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Synergy of Yoga and Clay

Centering is a constant balancing of form, space, and process. Yoga and pottery help me with centering my life and soul’s purpose. Both incorporate a blend of science, art, and philosophy. There are methodologies and techniques to learn and constantly practice. There are similar concepts in centering and alignment of form and fine-tuning and adjusting, observing and correcting in real-time as we move toward a final holding “shape” whether it be on the potter’s wheel, the “yoga mat” or on the highway of life.

March Forth

If you were given the opportunity to play or to flex your creative muscles would you? We might not make the time or know how, know I am here to help you get your juices flowing.

March 15 at 6:00-7:30pm Heartful Yoga at Ascend Collective

Cultivate Your Creativity ---- A workshop to learn techniques to tap into your creative Self.

Danielle LocastroFebruary 24, 2023Heartful Yoga by DaniYoga, art, yoga workhops, art workshops, cultivate creativity, the koshas, yoga retreatsComment

The Space In Between

The spine is one of the most important parts of your body. Without it, you could not keep yourself upright or even stand up. It gives your body structure and support. It allows you to move about freely and to bend with flexibility. Keeping your spine healthy is vital if you want to live an active life. Many of the postures in yoga gently strengthen the muscles in the back, as well as the abdominal muscles. Back and abdominal muscles are essential components of the muscular network of the spine, helping the body maintain proper upright posture and movement. This is the mark I want to make on myself as I age.

The Summertime PAUSE

Have you felt the heat and created some simple rituals to help you slow down and shift the way you feel and go about your day-to-day in the summertime? I have. I try to conjure up the feelings of endlessness of summer days like when I was a kid lying on the beach towel looking at the clouds floating by trying to pass time it during adult swim at the town swim club.

yogaDanielle LocastroAugust 1, 2022Heartful Yoga by Danibreathwork, the pause, summer vacations, self-care, artComment

A Circle of Hope

So much to think about when reflecting on the Sacred Circle of finding oneself in todays’ circumstances.

The circle of hope is also represented and illustrated in Eastern cultures by the circular form of the mandala, a Sanskrit word for circle. As a matter of fact, the Circle is found in the art of every culture throughout time.