IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME

I am currently writing to you from a coffee house in Salt Lake City on a high top table with some nostalgia setting in like being situated at the cafeteria table during study hall before an afternoon in the printmaking studio.  This feeling is a little bit excitement, a bit of nerves and an unsettling drive to get my sh*t together in my art bin and move with verve so that I can settle into my class offerings, workshops and retreats with connection, creativity and a soft sensibility towards acceptance with annual renewal that I am always a student.

Here’s the interesting part about my experience looking deeper under the hood during back to school time and towards connection with the purpose of revisiting fundamentals – you never know what might show up. The new notebook that I wrote my ideas and brainstorms in this summer is a printed journal that looked so familiar. I realized that one of my former textile design clients - World Market- 3 years ago  had created the design because I was cleaning off my laptop and stumbled upon it in repeated textile design fashion. I  had custom printed this design also for a silk collection to be made into apparel.  I still have the paisley design on my laptop because it inspires me and connects me back to the fundamentals of my 30yr textile design career and director of operations for custom design house called First2print and Design2printnyc - colorful, patterned, tactile, hard, seasonal changing, frustrating, rewarding and filled with lots of personality.  Sounds like my experience on the yoga mat these days.  

It’s important not to forget your connections to the foundation of places that gave you support to be able to grow so you can stitch your awareness into the present moment that moves you into the future  structure with out clinging to the past story. Did you know that my creative career as a textile designer inspired me to manufacturer Heartful Yoga Product !   It comes down to the basics… the fundamentals, the essence … not just of a yoga pose but also the exploration of your deeper Self. If you were to pick 3 adjectives that describe your essence that could be bottled to carry l on in your legacy what would they be? 

My 3 adjectives would be energetic, colorful and creative.

I challenge you--- I would love to hear from you, if you are so inclined to share or you can write it down in a  new journal.  (coming soon the Heartful Shop)

I try to make time to evaluate and explore what gives me the basic lens of perceptiom for seeing growth in my wellness regime, career choices and self-expression to remain really me returning back to the fundamentals. I bet if you reflected on what braught you simple joy or freedom in play as a young person you could find some fundamental essence that puts a smile on your face.

Join me this fall for some new workshops & classes at Ascend Center & Ful-Being Collective that go into the fundamentals of asana, movement, breath and self-expression towards nurturing yourself and the ways to move towards deeper awareness in claiming your space from within to help bring you balance to share it out .

YOGA FUNDAMENTALS

Sept 29 Thurs 6:30-8:30pm

ASCEND CENTER - IN PERSON & LIVE STREAM

POWER TO THE ZEN

Oct 6 Thurs 6:30-8:00pm

ASCEND CENTER - IN PERSON

FEED THE LOVE!

Nov 24 Wed 9:00- 10:15 AM

On HEARTFUL ZOOM !

YOGA THERAPUTICS PROGRAM

Small Group

The intention for this program is to help people know their bodies on a deeper level, and to create a smart, functional, and sustainable movement practice for all. It is intended to provide a safe place for folks to explore what postures and movements may or may not serve them throughout their daily tasks and life journey. Students with injuries or diagnoses that may limit them in other class settings are welcomed and encouraged. Come exactly as you are!