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So, Yesterday was my Haiti donation class and I raised $250.00!!! I am so grateful to everyone who showed up! Jai Ho!! :) Thanks for coming out for a good cause!

Some quotes shared in last night & tonight's classes:

"Our energy is like a muscle; it grows when we use it. We believe and act accordingly, and as we do, this belief grows in our life. We believe in compassion, live compassion, and compassion grows in our lives. We believe in love, live lovingly, and love grows in our lives. We stand in our light, live our light, and the light grows within us. We need only make a beginning, and that beginning will foster within us the power to move forward."

"People who make it in this life look around for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, they CREATE them."

"Your not living with what you have, your creating what you want to have in your life."

Help Haiti!!

All money that I make in my classes on Sunday and Monday @ A Sacred Space will be donated to Haiti(the red cross) !! Come support a great cause and get your yoga on! Donation only, as much or as little as you'd like! :)

Scartsupply.com for more on the location and times!! :)

Advice from a River

Dear friend,
Go with the flow
Be thoughtful of those downstream
Slow down and meander
Follow the path of least resistance
for rapid success

Immerse yourself in nature,
trickling streams,
roaring waterfalls,
sparkles of light dancing on water
Delight in life's adventures around every bend
Let difficulties stream away

Live simply and gracefully in Your own True Nature
moving, flowing, allowing,
serene and on course
It takes time to carve the beauty of the canyon
Rough waters become smooth
Go around the obstacles
Stay current

The beauty is in the journey!

---Ilan Shamir

Light theme!

After creating this blog over a year ago and failing miserably to write one post... I am now going to finally write about yoga, life, things that interest me, and so forth.

It is so rainy today.... Come back sunshine. Oh well, Days like these force me to read, write, and reflect a bit more on where I'm at!!!!

So, Last weeks yoga theme was LIGHT! Letting your light shine through... I will elaborate more on this concept for those who were unable to make any of my classes last week! As we allow our mind to become present through the practice of yoga and meditation we are allowing ourselves to connect more to who we really are, our "true self." Our "true self" is who we are beyond all of the self-doubt and insecurities, Beyond all of the thoughts and ego. We are capable of more than we could ever imagine if we would just get out of our own way!! Our true self is the light and all of the rest of the negativity is considered to be the clouds that are blocking our sunshine. Last week's classes were infused with many backbends and twists. As we open our hearts and backbend, we create space from within, we create space around the heart and release emotional baggage, and as we twist, we detoxify and release negative toxins. Thats some yummy stuff. I'd like to share the quotes I used in class for this "light" theme... enjoy yogis:)

"To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest”

"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow."

"It doesn't matter how long we may have been stuck in a sense of our limitations. If we go into a darkened room and turn on the light, it doesn't matter if the room has been dark for a day, a week, or ten thousand years - we turn on the light and it is illuminated. Once we control our capacity for love and happiness, the light has been turned on."

"as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Yoga song of the day: Cirque de soleil: Africa (Cottonbelly remix)

Love&Light to all! :) And remember that no matter the weather, always let your sun, your light, shine through!!