Upper Valley Yoga Blog
JuneWelcome to June …Onward into Summer! Our ENDLESS SUMMER pass begins today, June 1, with a full 3 months of unlimited yoga for only $299! Give yourself the gift of regular practice this summer to keep all the other fun summer stuff in balance. More info A heartfelt Thank You to everyone who participated in our brief survey. It was helpful, illuminating, . . . Read more |
|
Finding Your VoiceAs I begin to plan my classes for this week, the house is very quiet and in the early morning I hear the sweet, uncomplicated sound of bird song. The sweetness and purity of this sound has me thinking about the Vishuddha chakra, or “throat Chakra”. Vishuddha Chakra is about how we express ourselves and how we communicate with others. It is the seat of our truth telling. It is generally associated with speech, and with being understood, but even more essentially, is concerned with all. . . Read more |
|
CommunityThe word “community” evokes certain feelings, associations and desires, but as I sit down to write briefly about the new Community Yoga class at UVY, I find myself hesitating. I want to do justice to this vast word. It’s a big, big word. Like “Yoga”. Or “Love.” My own sense of the word is that it represents a group of people who come together, mostly intentionally, to be part of something bigger than the individual. |
|
Eye on the SkyI have a teeny crush on Mark Breen. If you too are a VPR junkie you probably know the dulcet tones of Mr. “Eye on the Sky”. Maybe “crush” is the wrong word, but I love the fact that whether he is talking about hailstorms and floods and ice dams, or perfect blue skies and warm breezes, his inflection is always pitch perfect, matter of fact cheerfulness. The other day when it was 65. (Or maybe 25, I don’t remember) he was talking about the path of Spring, the transition into Summer, being a “. . . Read more |
|
Magic and Dying“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” A week ago, a dear friend from college died of cancer, out in San Francisco. Her last month on this earth was full of agony but also tremendous love, given and received, and tremendous awareness of life’s magic. Friends and family waited with her, for death to take her body. On the other side of the country, I waited to hear news. I tried to listen to my own thoughts and memories,. . . Read more |
