It's not an obstacle, it's a portal! (Opening into the 'bruitful'.)

It's not an obstacle, it's a portal! (Opening into the 'bruitful'.)

“Life is brutal. But it's also beautiful. Bruitful, I call it. Life's brutal and beautiful are woven together so tightly that they can't be separated. Reject the brutal, reject the beauty. So now I embrace both, and I live well and hard and real.” —Glennon Doyle Melton

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How to Practice Now. Slipping Into Something A Little More Comfortable.

How to Practice Now. Slipping Into Something A Little More Comfortable.

Living with tension is like getting dressed to go to a party in clothes that are two sizes too small. Everything feels constricted. It’s uncomfortable. I don’t know about you, but if I’m wearing something even one size too small, I feel annoyed and grumpy. It’s hard to enjoy what I’m doing. I’m at this party with all the people I really want to spend time with, and I can’t pay attention to them. In fact, I can’t pay attention to much of anything except my own discomfort.

This week, live on Zoom we will practice how to slip into something more comfortable. Mon. Meditation (FREE), Wed. & Fri. 10 am EDT. Plus Psoas Release Workshop & Minimal Props Teacher Training! Information as follows.

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Relaxing In Difficult Times. Plus Practices To Help!

Relaxing In Difficult Times.  Plus Practices To Help!

Right now, as the whole world is dealing with the challenge of Covid-19, the pandemic of stress is possibly spreading with more virulence than the virus itself. There are so many things we cannot control, so much uncertainty.

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Join us for a 4 day immersion combines level 1 and 2, and Teaching Restoratives with Minimal Props.

Join us for a 4 day immersion combines level 1 and 2, and Teaching Restoratives with Minimal Props.

Join us for a 4-day immersion combines level 1 and 2, and Teaching Restoratives with Minimal Props.

3 Day option available for March 27-29, and if space permits, single workshop registration may open 2-4 weeks in advance of the training.

For yoga teachers, bodyworkers, nurses, and physical, occupational, and mental health therapists.

Learn how to bring your students into a practice of restorative yoga that helps them release layers of tension, engage the relaxation response, and feel more at ease in their bodies. Jillian Pransky offers clarity on how the gross anatomy, subtle energy body, emotional body, and mental body work together in restorative poses.

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Expanding in the Heart Of Winter: A Restorative Practice Can Create Inner Space While Winter Contracts Around Us

Expanding in the Heart Of Winter: A Restorative Practice Can Create Inner Space While Winter Contracts Around Us

According to yoga and Ayurveda, like qualities increase like. We want to ensure that winter’s contracting elements do not weigh down our body and mind. We may wish to equalize by creating warmth, lightness, and openness. Our yoga practice, spiritual practice, and lifestyle should also keep things bright, fluid, and moving inside.

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