At Moon Gate:)
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Presented the YT year end research and protocol this Sunday. When I signed up for advance certification in yoga therapy, I did not dream that I would be required to give a formal talk at the year end – I mean for the 200 hrs. certification years ago, we had a trial yoga class to teach and that was actually doing yoga of course – teach yoga … yes. But this was different. Teaching yoga vs. talking about specific chronic issues that yoga can help with and why and how …Western methods vs. this modality. There was a bit of wry smile and laughs when R, the program director, in an effort to alleviate the stress level said something to the effect that – Public speaking ranks #2 only after death (!!!) in the ranking of people’s fears. More on this later only to say that for now, “all is well” the last of the affirmation shared by my cohort.
I can report that (1) it’s really hard to condense hours of research and readings into mere 15 minutes and wow the audience the way TED talks are designed to do; (2) I was very happy to learn so much from each other – each, so well versed and knowledgeable in the matter that brought out their passion for this healing arts. Digesting and integrating all that knowledge today …
So
Here is my Affirmation I wrote up during those 10 minute breaks – I am flattered that some peers asked for it so here, I recite it again:
I embrace this time of change.
I do not dwell on the losses and choose my language wisely.
I accept the natural course of all that is unfolding
& honor this special time with reverence.I am filled with a sense of wonder and curiosity.
I am blessed to be given this season of renewal.
Offerings complete, rejoice in the prize of release and relief.
Taking comfort in the beauty I recognize as if for the first time,
I invite the lightness of the feminine spirit that nourishes and sustains.I feel the luminous lunar light that reveals the beauty of this season.
I sense the synchronicity of the Universe in the waxing and the waning of the moon.
Universal cycle of renewal resides in nature I take part in.
Connected to that eternal cycle of beauty, I take joy in taking responsibility for my own well-being.
I take better care of myself so that I may care for others with empathy and compassion.
Bathing in the soft lunar light, I am filled with gratitude for this beauty in the renewal.
Beauty is all around and within us.
Namaste:)
