“Your life is a sacred journey.  It is about change, growth, discovery, movement, transformation, continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, learning to see clearly and deeply, listening to your intuition, taking courageous challenges at every step along the way.  You re on the path…exactly where you are meant to be right now …And from here, you can only go forward, shaping your life story into a magnificent tale of triumph of healing, of courage, of beauty, of wisdom, of power, of dignity, and of love”

                                                                                                          ~~Caroline Adams

 Hoping this email finds you all well, enjoying this sacred journey we call our lives.  Returning home from my yoga and hiking retreat this weekend, I am reminded of the great power in being still, being challenged, being opened and being free.  Stepping out of our comfort zone, whether it is to sit on a meditation cushion, step on to our yoga mats, climb a mountain or open ourselves up to another, helps to expand our “vision of what is possible” in our lives.  Life itself is the greatest journey we will ever take.  It is an adventure into the unknown forest of emotions, into the complexity of our minds, the amazing resilience of our bodies, the flowing energy of relationships and most importantly, an adventure into that deep inner wellspring of compassion and love  from which all magnificent tales of triumph are born.

Yoga this Week

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Tuesday 930am with Meditation

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Wednesday Evening at 730pm

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Friday 930am Healing Yoga

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(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)

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Happenings

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Kayaking and Yoga Adventure & Fundraiser June 29th in Setauket

http://www.myyogawithamy.com/eventsworkshops

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Yoga on the Beach Begins Sunday June 22 at 845am!!! –  Details to follow

Shanti!!

Amy

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“All Spiritual Journeys have a destination of which the traveller is unaware. Most of us who start out on the yoga mat do not realize that, if we dedicate ourselves to practice, it is only a matter of time until the mat becomes an altar”

Stephen Cope

Greetings dear yoga students,

The practice of Bhakti Yoga is the yoga of devotion. Every pose we take, every breath we inhale, every intention and action is practiced as devotion to our divine source.  The deeper we penetrate our physical world through our asana practice, we realize the divine lives in all things physical and that the physical lives in all things spiritual and we tap into the energy of yoga (connections).   When we tap into the energy of yoga or connection of mind, body and spirit we can experience, what Bhakti yogis aim for; a “direct, intense, personal relationship with the divine or simply with life itself”.

Practicing yoga this morning in the middle of the woods  with the birds, trees and sun, it did not take long for my yoga mat to become an alter.  Seemingly magically,   my physical practice transformed into an experience of being deeply connected to everything around me and inside of me, even the sound of children playing in the distance became part of the musical symphony that was playing inside and around me.  I was completely immersed in Bhakti Yoga, devoting my practice to my divine source.

There are countless ways to practice Bhakti yoga. Chanting spiritual mantras, praying with beads, gardening in the earth’s soil, relishing the light in a loved ones eyes, playing with a child or finding compassion in your heart when it is needed most are all postures we can take to express our devotion to the divine forces that are all around us. We can also come to our formal yoga practice with dedication and reverence for this ancient science which enables us to transform our own yoga mat into a sacred space where we come to be in the presence of the divine that is both inside, outside and in all things.

Greetings on this beautiful day!

Reminder that the 730pm Class is on Thursday evening this week and next week, after that Wednesday evening will return again!

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Regarding the Yoga Hike – The weather is calling for possible showers so check your email or website before heading out.  The rain date for our hike will be Saturday, May 31st, just in case.

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This is a beautiful chant that is an ancient verse from the Vedas, one of the original yogic texts that we have been chanting in class this week.

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Hari Om Tat Sat:   thus is not uttered casually, but is said when the speaker is in that ineffable state of Grace where :  You, Me, everything, everybody, is permeated with a Divine, Spiritual essence.  This chant honors that essence in the material and spiritual realms.  It declares and acknowledges that Spirit infuses everything. 

Shanti

Enjoy the day and choose to see Spirit infused in everything!!

Amy

***Please note that the evening class this week will be on Thursday Evening at 730 – Wednesday Night resumes next week***

Happy Mother’s Day to you all.  Be kind, be loving, offer acts of gratitude to all the mothers in your life.  Allow yourself to be bathed in the light and beauty of the unconditional love of the divine mother in all her forms.

Jai Ma, Victory to the divine mother!

I offer you a poem that I wrote when I first became a mother, 18 years ago.  I hope you enjoy it.

“You Teach Me”

As I teach you to grow, you also teach me

As we go through each day, we learn how to be

Your freestyle way of going through life

Has taught me not to hurry or strife

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You always seem to want to play

Never worrying about the day

You trust in me like no one before

Although it seems I love you more

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I am your “mommy”, a highly respected position

My best role so far, a lovely transition

From girl to woman, from wife to mom,

I’m learning, you teach me.  Life goes on….

Yoga this Week

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Tuesday Morning 930-1120 with Meditation

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Thursday Evening at 730pm

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Friday Morning Healing Yoga at 930am

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Saturday, May 17th Yoga Hike 8:45am

Events & Workshops

Please reserve your spot in class or cancel if your plans have changed

Hope to see you soon!!

If anyone would like to volunteer to help clear the trail for our yoga hike, let me know!!

Shanti!

Enjoy your day

Amy

Classes this Week

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Tuesday Morning 930am with Meditation

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Wednesday Evening 730pm

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Friday Morning Healing Yoga 930am

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(Please reserve your spot or cancel if your plans have changed)

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Happenings

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Yoga Hike at Corwood Landing in Mount Sinai – Saturday, May 19th

 9-11am

 Please join us for an easy hike down to the beautiful shores of Long Island Sound incorporating a gentle practice on the beach

Please let me know if you are interested. Details to follow.

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Restorative Yoga and Acupuncture – May 19th – 730pm

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Yoga and Live Musical Chanting at North Shore Public Library – Friday, May 30th

Registration is Free – Non-Cardholders welcome to sign up beginning May 5th

http://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/iii/calendar/month/C&R=41

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Yoga and Hiking Retreat June 5-8 at Windham Mountain

https://www.facebook.com/events/236485009865105/

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Kayaking and Yoga Adventure June 29th in Setauket

 www.MyYogaWithAmy and click on Events

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