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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My explanation - <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y</span>oga is a way of being, a way of life, an art form if you like, a holistic system of self transformation, a way to connect deeply with ourselves, others and understand via exper<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ie</span>nce that we are the un<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ive</span>rse. Yet many people believe yoga is firstly, just physical exercise and secondly, a way to have good stretch. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A key text t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he</span> yoga sutras of Patan<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">jali's tells us in the second sutra that<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> "yoga is t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he</span> ability to direct the mind exclusively towards an object and sustain that direction without any distractions<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">" (Desikachar, T.K.V., 1995<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">) and yet in this crazy modern world here in t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">W</span>est it appears that <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">despite yoga's popularity <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it is still largely m<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">i</span>sunderstood<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And here is my evidence - <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">w</span>henever, I am asked what I do for a living and I say I'm a yoga
teacher I get a few common responses - "Oh I have always wanted to try yoga', 'Great! I should stretch more', and my personal favourite just 'oh' and then quickly look at the floor or change the subject. Even after 6 years of teaching and suggesting yoga is about being calm and steady I still have students thanking me for a class that gave them a good stretch or sometimes the opposite demanding they feel a stretch <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'</span>I'm not getting a stretch!' they cry.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If I had a dollar for every time I have heard that yoga is all about flexibility, about stretching then I would be wealthy indeed<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> no need to teach <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I</span> coul<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">j</span>ust be.</span></span> Now everyone learns at a different speed and as a teacher once said to me they will learn when they need to - when the time is right. Patience. And t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ha</span>t often teachers teach what they t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hemselves need to <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">le<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">arn...in my case to relax more and slow down. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Traditionally, yoga was transmitted between a teacher and their student (one-on-one)<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">T</span>his gave the teacher a real opportunity to get to kn<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ow their student and tailor a pr<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">actice j<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">us</span>t for them. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">H</span>owever,</span></span></span></span> today where yoga is taught in group classes and often large group classes where it would be impossible for the teacher even an amazingly good one to get around and ensure the practice was made safe for each person<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> let alone <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">indi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">viduall<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y appropriate. </span></span></span></span>Interestingly, yoga was also seen as a therapeutic practice - not a stre<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tching competition or a good w<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">or</span>k out - </span>designed by a guru to suit the physical/mental/emotional/spiritual needs of their student. Perhaps it is no wonder that many people - around 50% - try a yoga class and never return.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My understanding of yoga is that you should be able to be at ease and calm in a pose, that you could have a normal conversation and that stretching/tensing is not really involved. One of my favourite teachers Simon Borg-Olivier repeats: "Bend less, stretch less, tense less, think less, eat less."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And my friends, it gets more curious when you consult the ancient sutras for there is not a single word about increasing/improving your flexibility or stretching. Surprised! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Immmmmm so what does, for example, </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Patanjali’s yoga
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</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then you become undisturbed by life’s challenges.</span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love this translation for this is such different approach to what most yoga appears to be in classes, workshops, retreats and online. In fact, if we judg<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ed yoga</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">from </span>instagram yoga <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">would be</span> about trying to achieve the
deepest form of a pose all the time. Perhaps ask yourself this the next time you consider moving physically deeper into a pose seeking out that elusive stretch am I doing yoga? Or am I simply stretching?</span></span></div>
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while I am doing <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the p<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ose</span></span>?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Perhaps another way of saying this is are you doing yoga or is yoga doing you? Increasingly, I am seeing my yoga friends fall by the wayside as they succumb to injuries quite possibly bought on by forcing their bodies to open in ways that may not be healthy. And indeed, ponder me, miss bendy wendy have I been simply flopping into poses because I can without considering the concept of stability and will I too be a car crash on the yoga highway.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are truly following the yoga path to profound and deep connection with oneness, God, spirit, nature whatever you wish to call the mighty life force, then now is the time to really instill, ingrain those powerful sutras into your skin, muscles, bone, into your marrow and deep into your consciousness.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A few years ago I went to weekend workshop where we chanted the actual sutras as we were practising (I apologise for my dreadful sanskrit). And then we chanted them mentally to ourselves through meditation.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261124984073481105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684654279093138675.post-46474999997624783012016-08-30T21:35:00.002-07:002016-09-19T16:05:46.933-07:00Afternoon Spring Yoga Retreat October 2nd 2016<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: green;">Flow into Spring</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;"><b>October 2nd, 2016</b></span><br /><span style="color: black;">Sunday 12.30pm - 5pm<br /> $80<br />Suits all levels<br />Limited places<br />Light afternoon tea provided</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">Yoga East </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><br /><span style="color: black;">Direct Bank Transfer details contac</span>t <a data-cke-saved-href="mailto: margotporteryoga@hotmail.com" href="mailto:%20margotporteryoga@hotmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: green;">Margot </span></a><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">With absolute joy, I welcome my beloved friend and fellow pranic traveller Embodied Flow™ teacher Katy Carter (RYT500) from New Zealand to Yoga East.<br /><br />Katy has studied and practised yoga in London, India, Bali, Australia and New Zealand. A senior qualified yoga teacher in the School of Embodied Flow™, Katy has practiced yoga in various styles for over 19 years. Katy continues to creatively develop her teaching in line with her own evolving life skills, awakening consciousness and curiosities. A natural communicator and connector, Katy takes you on a journey beyond the everyday ordinariness of being human, into the extraordinary qualities of being. Katy is a freelance yoga teacher in Auckland NZ, and creates and holds popular retreats in New Zealand.</span><br /><br /><img align="none" data-cke-saved-src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/fe3b51cb0b9f2c1767b32a878/images/9deb01ea-02d3-44d3-9738-118a3f3678d1.jpg" height="480" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/fe3b51cb0b9f2c1767b32a878/images/9deb01ea-02d3-44d3-9738-118a3f3678d1.jpg" style="height: 480px; margin: 0px; width: 480px;" width="480" /><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">Together we are whipping up a yoga celebration of spring for you to immerse yourself in as we open up to the possibilities of a new season, a new moment, a new you. Come along shed your winter skin and explore your deep connection to the world around us.</span><br /><br /><b><span style="color: green;">Embodied Flow with Katy</span></b><br /><span style="color: black;">12.30 - 2.30pm</span><br /><span style="color: green;">Expansion and Contraction: Sukha and Dukkha</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">The circadian rhythms of the universe are forever in motion. These are intimately reflected within the nature of our bodies. We are Nature. As we emerge from winter and step into spring, how do we shed the contracted state of the body-mind, and find our flow again? Exploring kinespheres of our body-mind in space, we will tap into awareness of the energies inside us, and the macrocosm of energies surrounding us to bring ourselves into a greater state of harmony with nature and initiate a deep appreciation of joy. We will breathe, stretch, dance, play and rest in stillness.<br /><br />This Embodied Flow Yoga workshop will take you on an investigatory voyage through inner and outer space, journeying in and into the incredible vessel of your body. As captains of our own ships, we will skilfully and playfully navigate our selves into unchartered territory, prepared with a spirit of adventurous enquiry and equipped with a toolbox of Hatha Yoga, Somatic Movement, Meditation, Breath - in a nutshell: Embodied Flow TM.<br />Come with curiosity! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">A little indulgence - a light yet slightly naughty afternoon tea. The goodies will be dairy/gluten/sugar free suitable for vegetarians and vegans.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: darkgreen;"><b>Spring Yin with Margot</b></span><br /><span style="color: black;">3 - 5pm</span><br /><span style="color: darkgreen;">Surrender and devotion - Ishvara Prandihana </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: darkgreen;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="fsl">Yin Yoga is a wonderful way to truly ground and surrender our bodies to stillness, to meditation, to the earth. When we allow ourselves to soften and be held by the earth we recognise or (re)member our interconnectedness to this infinite timeline and amazingly complex ecosystem. Deepen your connection with yourself, with others, with the universe as you release into yoga shapes feeling the rebound from the earth and embracing the moment as an awakening tool to remember your interconnectedness to everything.<br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><br />Margot </span>will guide you through a series of poses primarily targeting legs and pelvis to lengthen and soften deep tissue layers, to create space in the joints, and to open up the fascia matrix allowing chi and fluids to flow just like a river flows to the sea. While there is an emphasis on massaging and stimulating spring meridians (liver and gall bladder) a sprinkling of poses for the spine will melt away winter contraction by <span class="fsl">hydrating the body garden as we give space to let the seeds of intention flourish. Hydrate the whole body matrix through stillness and mindfulness. </span>Surrender to the earth that holds and supports us, to the earth that is us. </span></span><span style="color: black;">Surrender. Let go and let life unfold. Trust.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>“What would happen if you let everything to be exactly as it is.”</i> Adyashanti<br /><br /><img align="none" data-cke-saved-src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/fe3b51cb0b9f2c1767b32a878/images/b35bab49-0b96-4087-a5c4-e2c2d18bb9a5.jpg" height="682" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/fe3b51cb0b9f2c1767b32a878/images/b35bab49-0b96-4087-a5c4-e2c2d18bb9a5.jpg" style="height: 682px; margin: 0px; width: 570px;" width="570" /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261124984073481105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684654279093138675.post-84681212829453194092016-06-26T20:30:00.001-07:002016-07-02T21:30:54.561-07:00Wake up in Bali Yoga Retreat June 4 - 11 2017<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838; font-size: 11pt;">Margot</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838; font-size: 11pt;"> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Katy</b> have been dreaming up the ultimate
nourishing soul-filled yoga retreat. A retreat is a yoga 'holiday' designed to Wake
you out of your normal daily routine to dive deep into yoga (awakening)
practices, to inspire, develop, and nurture your practice, as well as allow you
to rest and recharge in the beauty and tranquility of breathtaking natural
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energetically rich creative and devotional culture, warm, friendly, welcoming
people, tropical and dramatic land and seascape; perfect conditions to
experience that which Yoga is ultimately designed to do: awaken us, bring us
closer to connecting with Self / Universe / Source (God, Divine , Nature ,
Spirit Soul , Oneness , Love – whichever word you prefer to call it ). </span></span></div>
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Retreat is held at the exclusive Jeda Villas ~ Pemuteran ~ North West Bali</span></b></div>
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your body delight in unwinding with a fluid morning yoga practice. Nourish your
senses and appetite with a bountiful tropical breakfast, before </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838;">discipline of refining presence and attention with daily
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838;">mind and soul. There will be plenty of time
for both peaceful solitude and like-hearted connection, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838;">idyllic stillness and rejuvenating
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838;">practices will be suitable for all
levels of experience, and the limited group number (12 participants) </span></span><br />
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for plenty of personal attention in classes. There will also be </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838;">The Practice</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838;">We offer twice daily sessions of yoga, meditation and other
awakening explorations or movement practices. Every day will begin with a
delicious flowing asana sequence, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838;">pranayama and simple meditation to greet the
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Winter is approaching and the natural world is withdrawing, becoming
dormant and preparing to embrace the long, dark, cold season of slumber. There
is a particular softness and stillness that characterizes winter, and with it
comes an opportunity to redirect our energies. The winter season is the time
to balance out the dynamic and outward focused activities of summer and the
slower yet still busy season of autumn. Winter is our time to rest, reflect,
hold space, hibernate and redirect our energy inwards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Each season ushers in a unique set of qualities that can either pacify
or aggravate the inner workings of each individual. Further, the same season
can affect two different people in dramatically different ways, depending on
their unique nature. This explains why some people love the heat of the summer
while others enjoy the coldness of winter and would rather play in cold snow. Your
local climate is a key player in your overall state of balance and an
understanding of your natural seasonal preferences. This is precisely why a
seasonal routine is so important and so helpful. By adapting your diet and
lifestyle to better accommodate the changing seasons, you can dramatically
reduce the likelihood of any seasonally-induced imbalances and, should they
arise, the same strategies will gently bring your body back toward its natural
state of equilibrium. </span></div>
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Icy grass...first frost this winter!</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Winter: A Kapha Season with Strong Vata
Undertones</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Winter is characterized by cold weather, increased moisture usually in
the form of rain or snow, cloud-covered days. This season has a sense of
heaviness, with a grounded, slow feeling that are all qualities shared by kapha
dosha and this is why winter is generally considered a Kapha season. However,
if your climate is exceptionally cold and dry, or if you tend to feel more
isolated during the winter month then vata will also be a strong component of
your winter season, and you will want to actively keep vata stable as well.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Suggestions for a Delightful and Invigorating Winter</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">The information that follows is a general guide for your winter routine
that of course you will need to adjust to suit your individual constitution. It
may well be useful for you to find out about your Ayurvedic body type as well as
the common signs of kapha or vata imbalance so you can address them as they
arise. Ayurveda teaches us that like increases like and that opposites
balance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"> Let’s explore!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Overall, cultivate a light the heart with a sharp sense of purpose to counter
the cold, grey weather and the seasonal inclination towards melancholy and
loneliness. Invite warmth into your mind, body and spirit by creating
frequent opportunities to have fun, laugh, socialise and engage in meaningful
relationships. Remember though to balance your outward focused activities with
some quiet time, reflection, and stillness. Retreat and check in with yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Maintain your dinacharya or natural routine with a predictable daily
schedule. Routine helps keep vata in balance, whereas kapha benefits from
keeping things fresh and a little unpredictable – strike an appropriate balance
for you. </span></div>
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your tongue, swish warm sesame (vata) or coconut (kapha) in your mouth and
massage it into your gums.</span></div>
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warm shower. </span></div>
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health through the winter months. If vata is predominant in the
atmosphere—with dry, cold weather, and increased isolation—you will want to favuor
a slow, gentle, and strengthening exercise routine. </span></div>
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given time—with heavy, cloudy weather, and rain or snow—you will want to push
yourself physically, increasing both the duration and intensity of your
work-out. It’s important to listen to your body this winter.</span></div>
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types of exercise like walking, tai chi, or gentle yoga. If you’re feeling
sluggish and heavy, give kapha a bit of a push with a more vigorous
workout—perhaps a bike ride, a jog, or a challenging hike, snowshoe, or
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your well-being. Suggested yoga practice: start with sun or moon salutes or the
golden seed to warm up, include the warrior pose and finish with the sequence
below. If you are short of time just do the practice below. Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome in Winter </span></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Fall, leaves, fall; die flowers away; lengthen night and shorten day! Every leaf speaks bliss to me fluttering from the autumn tree." </span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A lovely way to bring in winter with a one yoga day retreat led by <b>Margot Porter</b> (RYT 500 hrs) and guest speaker <b>Rebecca Takac</b> (registered nurse and nutritionist). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Come along to Yoga East and welcome in your winter in a soft, meaningful and playful day filled with fun, yoga, helpful information and delicious food. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nourish yourself and take time to slow down and take stock of what will make your winter a joyful experience of serenity, stillness and surrender.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The day includes:</span></span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A fun workshop learning about your organs: their form, function and weight </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yoga asana practice where we explore the ways in which moving from your organ body shifts the way we think about and move through our yoga practice</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Winter nutrition talk with <b>Rebecca Takac </b>- learn how to support your health as winter heads our way. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Delicious, seasonal vegetarian lunch and light afternoon tea</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A relaxing yoga nidra</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yin yoga practice focusing on the meridian lined for winter kidney and urinary bladder</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Finish with restorative yoga and enjoy blissful relaxation</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Inhale Exhale</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>YOGA</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being in the body with grace </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">or </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">letting go of an ego based practice. </span><b><br /></b><br /></div>
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Most of us grow wiser as we age and there comes a time in our practice when our hearts and our bodies tell us it is time to change our practice to suit our needs. Recently I decided that I no longer wanted to do a strong vinyasa practice. A flow practice yes but not one that made me not want to get up and go to my mat. Strong vinyasa everyday was just making me tired. It no longer energised and nurtured me the way it had. I don't have any injuries - it just didn't feel good anymore. I then thought about other poses that I no longer needed in my tool kit and felt a freedom in doing so for now I was practising the yama ahimsa - being gentle and loving kindness.<br />
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<b>Make your body happy and let your ego take a back seat.</b> <br />
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Do any poses or practices you do make you feel tense, tired or just uninspired?<br />
Is it time to unclutter your yoga suitcase?<br />
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I like handstands and keep trying to do them. The question is should I?<br />
I am beginning to question why I like to do these harder poses and if I am hanging onto to some idea about still being 25 rather than almost 50. Am I being honest and truthful with myself about what would help me or am I being stubborn and hanging onto practices that are inappropriate and are hurting me.<br />
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When I stop trying so hard poses I find difficult pop up and are often much easier to do as if they know organically that now is a good time. I just need to get my head or ego out of the action.<br />
Open up to the moment and let what arises arise and let what dissolves dissolve.<br />
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Relax in your practice and see what happens instead of being focused on the physical and external outcomes for yoga is a work in, an energetic practice for quieting the mind and serving others.<br />
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<b><span class="None"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">About Lisa Baker</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="None"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; line-height: 115%;">"Lisa started her yoga journey in 1992 with Elleke van Kralingen in the Netherlands while she was studying</span></span></span><b><span class="None"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></b><span class="None"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Naturopathy.
Lisa graduates in 1997 as a herbalist and naturopath.She moved to
Australia in 1999where she settled down in the beautiful Dandenongs near
Melbourne.</span></span><span class="None"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> In 2009 she finished her yoga teacher training and has been teaching yoga since.</span></span><b><span class="None"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></b><span class="None"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
has studies children's yoga with Loraine Rushton and finished another
teacher training with Donna Farhi in 2015. Lisa has a down to earth
approach to teaching yoga ans is interested in tis therapeutic effects.
For Lisa yoga is a life style. Her goal is to empower people to use the
principles of yoga beyond</span></span><b><span class="None"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></b><span class="None"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">the mat into each day and each moment as a guidance on how to reduce stress and live a fulfilled life."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">206 a Main Street, Bairnsdale </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261124984073481105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684654279093138675.post-32181774740007958642016-01-24T14:38:00.000-08:002016-01-24T17:40:48.596-08:00Yoga Intensive Dragon Dance Feb 14th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> Dragon Dance Yoga Intensive</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Play! Move! Groove!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Dragon Dance</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Feel t<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he</span> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hea</span>t of summer with this <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vigorous and fluid dance<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The D<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ra</span>gon Dance is<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> a wonderful</span> blend of Daoist and Classical Indian Yoga<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Move<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> through a</span> </span></span>whole body work out<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">work up a sweat and</span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> chall<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">enge </span>your<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>mind<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, e<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">go </span></span>and body. <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In this workshop, <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w</span>e build up into a</span> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">flow of poses <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> s<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tages with each stage adding to the dynamism and <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">spirit</span> of<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> a yoga</span> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dance. <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Work t<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o </span>i</span>mprove your flexi<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bility<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span>i</span>ncr<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ease </span></span></span></span>your concentration an<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d focus. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">206 a Main Street, Bairnsdale </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">$40</span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />For Direct Bank Transfer payment details email <a href="mailto:margotporteryoga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">Margot</a><a href="mailto:margotporter@hotmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>orter</span></a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> or </span>message me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/margotporteryoga" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Or book and pay with a <a href="http://www.trybooking.com/179153" target="_blank">credit card </a></span><br /> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So the saying goes and yet each year we have the luxury of thinking about what we would like to improve about ourselves<b> </b>and then off we go and make our New Year resolutions/intentions. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">post</span> is a reflection on resolutions and why I no longer make them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What are New Year resolutions really all about?
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the past, like most people my resolutions have been about changing
myself in some way or another. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They generally fell into two main
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1) Something I wanted to stop doing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2) Something that I wanted to do but wasn't doing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Example: get fitter, eat less (I love eating), spend more time with Marc, read more, be creative, garden more, start that book and so on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This year I had the pleasure of completing Yin Yoga Teacher Training and this involved spending time learning and practising the art of yin - just being - and witnessing and reflecting on the way my thought habits supported (or not) my happiness and inner peace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to reconfigure resolutions in a new light?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Making changes to become more balanced and at ease in life is important</span>. </span><span style="font-size: small;">In all honesty, in the past I have stuck to<i> </i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>some</i> </span>of the changes I have promised myself<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - </span>shifting long held habits, moving into new uncomfortable places to grow and instigating new routines to support myself. In essence, a yang style approach tapping into my active, dynamic yang energies to make healthy shifts.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But what about the resolutions I haven't stuck to?</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I do struggle with New Year's resolutions and have stopped making them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Summer is here, the days are long and I am on a break from work - everything seems possible and so the New Year Resolutions are cast into the swirl of the universe. Once back working, well, I think we all know what happens - yes we stick at activities for a while and then they drop away providing that little voice in the head an opportunity to come out to play and make comments about a lack of discipline and self love. Not <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">helpful<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">certainly not nourishing to wonderful you.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When you have a good hard look at resolutions they are based on an assumption that in some way or another <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you</span> are not good enough the way <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you</span> are and that <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you</span><i> should</i> change. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Where is this idea/assumption coming from? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Us, our family, partner, friends, social media or marketing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Whose voice is whispering in your ear? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>An <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span>lternative</b></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My friend and I now use a guiding word or phrase to suggest a direction for our interactions with ourselves and the universe. This can be made anytime and can be adjusted to suit circumstances. The word or phrase is more about a vibration, feeling, or mood to live with. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am love.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I am light. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Relax.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Slow down.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chill. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mine for this year is <i>balance</i>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yang is about<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> being </span>acti<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ve, dynamic, moving, <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">passionate and <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">accomplishing big ideas and projects. Yin is about be<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing still, quiet, allowing, relaxing into t<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he</span> present moment, accepting<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and experiencing th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e small acts of daily<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> li</span>fe with care and attention.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Ba<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lance <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">co<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nnects with and ackno<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wledges both</span></span> the yin and yang aspect<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s of li<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fe.</span></span></span></span> Perfect! </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Balance is an art in itself for as we know from our yoga practice a balance requires constant tweaking, adjusting and modifying. It is not as if we get into a balance and then hey presto we are there static and still. There is the more gross movement in the body as muscles switch on and other lengthen and relax, but also that beautiful, subtle oscillation of the breath moving from our centre out to the edges and back in again.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">How to work with your guiding word or phrase?</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Once you have your th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eme or feel then it is mor<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e about<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> honesty a<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sking yourself how to <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">live with your chosen vibration. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">can you<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> accept, allow or just let it be about yourself<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y</span>es <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span> know it is counterintutive and goes<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> agai<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ns</span>t all that th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at society/</span>media tells us to do)</span></span></span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Yoga is the practice of self-transformation, a practice for deepening our experience of our authentic ground of being. Through calming the fluctuations of the mind (citti vritti nirodha) and moving deeply within we can open up to our true nature. Here we begin to understand and experience that we are not separate beings but rather we are all one, we are energy, we are light, we are love.</div>
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The concept of the three bodies of yoga - physical, astral, causal - is intimately intertwined with our yoga practice. These three bodies describe different levels of awareness and blend into one another: the physical feeds into the astral, the astral feeds into the causal. For many in the West the desire to increase flexibility, build strength and improve physical appearance is the gateway to becoming bodily aware. Moving slowly and mindfully with the breath in yoga creates space to be with sensations in the body anywhere along a continuum from joyful to pleasant to uncomfortable to confronting.</div>
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Physical body awareness paves the way to the astral body where we can explore thoughts, feelings and emotions as well as memories and desires as they arise and dissolve during our practice. Time on the mat lets us to unpack and transform our habitual thinking patterns and responses. Moreover, our yoga practice helps us to understand and reflect on where and how emotions sit in and affect the body. With this emotional awareness, we begin to shift our behaviour off the mat to positively transform our lives and the lives of those around us.</div>
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A committed yoga practice continues our journey into our unconscious thought and action behaviours making it possible to dive deeply into an exploration of the causal body, that is, our long held beliefs about who we are. We may not be aware of these deep seated beliefs or the ways in which they are holding is back from expressing and being our authentic self. </div>
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<span class="fsl">The last intensive for the year...and what an amazing time we have had exploring the different koshas - physical, energetic, mental, emotional and spiritual. </span></div>
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joy and craziness will be upon us so what a perfect time to unwind with
a session of sensational whole body Yin Yoga. <br /> <br /> Yin Yoga is a
brilliant way to put some hydration back into your body. It is like
watering the body garden by giving space to let the seeds of your
intention flourish. Hydrate the whole body matrix through stillness and
mindfulness. <br /> <br /> In this intensive, we will works systematically
through the whole body from the tips of our toes to the crown of our
head. The whole hip area - quads, hamstrings, inside and outside of the
thighs will be included as well as spine. shoulders, neck, and hands.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261124984073481105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684654279093138675.post-73464551507520935962015-10-05T16:09:00.003-07:002015-10-07T19:59:07.678-07:00New Yoga Studio<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I haven't posted any articles for a while because my partner and I have been busy renovating the upstairs section of a building on the Main street of Bairnsdale with the aim of making it into a beautiful friendly space to practise yoga. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While </span> Bairnsdale is a only medium sized regional town with maybe a population of
15,000 or so, and</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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have enjoyed the last 5 years teaching yoga around the area in local
halls meeting lots of great people, it seemed only appropriate that </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">we too had a place for local people
to learn and practice yoga as well as a place for others to offer up their health and wellness activities/courses/workshops. We
also have two consulting rooms - still being painted - that we hope
will be occupied by health/wellness therapists offering their wonderful services. Let's
see who pops up ...over to you universe!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In all the whole experience has been amazing and everything has just seemed to have fallen into place bringing home the reality of not resisting or trying to force change in your life rather allowing your path to unravel. Having said that of course, I completely understand how blessed I am to live in this country, at this time in history, where so much is possible. Those of us fortunate enough to live in a peaceful country have the potential to really make a positive difference in peoples' lives in the decisions we make and how we choose to live and share our lives. </span></div>
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reduces stress and promotes relaxation and healing. Reiki is a 'hands
on healing' technique based on channeling the 'unseen life force
energy' that flows through us and causes us to be alive. If our 'life
force energy' is low we are more likely to get sick or feel stressed,
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Reiki with Andrea Tyrrell, a Reiki Master Teacher and Practitioner, is a
rewarding experience and by the end of the day you will feel
comfortable and confident practising Reiki on yourself and others.
Whether you are interested in lerning Reiki for your own healing energy,
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Andrea
Tyrrell is a knowledgeable, professional and caring Reiki Master who
will guide you through the Reiki course. Andrea works with small groups
as this enables individual attention and time to integrate learning. The
course is held at Yoga East a friendly and safe space in which to learn
and practise Reiki. As part of the course, you will learn about the
hsistory and theory of Reiki and have time to practise Reiki both on
yourself as well as others. You will receive a comprehensive manual to
take home and a certificate of completion.</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Learning how to draw the Reiki Power symbol</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Self-Reiki exercises</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Practice time - practice Reiki on others</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Question time (throughout the day)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A comprehensive Reiki manual</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A certificate of completion</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Morning tea provided</span></span></li>
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Tyrrell is a Homeopath, a Reiki Master and a Bach Foundation Registered
Practitioner based in Melbourne, Australia. After personally
experiencing Reiki's powerful healing effects, Andrea was curious to
learn more. Once she was attuned to Reiki Master Level, Andrea began
offering Reiki to her patients during consultations. She also shares her
love of Reiki by teaching.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sunday Nov 29th</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">receive a comprehensive Reiki manual.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So let's leap into action and work some yoga magic on mind, body and spirit.<br /><br />I am truly ready to hop, skip and jump into spring and shake off winter with this Spring Yin & Yang Workshop. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br />We will be working firstly with 'Yang' yoga - a dynamic, active and heating practice. 'Yang' yoga works the muscles and circulates blood around the body. The sequence is designed to open up the whole body: sides, front and back. There will be lashings of twists to aid digestion, detox and generally release stiffness throughout the body. <br /><br />We then move into 'Yin' yoga which is quiet, meditative and cooling practice. A yin practice works with the connective tissue rather than muscles and provides deep release around the joints and creates space in the body for healing energy and fluids to flow. In this section, we move slowly into some juicy yin poses and begin to work more deeply with releasing deep tissue around our joints restoring our natural range of movement. We will also be focusing on massaging and nourishing the spring meridian pathways - liver/gallbladder. To finish we will explore pranayama to balance mind and body before sitting quietly in meditation and then relaxing down into savasana.<br /><br />Date: Sunday Oct 11th<br />Time: 9 until 11.30am<br />Venue: Yoga East 206 a Main Street, Bairnsdale<br />Cost $40 or $35 concession (HCC or full time student)<br />Prepay by Wed oct 7th and save $5<br />Cancellation: Full refund if cancellation is made by Wed Oct 7th. After Oct 7th no refund.<br /><br />Bookings required:<br /><br />To book email Margot at margotporteryoga@hotmail.com<br />or call 5157 5589<br />or message me on FB <br /><br />Please note due to limited space bookings are required so get in touch :) A 'going' on Facebook is not a booking. Thanks for your understanding.</span></div>
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usually towards the end when the teacher begins to ease us into hip
openers - pigeon or frog - and it is at this point that many of us want
to pack up our mat and leave. The teacher will reassuringly ask us to be
still and breathe into tightness as if this will make it magically
disappear.
Yet the after effects of these poses keep us coming back for more. Hip
openers are poses to be treasured as they counteract the stress of
modern living with its sedentary lifestyle and lack of movement. Another
huge bonus and benefit we can release stuck emotions that become lodged
in our tissues making us lighter in mind, body and spirit.</span></span></div>
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booking is made when your payment has been received. An email will
confirm your booking. Payment can be made either in cash/cheque at my
classes or by Direct Bank Transfer (email <a href="mailto:prasannayoga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">Margot</a> for bank details)</span></div>
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Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend :)<br />
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<b>1. Slow Down the Pace of Life</b><br />
Restorative yoga is an excellent opportunity to slow down from the
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Ahhh the slower pace and deep breathing practiced in a restorative yoga
class triggers our parasympathetic nervous system and helps to reduce
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damage your sense of well-being. The deeply relaxing experience of a
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Another name for restorative yoga could be “mindful yoga” because
slower movements combined with relaxed and deep breathing encourage an
expanded embodied awareness. Moving slowly cultivates space for a deeper
experience of the poses, the breath and a heightened awareness of
physical sensations, thoughts or emotions that arise, or sounds in the
environment. These can all take on a richer and more profound
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Love & Peace, Margot xx <br />
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A comment from a student got me thinking, they said "I come to yoga to shut down from my life so much is happening I just need to close off." I started to wonder how many other people came to yoga to "switch off" rather than "switch on" or <b>open up to living from the heart</b>. And then thought was I judging? I know I am very lucky to be in a position to have the luxury of thinking about these ideas so with gratitude I offer an unraveling of my thoughts... </div>
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comment as I have just returned from the most marvelous Yin Yoga
Teacher Training for 15 days with the amazingly knowledgeable teacher<a href="http://www.mysan.com.au/" target="_blank"> Mysan Sidbo</a> - such an inspiring and very cool teacher's teacher - and
was blessed with the company of beautiful, strong, and courageous women.
If you practice yoga, you probably have already discovered that dealing with emotions arising in our yoga practice can help us process
them in daily life and then we can see this reflected in the
way others manage their emotional expression and how best to respond (or
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Admittedly, on our training we had the luxury of spending time gazing at our navels and sorting through
and releasing with LOVE our emotions, long held memories and pain. Everyday our teacher guided us in meditation with a theme that we
could apply to or practice on ourselves, and for me more importantly our teacher
encouraged us to to think about applying it to others, to our actions in
the day, the way we walked, talked, thought, and breathed!</div>
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Themes we explored <b>love, kindness, gratitude, humility, compassion, tolerance...</b></div>
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Yoga practice is a great place to open up and be with what is happening
in your inner world. I believe that we all benefit from taking time out
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Words often really do not suffice to express our true feelings either towards ourselves or others. though I do truly believe that meeting a cutting experience with a neutral or positive mind state can support us as we accept rather than push away what is happening no matter how raw and gut wrenching it may be for whatever arises will also pass. I had the blessing of witnessing this letting go, this accepting not resisting, this allowing emotion to wash through over and over again in our yin yoga practices throughout training and afterwards. Really looking forward to teaching this practice!</div>
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So it may be it is okay to "to shut off" as
my student put it in yoga class and give us space to allow
emotions/feelings to surface and be witnessed, be accepted and make it
easier to look outside ourselves and to see others as ourselves. After
all haven't we all been to that dark place where staying in bed and
pulling the covers over your head seem like a good idea. Of course, we all have experienced times in our lives when turning
inwards (not off) is the most healing option to take. And when all is
going well in our world it is easy to tell someone who has just been
diagnosed with cancer to think "positive thoughts" but really it is
pretty lame, and to take it one step further imagine saying the same
thing to someone who had just lost all their family in a earthquake -
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<b> </b>It doesn't have to be big - the intention is to share love, kindness, understanding - to let another know there are not alone. Instead of stuffing emotions away or expressing them in ways that hurt others or ourselves take some time to understand, reflect and digest your emotions. Own your emotions. See others emotions as a reflection of your own. This is a magnificent practice as it helps us see others as ourselves, to see their suffering as our own, and to wish them happiness and peace in their lives. </div>
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Love an happiness to you, Margot XXX</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>LOVE Yourself </b>by supporting your immune system and sense of well being during the winter months. </span></div>
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will guide you through a series of poses targeting legs and pelvis,
lengthen and soften your deep tissue layers, create space in your
joints, open up the fascia matrix allowing chi and fluids to flow,
massage and stimulate winter meridian pathways (kidney and urinary
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yin
yoga is a deeply profound practice that works on a myriad of levels:
energetic, physical, emotional and mental. In this practice, we hold the
poses in a relaxed way for a long periods of time (a minimum of 3
minutes and up to 10 minutes or more) to access target areas and
lengthen and soften the deeper layers of fascia of the target areas and
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tissues, muscles, organs, nerves, and blood vessels. </span></div>
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matrix allows fluids, water and chi to flow unimpeded. It massages and
stimulates the meridian pathways along which chi flows improving
vitality, health and well being. </span></div>
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a physical level, yin yoga creates space in the tissues and around the
joints bringing freedom to an individual by restoring their natural
range of movement. </span></div>
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and emotionally, a yin practice gives us time for reflecting on,
digesting and releasing of thoughts or emotions that no longer support
or nourish us.</span><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To book contact Margot Porter on prasannayoga@hotmail.com</span></b></div>
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am excited to offer my Yin & Yang Yoga Intensive on Saturday May
23rd, Bairnsdale. My last one before I go to Bali to do a further 100
hours in Yin yoga training. I hope to share what I have learnt with you
in class and in workshops. I hope to continue with the Yin and Yang
intensives as well as introducing deep yin and restorative intensives
when I return. My first offerings will be in July.<br /><br />What's on
offer for this intensive: A playful mix of 'yang' and 'yin' yoga. 'Yang'
yoga is a dynamic, active and heating practice whereas 'yin' yoga is
quiet, meditative and cooling practice. I offer flowing sequences
beginning with Sun Salutes and moving through vinyasas to build heat
before sliding into beautiful grounding moon salute variations.
Throughout these flowing vinyasas the focus will be opening up space in
the upper back, shoulders and neck.<br /><br />The 'yin' practice where the
poses are held for up to five minutes with emphasise on the lower body
slowly and mindfully allowing the pose and time to melt away tension and
tightness. This intensive is 2 hours of mindful movement finishing with
pranayama (nadi shodhana) and meditation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Day: Saturday May 23rd<br />Time: 2.30 - 4.30pm<br />Venue: St Mary's Parish Centre, 23 Pyke Street, Bairnsdale<br />Investment: Prepay $30 or $25 concession by Tuesday May 19th<br />Payment on the day: $35, $30 concession<br /><br /><b>How to book?</b><br />Your booking is made when your payment has been received. An email will confirm your booking. Payment can be made either in cash/cheque at my classes or by Direct Bank Transfer (<a href="mailto:prasannayoga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">email</a> for details)<br /><br />Cancellation: A cancellation made before 5pm Tuesday May 19th will be refunded in full. After that date no refund will be given.<br /><br />I look forward to seeing you on the mat.<br /><br />Light, love and peace,<br /><br />Margot XXXX</span></div>
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The Psoas is the only ‘muscle’ to connect the upper and lower spine to
the legs. It is responsible for holding us upright, and allows us to
lift our legs in order to walk. A healthily functioning psoas stabilizes
the spine and provides internal support through the trunk. This forms a
shelf for the vital organs of the abdominal core to function optimally.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Interesting?</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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Resetting
the psoas can assist with fatigue and tiredness, digestive and
menstrual irregularities as well as lower back, SI joint and hip
discomfort, and pelvic imbalances.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Internal
awareness of the iliopsoas muslce group and learning to release this
muscle group will bring a sense of freedom, ease and structural
integrity into your core.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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Appropriate for all levels as variations and modifications offered
throughout the practice. Tailor the practice to suit your needs on the
day.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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Otherwise pay on the day: $35 or $30 concession</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Contact Margot Porter on <a href="mailto:prasannayoga@hotmail.com">prasannayoga@hotmail.com</a> for details</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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To express your interest or to book you spot contact Margot at prasannayoga@hotmail.com</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Limited places available.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Om shanti, shanti, shanti</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Margot
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">How</span> to be
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I start class with an invocation we were taught at my first yoga teacher training. An invocation to the teachers and the teacher's of the teachers and your own inner teacher.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i><b>om ajnana-timirandhasya
jnananjana-salakaya<br />
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah</b></i></span></span></div>
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</style><i><b>A translation: I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened
my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight
of knowledge.</b></i></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inner guru or dancing figure Cambodia. Photo by Margot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Does it matter how we define teacher or a guru? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Are they an expert, an enlightened person, or someone
who challenges us in a way that makes us tease out our own limiting
beliefs?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Either way we look at it this, by using the above definition we are placing the guru outside of us or external to us and while there is no doubt that there are many amazing teachers outside us who are very powerful and who hold great wisdom and knowledge they are not the only source of teacher power.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I guess the reason I really love the invocation above is it reminds me that their are teachers everywhere and my best teacher is inside me...there is a deep untapped well of wisdom inside I just have to clear away the layers clouding my inner guru. It is like there is a beautiful shining diamond that is hidden in a rock and it needs uncovering and polishing to shine, polishing until it is crystal clear. Have faith not fear is what popped up last night in the dark blackness of a sleepless night wondering and worrying about things I cannot change.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Like a drop of water be crystal clear. Drops on a lotus leaf. Photo by Margot.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I say it it all the time, I know listen to yourself... be your own teacher... listen to the inner guru.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">But how???</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trust the non-verbal part of your brain. Give this part permission to express itself. We all have intuition but how often do we cloud it with past experiences or creations of what might happen...what if? Where is this non-verbal brain I hear you ask...your body. Embody awareness and your body will know where to go and what to do. And yes this can be a little uncomfortable at times but worth the effort.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">FEAR, yes it has to have capitals as this emotion is huge, enormous and follows me like a shadow. Fear comes from worrying thoughts...that's right those very ones that kept me awake last night and make my body tense and sore. Thank goodness for yoga hey! Worrying thoughts come from our verbal brain and they come as word, complete sentences and even whole storied. They create feelings and develop into emotion that can then get stuck into your bones, joints, and flesh. Deactivate them they do not come from a base of true information more from latent impressions stuck on replay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's right do what is good for you and unplug those thoughts that make you feel like you are letting people down or that people won't like yo</span><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">u. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a fantastically liberating practice the practice of saying 'no' to activities or invitations that don't nourish you.</span><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Empower yourself and do what is right for you. Be true. and then...</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">your intuition will speak and you will hear.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Recently I heard 'rest', 'slow down' and 'reflect'.</span><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Unleash your inner warrior.<br /> Be fierce. Build a strong core.</i></span></div>
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of my students recently said “Yoga keeps me toned and calm, but I do other
exercises for core strength.” Often “core strength” is associated with strong
abdominal muscles and it is common to use various forms of sit-ups to develop this
form of abdominal strength. For some they are a good start and can be a very
effective yet for others they can create a sore neck and shoulders, a strained lower
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poses use the core in a way that </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">cultivates a strength
born of physical integration and connection rather than one of force, strain
and tension. Physical integration and connection is the coordination of
different parts of the body working as a whole instead of isolating a muscle or
muscle group. Understanding how to engage the whole body in building core
strength is a key way to making mind, body and spirit stronger and more
powerful. Working the body in unison ignites deep core muscles and brings
awareness of how your torso and limbs work together to create calm and steady
yoga poses and a strong inner fire. </span></span></div>
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take this sense of core strength and wholeness into a series of warrior poses
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deep core by strengthening abdominal and lower back muscles through engagement of the inner thighs and upper body. We will
explore warrior poses with an emphasis on moving from a supple and strong core opening up to our inner warrior. Unwinding we take to
the floor for a grounding and soothing sequence including hip openers, twists and restorative back bends that led us naturally to meditation and savasana.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">From conversations with women friends talking about their bodies I noticed language like ashamed, frustrated, even hate arising. And lots of wishful thinking, for example, the straight out I just don't like comments "I don't like my thighs/buttocks/voice", "I wish my body was smaller" ,</span>" I want longer legs/bigger breasts/smaller bottom insert own comment. The other option is they take the form of the it would all be different if<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"> - "if my thighs weren't so big I could...", my own one "if I was stronger I could...". Okay so most of us have them and I'm not in anyway suggesting that this is a purely female issue but is this the message we really want to tell our bodies, each and every cell. Our bodies may well believe us and manifest exactly what we have been telling our bodies they are - old, stiff, inflexible, weak and the list goes on.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Yet this is the body we have. This is the one body and this is it. Now I believe the body listens to what we say that little voice inside our head and that changing the message brings about huge transformation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Try "My body is amazing". "I love everything about my body." Now if that is a little too much of a jump then try "I accept/appreciate/ have gratitude for all that my body does." "I am lovely just the way I am."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">While I’m not going to say that
yoga is the only solution, I would say it has worked wonders for me and many of my students either from their own observations or those of others. When practiced with an awareness of loving kindness and acceptance yoga shows us the way to love our body. Yoga can be a powerful force of positive transformation. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">My yoga mat is a wonderful private space for me to explore some of my limiting beliefs and habits. Yoga class is a supportive and safe place to investigate, untangle and tease out my patterns and a chance to evolve in the present moment....now. I can try something new. I can let go of a limiting thought safe in the knowledge that the only person judging me is probably me and I am the one person who can let it go. Recently at a workshop in Melbourne I watched the woman next to me wobble out of a balance and then she tried again. Inspiration! Don't give up. Yoga is a practice that is different every day. Explore. Play. Enjoy!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">On the mat we are up close and personal with our bodies and with our thoughts about our bodies. Notice those thoughts. Give them a name: judging, critiquing, rejecting, disliking. Turn the thought around. Make it a positive thought: exploring, enjoying, relaxing, accepting, challenging. My teacher A.G Mohan talks about overlaying positive thoughts onto our latent impressions - those non-supportive often untrue thoughts about ourselves that have been repeated maybe from childhood and are embedded deep in the cells. Rewrite your cellular memory. Each time you notice a negative or self-defeating thought arising in your practice change it to a fresh and kind thought. This practice of quiet observation can move off your mat and into your life when you notice that little voice holding you back from reaching your true and awesome potential. Rewrite. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><b>Make your body a temple of LOVE.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Our yoga practice is for us and no one else. We are allowed, that's right you have permission, to move in a way that expresses and honours your body. Our bodies are really cool and amazing. They can be physically strong and flexible on other days they are soft and yielding. Honour and respect the way your body speaks. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">One of my first teacher's used to ask us to visualise doing a pose first and look I'll be honest I didn't get it back then just wanted to get on with my 'ego' led practice ... that's right - harder, faster and body bashing. Of course, many times I left class jittery and exhausted certainly didn't want to breathe and relax let alone spend time visualising. And yet as the years have gone by I have discovered that visualisation is a wonderful tool to assist and support transformation. It becomes part of the memory: muscle, fascia, cell memory. Be prepared to visual and try to move your body in a different way. Imagine your body in a beautiful tree, handstand, or a back bend. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">The body is amazing and takes us everywhere. From the moment we wake up in the morning we are moving and using our body: digesting, eliminating, refueling. And even when we are sleeping our bodies are quietly working to rebuild, relax and rejuvenate us. Seeing your body in a whole new way can really help us appreciate all the wonderful things it does mostly without us even knowing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Often we take our bodies for granted and even a life changing illness can fade over time, a chronic condition becomes managed and we let go of seeing our bodies as they truly are - complex, amazing and ever changing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">After an appropriate yoga practice a dramatic or subtle shift can happen in the way we feel in our bodies. Stay with it. Resist rushing off and disconnecting from our bodies as we make our way back to daily life. Stay with embodied awareness and see what it can tell us throughout the day. Our bodies can help us gain both inner and outer strength, to access and reside in deep peace and contentment and help us to live our dharma, to live our life from our hearts from a place of love.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><b>See your body as a way to access our quiet, peaceful inner state. Let this shift the way you experience the world.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Thank you each and every one of my cells.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">HUG YOURSELF TODAY!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Om shanti, shanti, shanti,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Margot XX</span></span></div>
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