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Could you feel it?
The dissemintating moon phase slides in softly, easily.
Mercury is completing it’s retrograde period and we are moving easier to Center now….just a few ripples in the pond…….no tsunami here. We are grateful, yes?
Imagine a world where
“………..everything is music”. (rumi)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070630/sc_livescience/brainscansrevealwhymeditationworks
is a link sent to me by one of my students.
Oh Joy! Science is catching up with us…………………..finally. It’s been a long wait!
click on the cushion to go there now.
Om.
It’s the Gibbous phase of the moon.
Damn.
Caught between a rock and hard place again.
Feeling like you’re 99% pregnant.
The only thing to do is wait,
and maybe,
if you’re lucky
you might actualy see some
improvement happening
….at least you’re trying.
Gibbous means almost lit up………
and that’s what you see in the night sky these next few days……..
a moon that’s Almost Full.
Frustration is a common element during these days,
A frustration that seems to be building in energy.
The headlines will describe it to you beautifully.
The planet Neptune is also prominent now in it’s opposition to Saturn.
Together they are asking us to be the Visionary and the Authority at the same time.
That’s one way to balance out the various astrological aspects occuring these days.
The yogic lesson for this phase is to learn how to get comfortable with what is.
To learn to see oneself with more discernment, to recognize the flaws and then continue to practice refinement & perfection of spirit.
Practice Santosha.
Wow. Is that all????
So, watch your yoga practice over the next couple of days. The next time you’re challenged in a pose or movement try to identify the source of that challenge, be it physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual. Then, take a deep breath and practice letting go of whatever tensions are still in place. Expect yoga to be quite ‘edgy’ until the Full Moon Phase on June 30.
Have a great gibbous.
Check out this article in today’s New York Times. Now maybe we can begin to stop the negative behavior patterns before they become entrenched. The possibilities are truly hopeful!
Summer Solstice at the Jersey Shore
According to Patanjali, there are quite a few obstacles towards reaching the promised nirvana of yoga. Sickness, apathy, doubt, heedlessness, sloth, (i love that one), dissipation, false vision, nonattainment, and instability.
The Buddhists speak of the three poisons…greed, aversion, and delusion.
Regardless of who you choose to listen to, the message is similar. Our human condition of wanting, worrying, and wondering clearly distracts us from the bliss of a higher consciousness.
What to do?
Just keep practicing.
I even love the word…..festival. There’s so much potential for fun, laughter, hugs, smiles & generally good vibrations. It’s gonna be a great day!
Wow. With so much discussion of body weight, dis-ease, and the endless, Relentless series of commercials for pharmaceuticals………….there’s just got to be an easier way to be healthy.
This is a really good read that is jam-packed with facts, stories, insights, and inspiration.
Check it out!
Sap is flowing once again from root to trunk,
from trunk to branch,
to every leaf
and bud
and blossom
on the tree.
The frozen days are past.
Now is the season of flowering,
when the full force of energy moves up
and up
to manifest its destiny.
It is everything to me,
this new life springing forth
from ash and compost,
this chance to nurture,
weed,
and prune,
to patiently receive the miracle that blooms
as if no force on earth
can turn aside its beauty.
Danna Faulds (From Root to Bloom, Yoga Poems and Other Writings) Published with permission.
ps……….I’ve been in the garden for days now and nature has rewarded me with a bloom on my clematis vine. Finally!!!