief – AND I always gain new insights attending other teachers’ classes – it’s inspiring and educational to learn from another peer. There’s a fixed rigid idea or a formula as to what “restorative yoga” is as a style and while respecting the teachings, there’s much to be gained from being more creative. Sunday morning at 10:30 am; the larger studio room is packed with over 50 students, all seeking “restoration”.

Ganesha is a remover of obstacles. I am not Hindu and pretty sure not many who practice yoga in the West is – since yoga is NOT religion but love the stories of the deity in their system. It’s so … human. The temple alter is within.

Love this garden …beyond this tunnel, you find the Moongate Pavilion…

It’s … in other words… something.

Perfect way to induce anxieties and panic attacks? hahaha. Without numbing the senses but rather by enlivening the senses …you might find deep relaxation. But since I did not try this I do not have a Pro or a Con but sounded so interesting as we passed by this salon on the street in Vancouver. Some may need non-impact floating feeling … but I don’t know… you need some “stress” for new bone regeneration. Some physical stress is actually … good. Gravity keeps us grounded and secure. For me, going into a tank seems … a bit … scary? Probably great for those who just cannot “float” and let go naturally due to various limitations.

What’s the attraction to empty void or “nothingness”?
I know the feeling – it’s probably like when you go under water and let your hair loose and just float to feel the cool water run through the hair and wet your scalp…The sensation penetrates to bring about sense of relief… and freedom.
It’s something.

If we did not suffer from pain or discomfort, wonder how we would treat each other. I thought about this as I talked to a lady I just met who suffers from her ears ringing – sounds like a prescription for madness but it’s physiological and it’s not actually uncommon. What’s the cure? How do you heal from such discomfort? I could see how she was willing to try just about anything and … I pray that it works. Or some people just live with it – whatever condition that makes one feel entrapped or stuck.

Body-Mind-Spirit are all connected so when her body is relieved from such nuisance, looming as stress, her mind will clear and her spirit will soar, uplifted.

On this day, I think of … a single white rose.

White rose black dark marble
Purity, Innocence, perseveres, eternal love
Honoring names in stone.

Not quite haiku but not in the mood to play around with it. Under the hot summer sun, the fresh white rose was so starkly beautiful against the gleaming black stones carved with names of those who lost their lives that day – Hatred, ignorance and fanaticism is much to be feared. Thousands of lives just perished that day – each suffering, each with a story … each violently forced to punctuate their lives much much earlier than expected. Life is precious. Fear and Hatred destroys and ruins.

Love and Courage resurrects, restores and endures. Love, faith, hope – what’s eternal keeps us going …while severely tested when evil is unleashed. (Funny thing is they or “the enemy” perceives “America” as evil, the sane world, perceives them, the terror, as evil …) Inflicting violence is evil. The broken needs fixing…) How can we stop each other from perceiving the other “side” to be evil? Why do we have to resort to violence?

Heaven and Hell is not somewhere you go afterlife. Us humans create it right here on earth – so I know there will be eye-rolls as some idiotic idea but I actually think that if more people can afford to practice yoga, there will be more people who can feel that love is the answer – love is the religion. SOOO hard to practice when you feel you have been wronged or betrayed …but… Hatred and Fear is Evil that solves nothing. When you feel bad about yourself or your lot in life, then … nothing good happens as your interactions with the “world” is all cast in darkness and bitterness. Hope we can all have enough food and shelter and education – enough basic needs being met so that yoga practice can be incorporated into the everyday. When you feel good inside, you can’t help but to be more forgiving and generous, no? Am I a simplistic single celled … in other words, an idiot?

Statute of Liberty is beautiful and … the Goddess is still standing tall and strong. It was a relief to see her…it takes a Goddess, the divine empowered mother, to bring back sanity.

The only thing we have to fear is … fear itself.

– FDR