Yoga with Gopi Om

Wishing the happiest 87th birthday today to Guruji Sri Dharma Mittra! You are a guiding light and an inspiration in the lifelong (and life-encompassing) practice of yoga. Thank you for being here for all of us. 🤍💛🧡💙

Trying to take time to take care.

Dan and I hope to see you at next weekend! It is honestly AMAZING what happens when you dedicate time to someone else. When you commit to being there fully, cooperatively, and supportively and when you accept being supported and prioritized. Partner Yoga can be fun (it’s so fun), but it can also be much more. Bring your friend, partner, date, child, grandchild, relative, or stranger next weekend and give them the gift of your time and attention! I don’t think you’ll regret it. 💖 NO YOGA EXPERIENCE NEEDED! ✨

Thought some Nature Yoga Sanctuary WP people would like to see this plant, which lived near the door for many years, still kicking in our new home. I’m planning to repot them in the spring for a nice fresh start. 🌱

We’ve got a front row seat to the new neighborhood. 💖

The best New Year’s resolution that I ever made was to stop having so many opinions about things that don’t matter. The world, and social media in particular, leads us to believe that every opinion that we have is relevant, informed, and worth expressing (and defending if challenged). But is that really the truth?

Hope you’re finding some moments of quiet coziness lately. ❤️

Vedanta states that even moksha should not be pursued at the expense of community or society. When help is required, even the yogi needs to be practical and make efforts to support others. If you are focused solely on your own liberation without concern for those people, animals, or nature around you, freedom will remain elusive.

Photo: A new neighbor outside my bedroom window.

Today marks 13 years since I was initiated into Dharmaji’s spiritual family and given the name Gopi. Whatever karma led me here, I am grateful for it. 💕 (Pic from April 2017 in Chicago)