No matter how much we worry, ruminate or obsess over what is going to happen in the future, we have little to no control over it. We have to live into the present with patience for the future to unfold before our eyes. All the anxiety we create in our minds does nothing but distant us from the precious present moment. Why not surrender to the flow? Do the best you can today and let tomorrow take care of itself. Letting go of worry is a practice of self compassion that allows your heart to be at peace.
Our Celebrating Light March mini retreat is now full! I encourage those that have signed up to send in their registration payment as soon as possible as I am now taking a wait list. If you would like to be on the wait list just send me a message. So excited to get my creativity flowing in the direction of Spring!
“From wherever the mind wanders do to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the self” The Bhagavad Gita 6:26
The above quote is from the chapter entitled Dhyana Yoga. Dhyana, which is the seventh limb in Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga, translates as the liberation of mind from all disturbing and distracting emotions, thoughts and desires.
Keep in mind (pun intended) that these two sacred books (Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and The Bhavavad Gita) were both written sometime around the 2nd Century bce. It is something Humanity has been struggling with for a very very long time. So have patience with yourself and remember; any effort on this path is NEVER wasted!
6th Annual Army (Emilio) Open honoring my Dad’s love of golf, family and friends
Dear yoga friends
Everything is connected and always changing. One day we are here and the next day we’re there. Treasure your moments. Let go and Ponder how blessed you are
The above passage from Thitch Nhat Hanh reminds us of how integral each one of us are to our families, our society and the world. Thus, we must cultivate a commitment to our practice. Yoga teaches us to stand steady, magnanimous and confident in our physical postures and embody our authentic selves. It is from this solidity that we can return to ourselves again and again creating positive influences in our inner and outer environment for the benefit of all beings.
I, however, tested positive for covid on Friday. Ugh!! This is not how I had planned on starting the new year! 😒 but I am accepting and honoring my fate as best I can with gratitude for a loving husband, warm home, soup and streaming platforms 😉.
In order to keep everyone safe, I am not having any in-person classes this week. If I feel up to it I will offer a zoom class on Friday morning. I will send another message later in the week but as of right now I am still recovering.
Happy New Year to you all! We are back on our regular schedule and, wow, did it go fast!!!
May this year bring all beings, and the body of earth, love, light and peace. May you show yourself true compassion as we linger in what’s left of these cold, dark days.
Shanti, shanti shanti! May there be peace, love and understanding in ouselves and our world!
I was asked to share the writing I did in honor of the Winter Solstice. I hope you find it comforting as we move into this Winter season. No classes this week. See you Tuesday Jan 2, 2024!
Leaning into Winter
At Winter Solstice we enter not only the winter season but we enter the winter of our lives, the winter of our hearts the winter of those cold places within us.
We also enter the places that keep us warm during the coldness, during the Darkness, the stillness, and the bareness within the spaces of the long nights when it’s all we can do to go inside and feel the winter touch our hearts and force us to to explore our inner lives so we can come out the other way, so we can come out into the light more ourselves, more present, more forgiving, compassionate, grateful loving, kind… more kind to ourselves and others.
Winter is the time to stop and reflect, slow down and cultivate patience. We can’t rush or halt nature’s turnings much as we can’t rush or go back in our own life stories.
We can’t control the natural rhythms of life of nature… so we learn to flow with them move into them instead of away from them. To lean in to the experience whole heartedly as fall turns to winter. As dark takes over light and witness its return once more.
This is a time to take stock of who you are now after what you’ve been through this past year and where you hope to go. To clear your vision as you move into these dark long nights giving yourself time To figure some things out. It could mean facing something that you’ve been avoiding, it could mean leaving something behind that you’ve been hanging on to, it could simply mean loving the present moment more and all that it has to offer.
Ultimately winter is the time to go inward into your own room of the soul and dream…. dream and visualize what coming out of the dark will be like for you remembering that Light will always triumph over darkness. So let us turn our gaze towards the increasing light and rejoice!
May this holiday season bring you peace. Much love and immense gratitude to you all!
Love, Amy
Yoga, Meditation & Healing Studio in Rocky Point NY… 631-839-0644
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