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Mastery Is One Step at a Time

Hello Beautiful Souls,

A slightly groggy happy sunny morning to you.
I just landed a few hours ago…

Instead of completing the Love Letter I started for you, I chose to revel in the wonderful privilege of accompanying my husband’s summer tennis coaching at the Wimbledon pre-qualifications. It was my first time there and a local friend gave me a tour of the enormous campus.

I was impressed by the understated elegance: the precisely manicured grass courts, the swathes of flowers floating in potted seas of dark green leaves, the living vertical walls with golden clocks sparkling in the sun (yes! it was sunny!), the sweeping terraces with vine covered trellises, the raised glass walkways winging their way across the skies so that the stars can get to their matches unhindered and on time…

It’s magnificent. A piece of art.
An enormous verdant garden, all for enjoying the art of tennis at it’s highest levels.

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Awakening Thru Yoga 3: Expanding Subtle Energies

We’re going to work with a more subtle awareness and bring our attention to the energies flowing through us.

Expansiveness and flow increase when we invite a higher volume of subtle energy into our bodies. Experience this subtle power in a simple round of Sun Salutations, awakening deeper to the energies that flow through you in every moment.

What is Processed Food?

And why should you care?

Processed food is food that’s been…. 

… wait for it….

… processed!

(Ok, ok, I know. But when else was I going to get to make that silly joke?)

Processed food is any edible matter that’s been changed from it’s original natural state and cooked or altered in some way.

For example taking a tomato off the vine (it’s natural state) and cooking it and turning it into tomato sauce.

Usually processed foods are marketed as a convience for you. The idea given is that it is faster and easier for you to buy that jar of sauce than to buy tomatoes and make it yourself.

Why care about this? And why do so many health conscious people tell you to “eat less processed foods” ?

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Fueling Your Inner Fire

This is a practice I’m sharing in my Mindful Movement classes this winter.

Winter is a time of year to go in… to hibernate a bit, to focus in. A time to evolve, cultivate and fuel your inner fire.

Your inner fire is your inner power, your unique essence, that part of you that burns bright and strong and makes you uniquely you. Taoists refer to it as your Tian Tien, a place just below and behind your navel.

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