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Packed Class Tonight … YHC

Is it the full noon?  No, actually, it’s the NEW MOON darkness that brought people out.  Always love when family members take classes together – mom and sons/daughters; dad and daughters, etc. – So nice to have couples in attendance … Been asked about Fertility Yoga offering so maybe this read is helpful.  Click Here.

And I am thinking “fertility” not only in terms of birthing a human flesh and blood baby but also about conceiving and birthing of bright apple cheeked sparkles of creativity:  those illuminating intuitions,  thoughts, ideas, new paths … even new perspectives … it’s all a “baby” to us.  And those new babies only manifests into real life creations, only when we nourish it and care for it … in our body – mind temple.Then the baby will grow and grow to the fullest of her potentials to reach the higher Self within … To manifest the ultimate source, the truth, the light from within to all kindred spirits around us.

So happy and honored Y-san graced tonight’s yoga class with her presence as she moves between her journey from Japan to head out to Mt. Shasta tomorrow … shared her special hand-crafted aroma spray which garnered a comment from a student with a beautiful name, Vidhya … a goddess of Knowledge or Clarity:).  She said this:  “this scent smells like a scent when you walk into a TEMPLE”.  Exactly.  It’s not chemical, it’s not artificial, nor commercial.  It’s not strong – it’s soft and subtle … It’s divine.  Coming from the lips of Vidhya …what a gift – thank you Shatica for this blessed divine scent that takes into our body-“temple”.

Vidhya is also a name given to goddess Sarasvati who is known to have spiritually a shimmering feminine, maternal energy—the Prakriti.  This maternal energy purifies, empowers, and uplifts the hearts and souls of the weary. And that, that was my intention.

I am so … wow … it was like the moon, sun and stars with this earth really came into alignment tonight.  As a student said, the practice was … “perfect”.  Thank you for the vibration we all brought into the space which filled up with beautiful of auras emitted by these lovely souls.

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Divine Scent of the “Temple”

as described by tonight’s student …

So lovely to have you grace tonight’s class and how lucky we are for this gift of herbal, medicinal delight lovingly hand crafted by Yasuko, herself.  Thank you, Yasuko of Shastica:)

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Gratitude Practice

Message to Self on my yoga practice tonight:

If you look too closely at the form, you miss the essence.

– Rumi

What can we acknowledge and be thankful for.  It need not be a big thing and many times it may not be about material possessions.  It would be as little as a smile of a baby; a flower blossoming … a beautiful moon peeking out of the clouds … how about pitter patter of rain drops:)  The blessings of water.  The liquid flow …of movements … The sound of rain when you have roof above you …  the texture of your puppy’s fur … a kind word; someone saying Thank You.

Just … thank you … makes the day worth living.

If you only say one prayer in a day, make it “Thank You”.

– Rumi

Thank you Rumi 🙂