12/30/2019
Weekly Words 12.21.19“Time unfolds in light. In the morning, light clears all the outside darkness and the shape of each thing emerges in the brightened emptiness. Light identifies itself completely with the voyage of a day; its transparency puts the day out in the open. There is nowhere for a day to hide; it is exposed every minute to the revelations of light. Perhaps this is why twilight appears gracious; when light abandons the day, it does not believe that it will ever return and consequently permits itself an extravagant valediction in a huge ritual of color. The silence of twilight is striking because the flourish of the coloring has the grandeur of music.”
― John O'Donohue, As we celebrate the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, we are reminded that the light is returning. Homework: Consider how you are continually expanding into your Orange Zone! Continue to give focused attention to the Sternum, both in your yoga practice and as you move through your daily lives. Stretch and breathe taller and wider into your POSSIBILITY! 12/16/2019
Chinese New YearSunset Puja and ClassJoin Diana for a special Chinese New Year Sunset Puja and Candlelit Class to start your New Year with intention, energy, sacred ceremony and community! January 26, 2020 4:30pm-6:00pm Price: $50 Pacific Ashtanga Yoga Shala #205 pacificashtanga1@gmail.com Purchase tickets from out Calendar of Events To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Diana invites you to join her at sunset for a special Candlelit Puja and 45-minutes silent class. The evening will include sacred sound with crystal bowls and live guitar music. Students will create a flower mandala, light candles, and set intention for the New Year. Please join Diana for a beautiful evening and start your New Year with intention, energy, sacred ceremony and community!
12/16/2019
Our Weekly Words 12.15.19“Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person.” -Mr. Rogers
Remember, as John O’Donahue says, “Words are carriers.” “If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of.There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” -Mr. Rogers IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON TO INSPIRE A WORLD OF KINDNESS (It could be you!) Your Homework this week: Go and see the new Mr. Rogers film and be inspired to spread kindness throughout your community through every interaction. 12/16/2019
Our Weekly Words 12.8.19"Much of life cannot be explained, it can only be witnessed."
-From Jack Kornfield’s The Wise Heart "Consciousness is colored by the states that visit it." -Buddha Mama Patricia’s favorite poem, in honor of her birthday! Ithaka BY C. P. CAVAFY TRANSLATED BY EDMUND KEELEY As you set out for Ithaka hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians, Cyclops, angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them: you’ll never find things like that on your way as long as you keep your thoughts raised high, as long as a rare excitement stirs your spirit and your body. Laistrygonians, Cyclops, wild Poseidon—you won’t encounter them unless you bring them along inside your soul, unless your soul sets them up in front of you. Hope your road is a long one. May there be many summer mornings when, with what pleasure, what joy, you enter harbors you’re seeing for the first time; may you stop at Phoenician trading stations to buy fine things, mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony, sensual perfume of every kind-- as many sensual perfumes as you can; and may you visit many Egyptian cities to learn and go on learning from their scholars. Keep Ithaka always in your mind. Arriving there is what you’re destined for. But don’t hurry the journey at all. Better if it lasts for years, so you’re old by the time you reach the island, wealthy with all you’ve gained on the way, not expecting Ithaka to make you rich. Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey. Without her you wouldn't have set out. She has nothing left to give you now. And if you find her poor, Ithaka won’t have fooled you. Wise as you will have become, so full of experience, you’ll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean. 12/7/2019
Annual Holiday PotluckHosted by Diana Christinson January 5th 5:00-8:00pm at PAYS & PHWC Join us for a celebration of community and the New Year at one of our favorite Shala traditions- The Annual Holiday Potluck! This will be our first year we rejoice in the wonder of BOTH vibrant communities- Pacific Ashtanga Yoga Shala AND Pacific Health and Wellness Center! Let us gather in love, light and gratitude as we celebrate letting go of that which no longer serves us and leaning in to new possibilities in 2020. Please bring a healthy snack or beverage to share! We hope you will join us in celebrating our expanding community. All are welcome at this family-friendly event! Contact: pacificashtanga1@gmail.com
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