Healing as We Dedicate… We Consecrate… We Honor (mostly the music) August 9, 2023
Posted by ajoyfulpractice in Changing Perspectives, First Nations, Healing Stories, Hope, Life, Meditation, Music, One Hoop, Pain, Peace, Philosophy, Suffering, Tragedy, Wisdom, Yoga.Tags: Abraham Lincoln, International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Michael Brown, Nagasaki, Raymond Price, Richard Nixon, ritual, World War II
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Be blessed. Be peaceful. Stay hydrated.
“As we look to the future, the first essential is to begin healing the wounds of this Nation, to put the bitterness and divisions of the recent past behind us, and to rediscover those shared ideals that lie at the heart of our strength and unity as a great and as a free people.
By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America.
I regret deeply any injuries that may have been done in the course of the events that led to this decision. I would say only that if some of my judgments were wrong, and some were wrong, they were made….”
— quoted from the resignation speech delivered by President Richard M. Nixon on August 8, 1974 (at 9:01 PM, EST), written by Raymond K. Price
Please join me today (Wednesday, August 9th) at 4:30 PM or 7:15 PM for a yoga practice on Zoom. Use the link from the “Class Schedules” calendar if you run into any problems checking into the class. You can request an audio recording of this practice via a comment below or by emailing myra (at) ajoyfulpractice.com.
Wednesday’s playlist is available on YouTube and Spotify. [Look for “08062022 Cause + Effect”]
NOTE: Today’s practice references some troubling and some horrific moments in history.
In the spirit of generosity (“dana”), the Zoom classes, recordings, and blog posts are freely given and freely received. If you are able to support these teachings, please do so as your heart moves you. (NOTE: You can donate even if you are “attending” a practice that is not designated as a “Common Ground Meditation Center” practice, or you can purchase class(es). Donations are tax deductible; class purchases are not necessarily deductible.)
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