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I love this picture of people practicing yoga together, across the border fence between San Diego and Tijuana- it's a project of border meetup.

For the past week, we've been looking hard at the things that fill our spaces and our thoughts. We then put every stuffed animal, every outgrown princess dress, every read-once hardcover book and seen-once DVD, every pair of 12 year old girl not quite right pair of jeans, every extra lamp and shelf and chair, every lego in a big pile. Then, we had a garage GIVE- set up a shelter in front of the house, hung signs, and made a karma wish exchange plan- and everything was free for the taking.

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I've been in an unpleasant state on and off for a while...one could say subdued..lethargic...sometimes touching on existential gloom- forgetting my true nature. In my mind I hear my teacher saying,"Just go to the mat- even if it's only 20 minutes a day- tune into your breath- the source of all things breathing you." That's all it takes to stay connected and aware, right? But sometimes that home practice isn't enough and you must get into the studio and gratefully fall into the hands of another's… Continue

Hello beloveds, You mostly know about our work with the Heart of Yoga Peace Project. Will you take a look at our downloadable class for peace, and consider hosting a class? We have more resources (flyers, etc.) available at www.hoypeaceproject.org.

Shanti, Christine

class flyer.pdf

"Support the knees, flat back, palms open to receive,
Steadily inhale through both nostrils,
Unify the two breath streams at the bindi point,
Exhale, split your air evenly out left and right,
Relax the tissues that constrain the lungs' expansion,
Make space around the brain, Dissolve."


Do You Know Your Heart, June, 2008

Stillness deludes one into thinking forms can be stable,
while secretly amplifying, magnifying

No simple thump-thump at the inner wrist, no:
a rolling, p… Continue