Getting Grounded, Staying Grounded April 19, 2021
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“Ramadān Mubarak, Blessed Ramadān!” to anyone who is observing the month of Ramadan. Many blessings, also, to those celebrating Chaitra Navaratri and Ridván.
“I will be your standing stone
I will stand by you”
– quoted from the song “Standing Stone” by Melanie DeMore
This week is about staying grounded and centered – which requires getting grounded and centered. Take a moment to consider what it takes to stand up, for, and beside yourself – let alone what it takes to stand up, for, and beside someone else. In the poem “Here,” from her book One Soul: More Poems from the Heart of Yoga, Danna Faulds reminds us that what we need is right where we need it most: inside us.
“Its always here, the silent
underpinning, the foundation
beneath the foundation. When
I reach deep enough into darkness,
inside fear, self doubt, aversion, or
despair, there’s something so intact
I almost miss it in my focus on
brokenness. Its always here, this
ground of being. Like the water in
which fish swim, its easy to overlook
the eloquence of truth. Its here, this
guiding presence, this calm, abiding
stillness. It’s here when I don’t try”
– quoted from the poem “Here” by Danna Faulds
Please join me today (Monday, April 19th) at 5:30 PM for a 75-minute virtual yoga practice on Zoom. Use the link from the “Class Schedules” calendar if you run into any problems checking into the class. Give yourself extra time to log in if you have not upgraded to Zoom 5.0. You can request an audio recording of this practice via a comment below.
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