Linda's Lotus Yoga

Self love; wish yourself a Happy Valentine’s Day with self care! 💞

Thich Nhat Hanh at 95 years old has moved on…

I felt sad at first and then I read his insightful words and felt a peaceful knowing that he, and all who have finished their lifetime in a body, die, but continue on:

“Even when the cloud is not there, it continues as snow or rain. It is impossible for the cloud to die. It can become rain or ice, but it cannot become nothing. The cloud does not need to have a soul in order to continue. There’s no beginning and no end. I will never die. There will be a dissolution of this body, but that does not mean my death.”

“I will continue, always.”

Thay

He has often been referred to as “the father of mindfulness.” In his 95 years, he made a global impact as a teacher, author, activist, and founder of the Engaged Buddhism movement. His simple yet deeply profound teachings led countless people towards a life of mindfulness, joy, and peace and helped define Buddhism for the modern world.

While teaching yoga on Zoom, Cupcake joined me on my mat in a nose to nose down dog!!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/108-sun-salutations-for-black-lives-matter?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet

108 Sun Salutations for Black Lives Matter organized by The Yoginis We are a group of diverse and dynamic nationwide yoga teachers coming together… The Yoginis needs your support for 108 Sun Salutations for Black Lives Matter

Another opportunity to help! I’ll be there and I encourage all to donate and join us!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGldqoHMI5/?igshid=s03m87pqm9ra

Please consider joining a wonderful group of yogis this Sunday, - tomorrow for 108 sun salutations - Warriors in action. Zoom Meeting ID: 910 3487 8993 Provided by: #kaiayoga @kaiayoga Click link in bio to donate. #blklivesmatter #warriorsinaction #engage #solidarity #love @melanietilles @ackilcullen @ginanormankaiayoga @krazy.for.kittykats

We humans share the same life force energy with everything living on this planet with us. Therefore, yoga teaches us to respect and protect our earth and all it's life. "Paramguru R. Sharath Jois, the lineage holder of Ashtanga Yoga, explained in a recent conference that yoga makes you more sensitive to the world. Through this realization of shared energy and common life force, we learn to respect other living beings and understand that every animal has equal rights to live on this planet".https://www.yogaforhumanity.com/journal/2017/8/5/yoga-and-environmental-sustainability

In celebration of the 50th Earth Day, we will be offering 50 ways to make your life more environmentally-friendly, one action at a time.

38- Landscape with native pollinator plants

You can thank pollinators for one out of every three bites of food you eat!! “Restoring native plant habitat is vital to preserving biodiversity. By creating a native plant garden, each patch of habitat becomes part of a collective effort to nurture and sustain the living landscape for birds and other animals".https://www.audubon.org/content/why-native-plants-matter
"Pollinators may be our planet's most ecologically and economically important group of animals. They provide stability for every terrestrial ecosystem in the world, because wild flowering plants depend on these native bees, flies, butterflies, beetles, moths, bats, birds and other animals to reproduce. Other wildlife then eat the fruits and seeds that result from pollination, spreading the seeds that in turn give rise to future generations of plants. Most of the world's other wildlife (including insects) — and more than 250,000 wild flowering plants — need native pollinators" https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/native_pollinators/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2bfOSBKZMqKsAanuJHqxb_XRDP76UGvy2MFmq_VSuo1Cr2fZTV1d5EDSE
"Bee" a part of the solution and join RSC Pollinator Pathway iniative: http://www.ryesustainability.com/rye-pollinator-pathway

For all you yogis and environmentalists (especially those who love hot yoga!) a yoga mat that is made with sustainable h**p and rubber, ethically produced too!! The woman entrepreneur went to my niece’s college and presented her mat at my niece’s MFA college class recently. Wonderful, beautiful mat!! Easy for travel and no more bringing a non skid towel!!👏💗

Ma Wovens - (ma)kers of The Ritual Rug, a handwoven yoga mat A conscious woven goods brand and (Ma)kers of The Ritual Rug, a handwoven yoga mat made from sustainable, organic h**p yarn and non-toxic rubber.

"What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset". ~Crowfoot, 1890, as quoted in Catch the Whisper of the Wind compiled by Cheewa James

Happy first day of Spring! The colorful celebration of Spring and love in India called Holi, inspired today’s class about the empowering 7 chakras at Beyond Yoga in Rye. Cupcake gets in on the love from these sweet Middle School yogis! Beyondyoga.org

MOON INSPIRED MOVEMENT AND MEDITATION

Join Linda Mackay for a Complimentary Class
Monday, February 11 at 7:15-8:15pm
Beyond Yoga Studio,
22 Purchase Street, Rye

“Come move with the rising moon, with postures and attention to meridian pressure points, informed by the daily moon phase.

Our bodies are 70% water and are affected by the feminine moon energy, like the tides of the Earth. Give your body and emotions

the support they deserve with stretching, strengthening, movements that gently massage and an evening meditative quieting of the busy mind”.

4 Week Workshop Series:
Monday, February 18-March 11
7:15 - 8:15pm
Pre-Register: $80 (6 students need to enroll for workshop to proceed)

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=739125&stype=-7&sTG=22&sVT=5&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=4&date=02/18/19

Beyond Yoga Studio, 22 Purchase Street, Rye
Beyondyoga.org