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There have been many times I've wanted to walk away from this practice. It has forced me to look at myself in ways most people avoid. It has made me examine my imperfections with a magnifying glass. It has made me find compassion for those I disliked even when I didn't want to. It has challenged me to accept my limitations and to break through them simultaneously. It has made me see that I am so much more than I had previously thought. Over and over again. It has also taught me the value of sticking with something even when it seems empty of an outcome. This week is my last week teaching in 2015 and we will be focusing on sticking with something even when we feel like the outcome isn't quite what we wanted. Acting without attachment to the fruits of our action. Tuesday: 9am & 7:30 pm @theyogashanti + 12pm @skytingyoga Thursday: 10am @skytingyoga Friday: 12pm & 4:30pm @theyogashanti #todaysteaching #thankful #yogaeverydamnday #yogini #liveyouryoga #selfdiscipline

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This weeks practice: headstand and shoulderstand in preparation for seated mediation. Why is it that these two postures are know as the king and queen of all asana? Maybe because they teach us how to quiet the mind? Maybe because they illuminate the natural curves of the spine? Maybe they turn our worlds upside down and teach us to look at things from a different perspective. Feeling inspired from a weekend of inversions with @colleensaidman and #rodneyyee @theyogashanti #headstand #shoulderstand #todaysteaching #yogaeverydamnday

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"Things are always in transition if we could only realize it. " Pema Chödrön It is rumored that approximately 80% of injuries in yoga happen during the transitions between the poses and not in the poses themselves.* This week in class I have been encouraging my students to be present in the spaces between the poses. When we focus on the places between the shapes there is yet another layer of mindfulness that can be added to our asana practice. By cultivating this sort of attention in our practice we realize that we have the power to be more present during the transitions that happen in our lives. Birth, life, death, and rebirth. How often is it that we get to the end of yet another year and look back wondering, "What the hell just happened?" Focus on your transitions. Where is you mind during your morning commute? Where is your attention when surrounded by friends and family? Where is your focus in between the holidays and major life events? Each breath is an opportunity to connect with our ability to stay present. Inhale, pause, exhale, pause. By observing our breath we find that smoothing out these transitions isn't as hard as we thought it was- if we can stay present each step of the way. *yoga fact=may or may not be true #todaysteaching #lifeofayogi #yogaeverywhere #yogaeverydamnday

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Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Swaha~ "ultimate wisdom remains when everything else falls away" During this season of buying, consuming and gift giving, remember- less is more. The deeper you dig, the more you'll find. The more you subtract, the more spacious you'll feel. ✨💜✌🏼 #heartsutra #prajnaparamita #yogaeverywhere #ultimatewisdom #todaysteaching #lifeofayogi #fall (at Mansfield Hollow State Park)

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#2- Lucu tapi Miris

Rasa antara lucu dan miris. Entah bagaimana orang berfikir sebelum medirikan sebuah rumah. Setelah beberapa waktu dihuni, rumah yang dibangun itu sudah direnovasi lagi, dalam hitungan bulan. Saya pun berprasangka, mungkin memang sang pemilik punya banyak rezeki. Tapi, mungkin juga sebenarnya lebih dari sekedar banyak rezeki. Ada kalanya terkait pola pikir sang pemilik. Pola pikir seseorang yang tidak ingin tetangganya lebih dari dirinya. Pola pikir seorang pendengki yang cenderung “jor-joran”. Dan memang itulah yang terjadi di kampung itu, dimana orang tua saya tinggal.

Bagi saya itu hal yg lucu, seperti melihat adegan sinetron yang dimainkan sang antagonis, yang saya selalu tertawa geli melihatnya. Tapi Miris, karena masih ada saja pola pikir seperti itu di dunia nyata. Hmmm…

Bukankah semestinya, membangun rumah itu lebih kepada membangun sebuah peradaban? Bukan sekedar tempat berlindung dari panas dan hujan, bahkan hanya sekedar ajang gengsi.

Rumah dengan nuansa kekeluargaan, kebersamaan dan yang terpenting adalah tarbiyah. Itu seharusnya yang menjadi core dalam membangun sebuah rumah juga peradaban..

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#1- Todays Teaching

Cinta telah menjadikan rasa ingin tahu yang teramat dalam. Jikapun itu baik itu tidak lah apaapa. Seperti Cinta pada Qur’an. Ia akan menjadikanmu diri yang sibuk dengan tilawah, dengan tadabur, dengan menghafal atapun mempelajarinya, karna rasa ingin tahumu.  Tapi suatu ketika, rasa ingin tahu itu akan menjadi sebuah bom bunuh diri, jika rasa itu tertuju pada suatu kenyataan yang kamu membencinya.  Dan jika kamu tahu kamu akan menyesal karena telah mengetahuinya. Sebuah pembelajaran, (*bagi diri saya sendiri), bahwa “Tidak tahu sama sekali mungkin akan lebih baik daripada menyesal yang menyebabkanmu bersikap seolaholah kamu tidak tahu apa2 padahal kamu sangat ingin menamparnya”. ~ Butuh waktu yang tidak sebantar untuk mengembalikan sebuah kepercayaan yang telah tumbang. ~