it’s all love, baby!

Hi Friends,

If you know me or have been in my classes, you know I love a good metaphor. So here in the heart of the year, it seems appropriate to be focusing on our heart center in our Yoga classes.

Here are a few things we've have learned along the way:

if we want to open our hearts with authenticity, we better ensure we have a solid foundation. This requires ensuring our lower chakras are aligned with integrity. At the root, we are aligned with the truth of who we are. At the sacral, we are connected and aware of our feelings. At the naval, we find our power from within and so there is no need for external validation or approval. When we access the heart from this setup, we can then access a deep well of authentic and healthy expressions of love from a place of abundance.

at the foundation of every emotion is love. this one is challenging but don't write it off just yet, see for yourself if it works. take a look at the most difficult emotions and look at the underlying factors. under grief, lies a love for what/who has been lost. under rage, love of humanity. under fear, love of life. if we can recognize that love is present, it might make it easier to sit with the difficult emotion long enough to process it and integrate its wisdom.

finally, to "open" the heart in a Yoga pose, it's important to go 360 on it. It's not just about backbends and the chest openers. We can access deep healing and comfort from twists and side stretches too. The Janu Sirasana poses have been deeply nourishing this month. The sides of our bodies are like the walls of our temple. Cleaning the walls is often forgotten but makes the place sparkle.