Lunch at Bollywood?

I would like to revive Clara's idea of having lunch at Bollywood. My proposal is Sunday, October 8th. Those who are cleansing again should be able to find something to eat. My other suggestion is Sunday October 22. This is right after the cleanse, and we could invite the fall cleansers to join us.
What do you all think?
Love,
Allison

I Don't Want This To End...

As I was standing in the boutique area of Kansas Siddhi Yoga following 108 sun salutations, my long-time friend and healer who had come to KSY for the first time today told me that it was a wonderful space and he really didn't want to leave. I agreed, saying that when I am in that blissful space (outside of me and inside of me), surrounded by people of like mind, I feel so safe...and I know that when I leave the studio, our little cocoon of compassion and caring, I will struggle to feel so centered, so blissful, so safe. Outside of the studio, the world can seem, well, mean.

Of course, the point of spending time on the mat each day (in asana and pranayama and meditation) is that we become what consumes our time and gets our devotion. Whenever I'm tempted to zone out in front of the television for too long, I recall this notion -- we become those things to which we give the most of our energy and attention. Over a lifetime of practicing the fullness of yoga, we become clean and still...and we carry that stillness off of the mat and into the world. And we hope that the purity and stillness we take into the world will begin to transform it, too. But even if it doesn't, we have been transformed by our practice, such that the meanness of the world, while it causes us pain, is not so scary anymore...just as the pleasures of the world don't seem so attractive either. We realize that the source is not outside of us, but rather inside.

So, while I didn't want to leave the space or the people who had prayed bodily with me this morning, I realize that I carry them and the entire experience in my very cells -- and in my energy and my heart. In fact, as I sit here typing this, the prayers I intoned silently with every motion this morning continue to imprint themselves deep inside me, transforming me not only in this moment but for the future as well.

"May all beings with whom we are inseparably interconnected be fulfilled awakened and free. May there be peace in this world and throughout the universe, and may all of us together complete this spiritual journey."

"I dedicate myself to the Lord of Life who is the cause of the cosmos. He will remove the cause of all my suffering and free me from the bondage of karma." (Shvetashvatara Upanishad)

"The Lord said, fix your mind on me alone. Rest your thoughts on me alone and in me alone you will rest hereafter. Of this there is no doubt." (Bhagavad Gita)

The Law of Surrender

Embracing a Higher Will

Surrender means
accepting this moment,
this body, and this life
with open arms.
surrender involves
getting out of our own way
and living in accord with,
a higher will,
expressed as the wisdom of the heart.
Far more than passive acceptance,
surrender uses every challenge
as a means of spiritual growth
and expanded awareness.

Dan Millman

Some think it's holding on
that makes one strong;
sometimes it's letting go.

Sylvia Robinson

Let go, Let God

Love and Light ........ Mike

Fall Yoga Immersion & Cleanse Registration Open

Hi gang!

Just wanted to let you know that you can now register for the Fall Yoga Immersion & Cleanse online or in the studio. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. I hope that you can join in again to revive the momentum, re-connect with dear friends and get back on track.

http://www.moyoga.com/workshops_cleanse1006.html

Namaste,
Gina

Missing You

It's been awhile since we've heard from many of you and for some, awhile since we've seen you on the mat. Does this mean we are in the valley of our cycle of Presence? Have we drifted to the point of disconnect? I know that several of you have withdrawn quite a bit since our time together and want to nudge you, welcome you and breathe you back into the fold. We have lots of doubts right now and we tend to withdraw instead of reach out, which will ultimately help us see clearly. How can I convince you? Please try dear friends, you are not alone! Try to remember a moment, a time when you felt whole. That, was also you, not just the disconnected person you're feeling like.

Here are some dates for the next cleanse if you are thinking about participating:

Kickoff meeting: Friday, October 6
Cleanse period: Monday, October 16-Saturday, October 21

Much love to you,
Gina

It is not that anger and desire are inherently evil or that we should feel ashamed when they arise. It is a matter of seeing them as the delusions that they are: distorted conceptions that paint a false picture of reality. They are negative because they lead to unhappiness and confusion.

Only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly.-Robert F. Kennedy



If you students of the Way wish to become Buddhas, you need study no doctrines whatever, but learn only how to avoid seeking for and attaching yourselves to anything
Namaste mike