Hope springs eternal. Never is it more abundant than at the beginning of each new year. Beginning anew is a way of releasing and letting go of the past and reclaiming the present moment. In 2022 let us not rush or hurry to be busy or plan a multitude of ways to fill the next 12 months. And in our eagerness to move foreward let us not miss a single moment of the magic of being in stillness. Just breathing in and out, this breath, this moment, this beautiful new day of this beautiful new year. There is really nothing you need to do but be you. You are beautiful just as you are.
Judy Grier RN, LMT, E-RYT 500 Shakti and Free Yoga Studio
Yin Yoga targets the connective tissues of the hips, pelvis, and lower spine.
Suitable for all levels Yin Yoga activates specific “energy lines” called meridians, in the body that promote wellness to various organs, glands and tissues of the body as well as promoting mental and emotional balance. In this workshop we will explore the Liver and Gall Bladder Line with a focus on mind/body detox as we head into 2020. We will explore the Yin Side of our New Years samkalpa or resolutions with mindfulness of accepting, allowing and acknowledging the beauty of the present moment. Join us for detoxing and letting go and awakening to beauty within. Register for the mini retreat http://www.shaktiandfree.com/schedule/
Take time to un wind this holiday season. This Winters Solstice yoga practice is one we are certain Yule love. Celebrate the first day of winter and the return of the Sun as days again grow longer and the nights shorter. The winter solstice focus is on turning inward and letting your inner light shine.
Renew and rejuvenate your mind and body in a gentle supported way. Together we will practice yoga breathing, supported restorative yoga postures and deep relaxation. Come celebrate the joy of simply being and the Light within.
Space is limited and early registration is suggested. Reserve your space today.
The essence of Tantra philosophy is a varied and wide-ranging panoramic worldview of non- duality. Tantra sees the world as a web of energy and consciousness that includes both the microcosm and the macrocosm all interwoven as a single piece of cloth, intricately bound together. Consciousness, or Shiva, and energy, or Shakti, are like two sides of the same cloth, supporting and strengthening one another, never separate. This relationship can also be thought of as awareness in action. Tantra on the mat represents this same worldview; on the mat, the individual yogi is aligned and connected with all things. Simply said, we experience the sacred connection that binds us together as the One in the many and the many in the One. When we experience this non- dualistic energetic alignment on our mats, we move through our practice with gratitude, reverence, and respect for the sacredness of all things. We begin to stretch our minds beyond our separate senses of self and look deeply into our inter-beingness with all. Seeing in this light, we can begin to move in new and different multidimensional ways. Layering aspects of meditation, mudras, and seed mantras, into our practice of Surya Namaskar and Chandra Namaskar we interweave the subtle body aspects of energy together in more consciously meditative ways. Our asana practice become an internal energetic alignment, an awareness in action, a meditation in motion, of mind, body, and spirit in union, or yoga. For a taste of Tantra flow, please join me for my workshop, “Sun and Moon Tantra Yoga Flow,” Sunday, March 24, 2019, 9 am-12:30 pm, at Yoga East Healing Arts Studio, 827 Broadway, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Namaste, Ja Mai, Judy Grier RN, LMT, ERYT-500
