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Standing Together In Our Own Freedom

The letters from students continue to pour in. For most of them, John Friend has only barely touched their lives through the lineage of their local teachers. What the students care most about is that their teachers keep offering the high quality classes they are used to, the preservation of their local communities, and to continue to use the method to create a better quality of life. About a month ago it was Chinese New Year and I spoke about the water dragon in my classes. For some time now, I have also believed that one of things that would happen in 2012 is that old structures of society would begin to break down because they could not be carried forward in this “new world” we are creating. Wouldn’t you know it? The first thing on water dragon’s agenda was Anusara® Inc. Like a tsunami, the intensity of the dragon, […]

My Asana in the Anusara Situation

In response to inquiries from friends and colleagues, I wrote the following after spending three days at the Advanced Intensive in Miami with John Friend. During the three days I experienced the full spectrum of emotions. As our community broke apart, so too did my heart. I came to Miami because I needed to see things for myself. I don’t make big decisions quickly, and I certainly was not going to make this decision in haste. My original plans had me staying for the weekend workshop, too. However, after the Advanced Intensive I decided to take a vacation day in Miami and then fly out earlier than scheduled on Sunday; I have never wanted to come home so badly! 02•18•12 My “vacation day” plans fell through so I have a day in Miami Beach alone. After almost two hours in the sun without sunscreen, I went to seek lunch. As I […]

Live Vibrantly – February

Asana: Practice Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand). Begin a daily practice of this pose and begin building your capacity to hold it. Many in the community are already holding the pose 1 minute. We are working up to 2:12 this year. Not practicing this pose yet? Not to worry, get more comfortable holding your own weight by turning your downward dog on it’s side! Come into downward dog with your feet at the wall, walk your hands closer to the wall and step one foot up the wall, then the other. Weight baring will help to both strengthen you and open your shoulders. Have fun! The Planet: If you haven’t already, find ways to reduce waste. Refrain from plastic water bottle and disposable coffee/tea cups. Inspiration: Look for the beauty everywhere! “The more we can see the magic in one thing, a tiny flower, a mango, someone we love, then the […]

There Is Always More

One of the things that I loved about yoga when I first began was that it became quickly clear that there is no end! In other areas of my life I could accomplish something and then I’d get a bit bored with it. Somehow, I knew right away that yoga was an infinite world that will always offer more. The more you learn, the more you realize you don’t know anything. You are never done. Now, I don’t say this to discourage you. No, please don’t stop you dead in your tracks and run the other way; it’s meant to make your mouth water and whet your appetite! Looking back, I have had many breakthroughs both in my physical practice and in my life. It’s always a pulsation: Sometimes big openings temporarily lead to deeper contraction, and at other times it pulses closer to the center. My journey has been […]

Living Vibrantly: We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For

Happy New Year! I hope your first week of 2012 is off to a great start. Personally, I am feeling very optimistic about this year. Yes, it’s true, our world is not in the best shape and these next several months will determine a lot about where we are headed. While this is scary, I see it as a great opportunity. I am optimistic because in my world I see people everywhere waking up. Great beings are consciously deciding to live in greater alignment with spirit, whatever that may mean to them. The old ways of being simply will not work in our current times. Inspired by the awakening I am seeing around me, and remembering that we need new ways of being, my theme for the year is LIVE VIBRANTLY!. Your nature is vibrant. The life force energy pulsing within you is vibrant. The question is: do you have a […]