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Cancellation

Yoga on the Lawn will not be meeting this morning, July 22, due to the weather.  We will try again next week.

In the meantime, try practicing at home, and if you’re missing nature, gather your houseplants and place them around your mat!  Indoor plants can help purify the air and might even aid our immune system.  Perfect companions for asana and pranayama.

Be well, and Happy Practicing!

The Catholic Yogi

 

Rumors

I have heard making pilgrimage to India,
to study asana, is like being broken-open.

The first month you are cracked;
the second you are rewired,
and the third you are pieced together new.

I have heard making pilgrimage to family,
to co-create human beings, is like being broken-open.

The first child opens you, raw;
the second rearranges your understanding;
the third confirms the mystery,
and the fourth pieces you together new.

David Swenson on the Growth of a Yoga Practice

“Each practice session is a journey.  Endeavor to move with awareness and enjoy the experience.  Allow it to unfold as a flower opens.  There is no benefit in hurrying.  Yoga grows with time.  Some days are easy and the mind is calm and the physical body is light and responsive.  Other days you may find that the mind is running wild and the body feels like wet cement.  We must breathe deeply and remain detached.  Asanas are not the goal.  They are the vehicle to access a deeper internal awareness.  Create a practice that best suits your personal needs so that it is something that you look forward to.  Yoga is a place of refuge and a soothing balm for the stresses of modern life.   Within each practice find ways to refine your existing understanding so that you continue to grow.”

From Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual