"Yoga is really about healing..." --Bryan Kest
I've always felt that yoga is about connecting to self, intimacy with self. I sometimes forget that yoga is a way to connect with others as well. Since I tend to be one of those people who gets lost in her own little world (what can I say -- I'm content in my happy place), so the idea of connecting with others and forming a community is a much-needed intention for me. We're all so caught up in our computers, cell phones, TVs, etc. that we forget about the magic of interacting with real, live humans. For 4 months this past fall, I took a workshop in which magic resulted from the community built by the folks taking the course. The content of the course was excellent, yes, but what really juiced the participants was the interaction, the bonding, the simple presence of others. Somehow we've lost that as we text and connect via Facebook (I'm not judging here -- I'm guilty of this myself).
That's why I was tickled to see the launch of Yogimixers, whose motto is eat, drink, and be present. Yogis from around the country are gathering the first Sunday of each month to connect and be with each other. So far, there are established mixers in cities in California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington, DC. And more are on the way. If you'd like to mix with folks in your city or you'd like to host a mixer, visit the Yogimixers Web site.
Just last week I again came across the trailer for the indie movie Y Yoga, which is the brain child of Arthur Klein, who became a devoted yoga after 9/11. As I watched the trailer, I was moved by the stories shared and was reminded of how powerful and wonderful the yoga community is. If you'd like to be uplifted and/or your practice is flagging and you need a little inspiration to get back on the mat, I highly recommend at least watching the trailer if not buying the movie. As it was so beautifully put in the trailer -- Yoga is an invitation to a better life and we practice yoga to learn to love better. Yes, we learn to love and others better. And isn't that an invitation worth responding to?
Namaste!
"Yoga is really about healing..." --Bryan Kest
I've always felt that yoga is about connecting to self, intimacy with self. I sometimes forget that yoga is a way to connect with others as well. Since I tend to be one of those people who gets lost in her own little world (what can I say -- I'm content in my happy place), so the idea of connecting with others and forming a community is a much-needed intention for me. We're all so caught up in our computers, cell phones, TVs, etc. that we forget about the magic of interacting with real, live humans. For 4 months this past fall, I took a workshop in which magic resulted from the community built by the folks taking the course. The content of the course was excellent, yes, but what really juiced the participants was the interaction, the bonding, the simple presence of others. Somehow we've lost that as we text and connect via Facebook (I'm not judging here -- I'm guilty of this myself).
That's why I was tickled to see the launch of Yogimixers, whose motto is eat, drink, and be present. Yogis from around the country are gathering the first Sunday of each month to connect and be with each other. So far, there are established mixers in cities in California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington, DC. And more are on the way. If you'd like to mix with folks in your city or you'd like to host a mixer, visit the Yogimixers Web site.
Just last week I again came across the trailer for the indie movie Y Yoga, which is the brain child of Arthur Klein, who became a devoted yoga after 9/11. As I watched the trailer, I was moved by the stories shared and was reminded of how powerful and wonderful the yoga community is. If you'd like to be uplifted and/or your practice is flagging and you need a little inspiration to get back on the mat, I highly recommend at least watching the trailer if not buying the movie. As it was so beautifully put in the trailer -- Yoga is an invitation to a better life and we practice yoga to learn to love better. Yes, we learn to love and others better. And isn't that an invitation worth responding to?
Namaste!