One of my private yoga students, Alan and I meet at least twice a week for over 5 years. We ponder and share various thoughts as part of our Satsang, sacred gathering during yoga practice. Without debate we contemplate many subjects with just simple straight up talk and respectful listening. We recently reflected on our own beliefs of higher consciousness and what divine forces try to teach us, and what
Svadhyaya in Sanskrit means Self-study. It is one of our Niyamas, behaviors we observe and strive to adopt into our lives as good practice for personal growth and a better way to live. When we explore with open minds through resources available to us, like books or knowledge and wisdom shared by others, then reflect on what it means to us, it’s a form of self-study. When we fuse learning with pranayama/breath control, asana/yoga postures,
Alignment and Connection have varied meanings at Fusion to find higher levels of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual harmony. We teach as guides to practice as the ancient seer advised in Patanjali’s 8 Limbed Path of Yoga (listed in italics after each practice). Physical Alignment, like when we control our breath (pranayama) and body with our muscles engaged, line up our feet, hips, arms, hands, head, our spine, and so on
As I teach this week, we move as described, to be sturdy like the oak tree yet flexible like bamboo.More Yoga Body Basics, “Move” is our 2nd power word in our Fusion mantra, Breathe. Move. Connect. Yoga moves are much more than just getting from one posture to the next. It’s about safely maximizing movement with ease, focus and purpose after a breath is initiated, going deeper if it feels appropriate for the challenge. Never
Let’s get Back to Basics of Breath. The most beneficial and under utilized tools for a yoga practice is Pranayama, breath control. It is one of Patanjail’s (ancient seer) 8 Limbed Path to Yoga. Our Fusion Mantra is Breathe. Move. Connect. as a reminder that breath must lead the movement, not the other way around. I often remind students, “without breath, there is no life. It’s the first thing we do
Star Bright, Star Light, first star I see tonight…I wish upon for all a Life Abundant with Love. We reflect as we wrap up 2023, give thanks for our lessons and adventures, then release what we no longer need in 2024. Every Sunday I share our Fusion Weekly Theme, hoping you enjoy them and learn new things with time to contemplate what each mean to you as I do when
Wonderful heart-warming gifts from our students, Rosemarie and Laurie with a variety of items reflecting what I love in life. They included beautiful personal notes and of course, a hug. Gift Giving & Receiving is one of the most misunderstood of the 5 Love Languages, often thought of as materialistic. But, when a gift is given with intention to demonstrate love, it can be a tangible way to show love
I previously revealed my two primary Love Languages, Acts of Service & Quality Time. Let’s discover the #1 Love Language, Words of Affirmation of Gary Chapman’s traditional five languages. I wish to show my love with honest and heartfelt words of love for these two special women who have made us feel loved. Last week was bittersweet as we said, See you later to Natalie Bennett and Sally Walker as they moved out of state to pursue new and
Our Fusion clock that fell off the wall, how I lose track of time sometimes. My Smart Watch tracker on the Camino de Santiago with my Breathe. Move. Connect. bracelet, a gift from our first Fusion Yoga Teacher graduates, 2019″. I value this Gift because it took time and thought to have it made for me. This week I reveal my other primary Love Language of the 5 classics…Time. Last week I shared
My son Jesse’s unsolicited Acts of Service pre and post Hurricane Irma 2017 to keep my home and Fusion safe 😍 This December and holiday season we will explore what’s known as the Classic 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman and discover your primary Love Language. This is a time when we can focus more on expressing love, including our own needs while we share love. Surprisingly, what we think is another’s preference for