Hello Fellow Yogi’s                                                                                      January 2009

I hope wherever you are, the sun is shining with its glorious rays and its light is nourishing your spirit. The New Year is a time of transition, a time of change and discovery. It may be coming out of a pattern you may be weaving in your life, reaching to begin something new, or to wind something down, ready to break-out into new endeavors or simply saying “Yes” or "No" to what is appearing before you.

There are so many changes happening in our world and people are feeling these changes. The economy is at a weak point, Peoples' businesses are feeling the economic crunch and then there is what is happening in other countries.

Here in Canada we are so fortunate to live with all our many luxuries and the freedom we have on a daily basis. Elsewhere, there are troops going to battle, bomb threats being made, children going unfed and homeless, people being dictated and ruled by an oppressing government and innocent people dying daily. There is so much, our eyes are sheltered from and we may only see a part of the truth from our televisions. It is easy to be immersed in our every day lives and complain about minute things or get depressed over something your feel justified to let get your spirit down. The world is a beautiful place with many bizarre things taking place at the same time.

What is your ritual for prayer and giving thanks everyday?
This is where yoga is so much more than a sequence of stretching poses or a time to breathe or a part of the day when you sweat and get in a good workout. What does your Yoga Practice mean on a bigger scale. One by one with our spiritual discipline and the intention we consciously create, our thoughts turn to action, our spirits radiate universal togetherness and peace and we begin to join the yoga mandala all over the world by the spiritual vibration you send out in your practice.

Changing our environment around us begins with ourselves and then manifests on a global and unified level. Send out your prayers to countries in need, give thanks for the abundance that arrives before you , no matter how small or big, and meditate on peace and the protection of our Mother the Earth.

Allow your practice to inspire you beyond the physical and go deeper into what is important to you and for you to exist in this world. It is very scary what is transforming in the world, however it is extremely powerful the impact each of us can make if we begin with intention and are willfully lead into undeniable action.
Sometimes it is not what is going on around us but how we view what is taking place and how we can continue to aspire to follow the constant light that is always brighter than the dark.

Today….What are you grateful for? How do you express this heartfelt gratitude?

May your practice continue to be an outlet of shedding negative energy or lingering thoughts and may your yoga lead you to a place of unity, gratefulness, constant appreciation and inspire you to change what you have the power to.