Zoom fatigue? Corona fatigue? Having had a lovely Indian lady exclaim ” I found my Kondo Mari” (hardly – I can be quite untidy) once after a class, I have come to realize the practice room needs an overhaul – declutter, purify and above-all – CHANGE the energy; the flow. But HOW?
This is the BEFORE image … Making Space … Clearing
What is the glaring eye-sore? Yes, the wires, wires, wires, cables like snakes are all over, snarled, coiled, and knotted … so on the grid … Clearing “space”.
Eventually … we want to go back to the community of shared space. We crave the in-person non-virtual place of togetherness. Until then, clearing the stagnant air, undo the tangled connections, cleaning out the dark corners, combing out the cobwebs, dusting off, making space for a better practice of conscious, fully-lit life. This is – the “Before” – image.
We had a cooking class thanks to a very generous, talented and creative folks from a certain Silicon Valley company- Virtual but very real pasta from scratch making class where all ingredients are sent the day before and the day of, even a bottle of wine. So surprised to see the label named so uncanny … Rock Garden a mini project I had just completed … I had created a mini rock garden with rocks/stones from Lake Tahoe (NOT from public land of course) … to better connect to enliven our sagging energy. Isn’t this like a small miracle ? Here I bring back “rocks” to make a rock garden, studying about Japanese and native american teachings; then presented with a bottle of wine named … Rock Garden????!!! You can call it a coincidence but … isn’t it a miracle?
It’s as though … We all need a boost – we all need to be uplifted and it doesn’t have to be ethereal heavenly angel voice breaking into an operatic chorus … just a subtle sign is enough … Convinced more than ever that when you let go of negative toxic sad words and limiting stories, we notice that
All are in ALIGNMENT… accidental, but somehow intentional… there’s a little wonder in the ordinary all around us and
Gratitude for noticing.
Gratitude for the positive and forward thinking people finding ways to connect and learn. It gave me a renewed sense of confidence that … we will be alright; we will somehow get through this. There’s so much ingenuity now in how we problem solve. We didn’t have that insight … before.
Still, I do look forward to throwing an actual in person pasta making gathering to celebrate Resilience and Kindness and … learning something new. Why don’t we Celebrate that brand new skill we acquired together. Pasta ! Yoga! Rocks! Let’s look forward to that bright day when we can again gather, bow, slap shoulders, exchange hugs … and make adjustments hahaha wink:
Mindfulness practice vs. the mindless unconscious rat race treadmill … we make the choice to changeDynamic Squats – Chair Pose Hold then, Lean on volcanic slabs for Energy Management
Almost there
Deer Twists
Sunset Sky Admired
Stormy clouds coming in
Stillness … the Lake
Relishing the momories of our last summer spent together – now separate but still together in spirit …
