The times are urgent
Let us slow down
~Bayo Akomolafe
I'm not sure there is anything else to say this month...
this is everything.
I am personally finding that slowing down is imperative in navigating these tempestuous times.
Not easy, but essential; counterintuitive, yet necessary
What I wish most deeply for all of us is to remember who we are and what we believe in while remembering that that we are all part of a a bigger whole.
To begin to act and speak in a way that honors everyone.
To look around and see the ill effects of living/speaking/acting from a place of fear, judgment, unrecognized/unhealed trauma and sorrow.
And to let that inspire each of us to do our own deep healing work so that we do not contribute to the dis-ease and despair in the world.
There is more than enough of that already
Let's actively engage in revitalizing an inclusive, respectful and curious way of living so that it becomes manifest-not just for you but for all of us.
To deeply feel, as Naomi Shihab Nye shares in her stunningly beautiful poem below, that
"...before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing...you must wake up with sorrow and speak to it, until your voice catches the thread of all sorrow and you can see the size of the cloth".
To do that, you MUST see that it could be you.
Everything.
Anything.
Given the "right" circumstances, we are all capable of everything-the things we fear and despise, and the things we revere.
It is up to us to decide to let
kindness, the only thing that makes sense anymore,
direct your actions and thoughts, your prayers and choices.
In yoga nidra, the sankalpa is an intention, a resolution, a seed to plant in the subconscious mind that creates strength and will be a benefit, when manifest, for you and for all with whom you share life.
Every experience we have, recognized or not, makes an impression, leaves an imprint in the subconscious mind.
If we are unaware of the impressions planted from the overwhelming amount of information of daily life, and we don't take time to clear, or get truly restorative sleep, they can begin to rule, crowding out our unique purpose like weeds overtake a garden.
We begin to live unconsciously and forget that we each have a unique and precious gift to share, a gift like no other.
We are ALL essential here.
Now is the time to work to create the more beautiful world we know/dream is possible by being clearer with our intentions and making sure they are big enough to encompass and include all of us, respecting our individual sacred uniqueness!
Use your anger and frustration to guide you
but do not be driven by it.
Use your fear to become fearless.
Let your grief wash through you.
Release emotional blocks, old pains and traumas to reestablish flow and resilience.
Learn to be YOU in your fullest most magnificent glory
To really do this necessary work requires stillness and deep settling, so that we can see and hear what is called for.
To let the DOING, then, come from the BEING
Make haste slowly and thoughtfully
The times ARE urgent
SLOW DOWN
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One really good way to slow down, set intentions and remember is Yoga Nidra
There is only 1 virtual Yoga Nidra this month
I hope you can join us!
Community Yoga nidra at Razz Yoga
Friday July 15
7pm
💖😴I'm taking a break from offering Sunday afternoon Yoga Nidra during the busy-ness of summer
I hope you will enjoy and benefit from this FREE recording from the Summer Solstice Yoga Nidra I did for Razz Yoga.
It begins with a bit of energy medicine to balance the heart fire, then centering. Yoga nidra begins about 26:16 mark.
It is the BEST Medicine!💖😴
For more yoga nidras and practices please visit my store and/ or my you tube channel.
And please share with anyone who may benefit
Thank you
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Work with me
I continue to offer individual zoom sessions simply because I think we all need to be seen and heard right now.
Most of us struggle to re-member who we are here to be.
It is my opinion that we are increasingly getting tangled in the complex energy of the collective and thinking it is all ours-the grief, the fear, the despair.
Our time together sorts this out, offers time to be heard and explore what is yours to heal...and what not.
I pull all my training and practices together to create tools that are useful for you, wherever you are in your healing journey!
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The poem "Kindness " by Naomi Shahib Nye has always been a favorite-I loved hearing her read it in this video-Enjoy!
"I am making a home inside myself.
A shelter of kindness where everything is forgiven, everything allowed—a quiet patch of sunlight to stretch out without hurry,
where all that has been banished
and buried is welcomed, spoken, listened to—released.
A fiercely friendly place I can claim as my very own.
I am throwing arms open
to the whole of myself—especially the fearful,
fault-finding, falling apart, unfinished parts, knowing
every seed and weed, every drop of rain, has made the soil richer.
I will light a candle, pour a hot cup of tea, gather
around the warmth of my own blazing fire. I will howl
if I want to, knowing this flame can burn through
any perceived problem, any prescribed perfectionism,
any lying limitation, every heavy thing.
I am making a home inside myself
where grace blooms in grand and glorious
abundance, a shelter of kindness that grows
all the truest things.
I whisper hallelujah to the friendly sky.
Watch now as I burst into blossom."
~Julia Fehrenbacher
In the midst of the fires of confusion, despair, fear and disagreement in our world, may we all agree to "create a shelter of kindness that grows all the truest of things" as a healing balm for ourselves and this fragmented world.
Let the fiery energy of summer burn through the fog and
rekindle your joy, remind you of your sacred medicine and inspire you to shine and share kindness wherever you go
We are the ones we have been waiting for.
Show up in your fullest most magnificent glory
It is time-but move slowly and thoughtfully in these urgent times
Set big intentions to do your personal healing, always knowing that it ripples out to heal the bigger wounds of the world.
And be kind to yourself and everybody.
The Dalai Lama says
"Be kind whenever possible.
It is always possible."
love
gina
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