Inspiration

Inspiration

For my Street Yoga volunteer application I was required to list how many yoga classes I've taught. It was an interesting look back on all the students, locations, and experiences.

In Mark Nepo's Book of Awakening, he says:

To journey without being changed is to be a nomad.
To change without journeying is to be a chameleon.
To journey and to be transformed by the journey is to be a pilgrim.

My journey has lead me to the path of a teacher, and I am proud to say that I have been and continue to be transformed by the experience. I have never given so much of my authentic self in any position, and no other job has ever been so rewarding.

Fellow libran Eleanor Roosevelt wrote:

There is no more liberating, no more exhilarating experience than to determine one's position, state it bravely and then act boldly.

The weeks before my birthday I prepped myself for a new year by taking counsel, getting my tarot read, having an astrological chart drawn, receiving a deep tissue massage, and redesigning my home. In my classes we discussed the transition from summer to fall, and how to stay grounded in the present. I lead my first Street Yoga class and saw yoga in a new perspective.

The birthday has passed. The journey continues.

Love,
Fawn

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Solar Return

Solar Return

I will be in the woods for a few days celebrating my birthday quietly. I cannot wait to smell the rich scent of pine needles, and hear the crackle and spit of logs in the fire. I'm bringing a kinesiology book, a samurai novel, my camera, and notebooks.

In other exciting news, next week I will have subs for most of my classes as work on some choreography for an upcoming show, and will also be in production for my new website. I expect to the site to go live by the end of this year and can't wait!

Love and yoga,

Fawn

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Interesting links, and a fascinating video

Interesting links, and a fascinating video

The weather is fantastic in Portland and I recently purchased this new yellow submarine shower curtain to brighten up the bathroom.

I have for you a quote that best sums up my experience leading yoga classes:

"This is the true joy in life: being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap, being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish, little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy."

--George Bernard Shaw
(via David Richo's The Five Things We Cannot Change And The Happiness We Find By Embracing Them)

Back pain and the pitfalls of too many crunches.

Scientific proof about how massages reduce stress.

Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor describes her experience having a stroke via Ted.com.



Love,
Fawn

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