A Yogi Kitchen Off The Mat

My mom had a stroke. I’m in Chicago taking care of her with my siblings. I am staying present in the moment and I’m Coping Ahead all at the same time. Today I’m thinking about how being a yogi is helping me manage and how it’s benefitting my mom.

It’s the magical month of June and I am celebrating! Are you? Oh! And it’s Friday when we celebrate the wins. An attempt at a shorter episode.

Rest is Resistance is resonating so deeply with me and changing who I am. It’s taking the ideas and moving them into my heart and throughout my heart. How about you? How are you Resting? How is it changing you?

Okay, it’s a week late, but it’s finally here. Grief Journal Day 2. And since it’s Friday, we’re CELEBRATING! What are your wins today? #grief #celebrate #yogalife #mindfulness #intention #loss

We’re starting Grief Journal Week while focusing on celebrating the wins and sinking into Rest. Whew! But you know what? It all fits together when we’re mindful and intentional about our rest. How are you sinking into it?

How does the word Rest feel to you? I’m your body/heart/mind. Rest is a radical act. Rest is Resistance. Do you resist it? Does it resonate with you? Also, I tried recording and driving. I’d say it was a fail. Well, faul might be a strong word, but here it is.

My insights into our session of focusing on non-judgment. It expanded way beyond what I anticipated. I found out what is and what isn’t my business. . .

Chipping away at judgment and working towards a place of non-judgment. How moving towards the middle path helps you find a place where there is no good or bad. What does that look like for you?

Let’s stop talking to ourselves in ways that we’d never talk to other people. Learn a few ways to re-frame your self-talk to be more present with what is and step away from judgments about worthiness.

We’re focusing on Ahimsa this session and the first part is to breathe into Non-Judgment. How are you talking to yourself? Your homework this week is to just notice. Vm be.

Where is the Ease? Can it be in pizza? And how? I learned to release into the joy of making pizza for you. That’s where the Ease is for this Pizza Party fundraising project. The lessons of ease and pizza have been huge for me.

Are you constantly striving for perfection. Are you always looking for the A? It can be exhausting, right? Join me and settle into the C+ Ease of life. Also, don’t forget to. Lee rate!

Daydreaming is good so sink into the Ease of brain health. Breathe i into your word for the year and imagine what a year where you really commit to it can look like.

I am committing deeply to self-care and here’s why. Our word for the session is Ease. I’m learning how self-care takes you straight to Ease and makes your whole life fit together better.

Happy Friday, dear hearts. On Fridays we celebrate! We’re also focusing on the word Ease this session. How are you celebrating the Ease in your life today? I invite you to breathe into how you celebrate. What does celebration mean to you? A bottle of wine? A pint of ice. Ream? How can that idea shift and expand?

What's the difference between Easy and Ease?  Sinking into community, recognizing that we're all one and using skills like Smile and Share. These areall ideas that I find help me feel ease. I feel my shoulders relax and my brain release worrisome thoughts when I engage in these ways. What do you have? I love getting your feedback and observations. How is Ease making your life better? 

What does the word Ease mean to you? Listen to your heart as you say the word Ease. Does it sound yummy and relaxing? Does it make you edgy and agitated? Does it bring up negative Constantine like laziness? Let’s dig into it!

We’re in Week 52! This is my favorite week of the year, a place between looking back at your year and looking forward to the next. Get centered and dream about the year you want to have.

Whether you’re alone or with family today, don’t forget to take a little time for yourself! Clear your head with cold air, soothe your nervous system with Legs Up The Wall Pose. Remember to take care of you!

Peace isn’t something that just floats by and you grab it. You have to choose Peace. What actions are you willing to praise to have more Peace in your life?

What does a life where you consistently connect to Peace feel like? What does it look like. It’s not about being in perfect Peace on the daily. It’s finding more more Peace more consistently. Can you imagine it?

Radical acts that change your life. We’re focusing on the word Peace this session. Last week we noticed how gratitude opens our heart to Peace. This morning we talked about how rest helps us access gratitude and that opens us to feel Peace. Lots of journal prompts, moments to meditate and increase your awareness.

Every session we focus on a different word and this is how we’ll focus on the word Peace thru the end of the year. This is how and why I came to this word and how you can connect more deeply and feel a different side of Peace.

It’s our last week of the session and your last week to breathe into the word Retreat. Sunday is my favorite day to set intention. What intention will you set around Retreat?

Shifting our negative ideas about retreat can be hard. What if we think about the word nourish instead? We’re not changing the word of the session, but I encourage you to think about retreat time as time you take to nourish, mind/body/spirit. Also, Happy Birthday Brigette!