Generosity of Spirit

Dear Yoga Friends,

Last Friday we gathered for Body Prayer, and I can’t thank you all enough for trusting me with your prayer practice.  It was a truly uplifting experience.  Each of you brought such a generous spirit of open-heartedness, thanksgiving, and charity to our time together.  Your presence, and your willingness to explore the relationship between movement and prayer, was nothing short of a gift.  Thank you.

Please know that your donations added up to a lovely sum that will go to support the Mind Body Align Charitable Fund.  Please click the link to learn more.

If you attended Body Prayer, or were interested in attending but unable to make it, please consider visiting the Body Prayer Feedback page and share your thoughts with me.

Don’t forget:

Yoga classes are on break this week.  Benefit classes begin April 9th, and the Spring session begins April 14th.

Happy Practicing!

The Catholic Yogi

 

For in Him We Live and Move and Have Our Being

It is Holy Thursday, the first day of the Triduum.

For Catholics, “the summit of the Liturgical Year is the Easter Triduum—from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day unfolding for us the unity of Christ’s Paschal Mystery.  The single celebration of the Triduum marks the end of the Lenten season, and leads to the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord at the Easter Vigil.  The liturgical services that take place during the Triduum are the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion, and the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord” (usccb.org).

It also happens to be the eve of our Body Prayer practice, and I wanted to share with you Mother Teresa’s thoughts on prayer:

“There is only one God and He is God to all; therefore it is important that everyone is seen as equal before God. I’ve always said we should help a Hindu become a better Hindu, a Muslim become a better Muslim, a Catholic become a better Catholic. We believe our work should be our example to people. We have among us 475 souls – 30 families are Catholics and the rest are all Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs—all different religions. But they all come to our prayers.”

I pray that our Body Prayer practice is a blessings to all who attend and that our moving meditation would be a gift to God who sees, hears, and knows our hearts, “for in Him we live and move and have our being” (St. Paul).

Many blessings for a Happy Easter!

The Catholic Yogi

 

 

 

Yoga Updates Spring 2018

Happy Spring, Yoga friends,  even if it doesn’t feel like it!

The updated Spring Schedule for 2018 is available to view under the current yoga class heading.  Please note that Early Morning Power Yoga will begin one week earlier than previously posted (April 14th instead of the 21st).

New this session:

Body Prayer, A Moving Meditation 
Donation only.  March 30th from 12:00pm – 1:30pm.   Space is limited.  Please visit Mind Body Align to register.

Chair Yoga
6 week session beginning April 19th.

Our old favorites will continue to meet with a slight time change for our Gentle Yoga class:  during spring session Gentle Yoga will meet from 9:15am – 10:15am on Thursdays.

Yoga for Life classes will benefit Hospice of North Central Ohio, as well as the Landree Rennpage ’03 Memorial Scholarship Fund.  Two great opportuities to give back to our local community.

Select any of the above highlighted links for descriptions and full details.  And feel free to pass this along to anyone you think might benefit.

Thank you, as always, for your continued interest in yoga.

With gratitude and good wishes for a happy practice,

The Catholic Yogi