Autumn...the season of letting go...
we continue to be asked to let go of a lot...physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually.
This has been an unprecedented year of loss, grief and upheaval. We've been brought to our knees and shown the previously hidden, and often ugly, underbelly of our lives and our country.
Maybe, like me, you find yourself wondering how we got here, where the hatred and divisiveness came from, how you missed it, why in the world we can't just be kind to each other and work together to dig out of this mess and care for one another as family.
I have to keep reminding myself to not get lost in despair, in the enormity of the situation, the problems, the violence, the hate-
Sometimes I forget that change begins with each one of us-no act of kindness is too small!
Margaret Mead said:
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
I truly believe that within this crisis is an opportunity to pare away all the evasions and distractions that have hypnotized us into apathy and paralysis, leading us to fear the hard work of healing old and deep wounds and intergenerational traumas and finally giving us the chance to get to the root of our collective and individual Dis-Ease so we can finally become who we really are meant to be in this lifetime.
BECAUSE of this critical time of clarity and introspection (and pain!) ,
WE ARE NOW READY TO COME TO LIFE more than ever before.
We are ready to heal the personal and collective traumas so long ignored.
It is time to
to rise into our fullest most magnificent glory and create a world where we all can live with respect, love and ease.
But first...some deep rest...🙏💕😴
November Yoga Nidra
Community Based Yoga Nidra for Razz Yoga
* free for Razz Community
$20 drop in
Friday November 13
7pm EST
Global Donation Based Yoga Nidra via Zoom
~Tuesday November 10 at 7 pm EST
and
~Sunday November 22 at 7 pm EST
Join me LIVE via Zoom for a deeply restorative and healing practice, especially beneficial for the nervous and immune systems
and enjoy the physiologic effect of
2-6 hours of RESTFUL sleep!
* All registered participants will receive the full audio recording after the class
* No prior experience required -this is a restorative practice done lying down-NOT a posture practice
Can't join us live?
The recording will be offered on my website after the class for $10
Individual guidance via Zoom
These sessions are tailored specifically for you, with your unique life history and circumstances.
My intention is to offer a customized blend of mindfulness meditation, yoga, yoga nidra,
energy medicine and life support to guide you in navigating these challenging times.
These self empowering tools and practices have transformed my life-and continue to do so.
I'm honored to share them with you.
Remember: your healing work serves us all🙏
Email me to inquire about cost and availability
MORE FOR YOUR HOME PRACTICE
ALL MP3s are still 33% off 💕
I cannot overstate the fact that deep restorative rest, quiet, and stillness are so very necessary for all of us right now! Practice at home to maintain vibrancy and resilience
Visit my store for NEW full length yoga nidra recordings
from the last virtual sessions-
Here is a powerful article that helps me to navigate these challenging times and find perspective, understanding, strength and hope. May it serve you too:
We have received an inestimable gift. To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe—to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it—is a wonder beyond words. It is an extraordinary privilege to be accorded a human life, with self-reflexive consciousness that brings awareness of our own actions and the ability to make choices. It lets us choose to take part in the healing of our world.
~ Joanna Macy
Regardless of the results of this contentious and divisive election in the USA, the trajectory of the virus, the economy, the climate and the deep traumas and divisions leave us with much healing work to do.
These times have pulled back the veil and shown us the work we must do to move toward a clearer, kinder, truer version of ourselves, and toward a more just and compassionate society that cares for all of us as the family we are.
And it must begin right away. We need our strength to stand up for what benefits not just some of us, but all of us. And it is essential to realize our privilege and responsibility.
Start simply: Be kind to yourself by getting deep restorative rest and eating well, taking supplements and doing energy work to keep your immune system robust, and then doing whatever you can to tend the folks around you who need help of any kind.
Tending yourself gives you the power and understanding to properly and gently tend others with respect and love .
True service, I've heard said, comes from overflow .
Make sure you are serving from a full cup by tending yourself FIRST.
It is NOT selfish.
It is a gift for all of us when you are at your best and brightest!
Starting right now, practice being grateful for what you DO have, rather than bemoaning what you don't
Share food, share love, share stories and blankets, share understanding and grace, share your shoulder, your listening, your heart...
Now is NOT the time to give up
Believe in the power of love, in the basic goodness that lives in ALL of us, in the infinite possibilities in every single fresh, new moment.
We can always start again because this moment has never happened before.
Let's start now, in THIS fresh new moment, to create a new world that values, respects and loves all of us in our amazing and beautiful diversity
Keep shining your light into this thirsty world-
We all need each other now more than ever
I appreciate you🧡🙏
Take gentle care-AND VOTE❣️
Love
gina🍁🧡☮️🙏
