Month: May 2018

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Honouring the Mother

Mother’s Day is an excellent time to appreciate and connect with the Divine Feminine.

You’ll find this archetype throughout popular culture and in different religions.
The Goddess, the Queen, Wise Woman.
Mother Mary, Durga, Laksmi, Saraswati. Asherah, Astarte, Isis, Athena.

Each of these anthropomorphized archetypes offers an opportunity to connect with one aspect of the Divine Feminine:  The Powerful, The Wise, The Strong, The Nurturing, The Compassionate, The Creative, and The Mother.

This Mother’s Day weekend, I encourage you to connect with the wisdom of the nurturer.  Here are some ideas:

Self-Care

This has become so much of a buzz-word lately it’s almost lost it’s meaning.  However, it bears repeating: with all of your responsibilities and all the ways that you serve others, it is necessary and important to make time to meet your own needs.

This means scheduling time just for you, and honouring that time as much as everything else on your calendar!

Reiki

Massage

Private Yoga Class

Facial

Acupuncture

Epsom Salt & Essential Oil Bath

 

Quiet Time

In this always-on world, it’s easy to stop hearing the sound of your quiet inner voice.  Carve some space out to turn off your phone and unplug.

Meditate

Walk Barefoot

Go to the Beach

Hike in the Forest

Swim

Connect with Community

If you have been feeling isolated, you might need some unstructured time with somebody you love, your family, friends, or even strangers united over a common interest!

Call a Friend

Group Yoga Class

A Night of Dancing/Music

Learn Something New!

Keep YOU at the Top of Your List

The amazing thing about self-care is the ripple-effect it has!  When you implement these practices and begin to feel better, you find that you are more patient and kind with the people around you.

As you shed the hard layers of stress and soften the brittle fascia of your body, you’re better able to connect with your sacred self.  When you shine from that space, you give others permission to live from their truth.

What more powerful gift can you offer the world than your conscious presence?

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5 Reasons a Beginner’s Series is Preferable to a Public Class

You’ve probably seen your local studio advertising a Beginner’s Series.  They’re a popular way to for people to learn about a new practice, but you might be wondering what is so different between a Beginner Series and a public class?

1.  Cumulative Classes

We’ll zero in on a small piece of the larger yoga puzzle, and each class will progressively build on previous classes, which leaves you with a strong foundation to walk into any yoga class you want.

2.  Space for questions

Unlike a public class where everyone is silently moving from posture to posture following the teacher’s cues, inquisitive minds are encouraged to explore in this small-class format.  Your wrists always hurt when you’re in Downward Facing Dog?  Chances are, you’re not the only one, so we can pause as a class together to explore options that might benefit you and several other people in the room. Continue reading “5 Reasons a Beginner’s Series is Preferable to a Public Class”