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
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
Rainbows of Light are all around us if we just keep our hearts and eyes open, Natalie & Gina in Telluride at 12,000 feet In my younger days I resisted change from anything away from my comfort zone. The unknown greatly intimidated me. Often resisting I made the inevitable more difficult. I missed out on the adventure laid out before me by the secrets of the universe, like a covert operation. I
No one in the world has been unscathed by the past few years and more recent events near and afar. From dis-ease, natural disasters, family and financial matters, global conflicts, and more. Yogis and Lightworkers know that we have protection and healing Energy Tool Kits for times in need. Daily self-care and routine rituals known as Dinacharya in Arurveda prevent and help heal chaos in the body and mind as we’ve learned
The power of touch to feel with our fingertips, hands, feet or anywhere else enables us to protect, function best and experience various sensations. Our skin is our largest organ and each square inch contains about 1000 nerve endings. Imagine your whole body! When we touch someone or something we may feel it as cool, warm, smooth, textured, soft, hard, dull, sharp, moving or still, for instance. Sometimes it’s pleasant and other times, not so much. In a
Practice Eye Yoga for eye wellness and protect your vision as you see the beauty of life! Eyes are known as Windows of Our Soul. When we rate the value of our senses, vision often leads the way. Our eyes show us light or darkness, various colors, textures, dimensions, movement and more. When meeting others or even places, we often use our eyes to connect on various levels. Are they friendly, happy, concerned,
What’s your favorite musical instrument, your favorite musician or song? Think of those that bring you the happiest feeling inside, make you smile, sing along, maybe put a spring in your step. One of my favorite songs is Because I’m Happy by Pharrell Williams. I like the beat, the lyrics and it gets me moving. And most anything Beatles for sure. Favorite instruments are probably the piano and native flutes as I