Alchemy Sound Healing & Yoga

Slow moments are opportunities for recieving. Instead of running away from them, embrace them! Sit in this place and allow yourself to reset, recharge and process where you are. In the stillness of the moment, listen for guidance.

Nine Types of Rest

1. time away
2. permission not to be helpful
3.something "unproductive"
4.connection to art and nature
5. solitude to recharge
6. a break from responsibility
7. stillness to decompress
8. safe place
9. alone time at home
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Don't wait until everything
catches up to you.
Tune in and take care of yourself.
You do so much for others
and now it is time for you to do something for yourself.
It is not about being selfish;
it's about self care.
You may feel like you need to be strong all the time as others are depending on you.
Show them it is important to honor themselves, physically, emotionally and spiritually, by accepting where they are and resting.
There is power in resting.

We eat when we’re hungry.
Drink when we’re thirsty.
Sleep when we’re tired.
But what can we do when
we are feeling anxious, fearful, nervous, overwhelmed or maybe distracted?
Breathe. Just breathe.

If you’re not sure where you’re, going, take a moment and notice where you are.
So often, focus is on the next thing and the gift of being in the moment is lost.

Join me at Shantiful on 1/20 and 1/27 for a sound bath and guided meditation while relaxing in restorative yoga shapes.
Register on the Shantiful website or directly with Eventbrite.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/791598521487?aff=oddtdtcreator

I was very excited to dig out my yoga mat today after two months of not practicing! It had been hanging in the garage on top of my husband’s Harley along with a few Halloween decorations☺️A layer of dust covered its surface. Excitedly, I rolled it up as my brain began to remember the routine of getting ready to go to yoga.

I spent the last two months recovering from both the physical and emotional trauma of a cervical discectomy and fusion. I began walking on the treadmill about two weeks post op. This movement helped my body remember it’s ok to move again and helped refresh my circulatory system. One of the practices I expanded on during my recovery was talking to my body. I’ve done this before; but this became a daily and almost hourly occurrence. . When I experienced abnormal bleeding after the surgery, I asked my blood to slow down and flow only where it was needed. I asked my heart to stop racing and calm down sending the message to my nervous system that I was safe and here.
One of things I also told my body was that it was ok to take a break and that it would be fine without the physical practice of yoga for a while. In my past experiences, going very long without the physical practice of yoga could be painful, physically and emotionally. Instead, nurtured my heart and soul with meditation, chanting, soundhealing, grounding, shaking and more. and my body was ok with just resting!
It was a powerful lesson of how closely the body listens when spoken to.
Today my body told me it was ready to move and breathe, fold and sway, twist and reach and finally, rest in savasana.
I am grateful for opportunity to experience such a profound lesson created especially for me!

At Alchemy Sound Healing & Yoga — “The things that excite you
are not random. They are connected to your purpose.
Follow them.”
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Follow your passion❤️

At Alchemy Sound Healing & Yoga — Follow your bliss!

Hidden beneath the layers of physical and mental activity is the state of quiet awareness which is our true self. Peace, love, wisdom and happiness can be found here. In the stillness of the inner self, we experience our connectedness to the universe and to God-"Know yourself, know God." This blissful stillness is hidden inside every human being. Few experience it, however, because most of us remain preoccupied with the objects and problems of everyday life. If we want to uncover the true self, we must learn to quiet, control and ultimately transcend these mundane preoccupations.
~ from Path of Bliss

At Nydri, Lefkada — “Solitude is not an absence
of energy or action,
as some believe,
but rather a boon
of wild provisions transmitted
to us from the Soul.
In ancient times, purposeful solitude was both palliative
and preventitive.
It was used to heal fatigue
and to prevent weariness.
It was also used as an oracle,
as a way of listening to the inner
self to solicit advise and guidance otherwise impossible
to hear in the din of daily life.”
~Clarissa Pinkola Estes

This shala in Lefkada, Greece is one of my favorites for solitude and quiet meditation, where i am, physically, does not determine whether I am able to bring my energy inside and let go of my attachment to external noise. It is a practice just like anything else. There will be days when I resist and struggle and times when I am able to settle right in. I try not to label this experience as “good” or “bad”; I choose to see it as an opportunity for self study.
While the energy of this magical place is magnetic, this same energy lives within me!

“All houses are dark
until the mother wakes up.”
~Kahlil Gibran

“You are all you’ve been searching for.
You are the medicine.”
~Medicine Mama
Each time I assist providing the sound energy for this magical restorative class in the shala at the Rip Jack Inn in Costa Rica, I become energetically charged. The ocean, the earth, the wind, the jungle, the birds, the monkeys and especially, these humans radiate Prana. As I offer my sound, playing a crystal bowl over their hearts chanting “Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu”, I feel each of their individual energetic fields as well as the collective energy of our group. I am reminded of our deep connection to each other and all that surrounds us. There is no separation. We are one❤️

Let go of the idea of perfection or the need for everything to “be perfect.” Instead, help yourself to a heaping serving of compassion. Nourish yourself from the inside out. Somehow we are able to show up for others and forget about ourselves! You’re a human being living in a world that sometimes is chaotic and messy. Be aware of the words you use when talking to yourself. Words and thoughts are vibrational and settle into the very fiber of our beings. Be kind. Someone is always listening ❤️

"It's fairly easy to stay loving and serene when others always act the way you want them to, but that's not a realistic picture of life. Everyone's imperfect, everyone's wounded, and most of us have been somewhat scathed at one time or another by the casual cruelty of others.
Forgiveness involves faith in a love that's greater than hatred, and a willingness to see the light in someone's soul even when their personality harbors darkness. Forgiveness doesn't mean that someone didn't act horribly; it simply means that we choose not to focus on their guilt. In focusing on it, we make it real to us, and in making it real to us, we make it real for us. The only way to deliver ourselves from vulnerability to other people's behavior is by identifying with the part of them that lies beyond their bodies. We can look beyond others' behavior to the innocence in their souls. In doing so, we not only free them from the weight of our condemnation, but we free ourselves as well. That is the miracle of forgiveness." ~
Marianne Williamson

Look beyond what you see with your eyes and acknowledge the soul. ❤️❤️❤️

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
~ Marianne Williamson

“In some Native languages,
the term for plants
translates to
“those who take care of us.”
~Robin Wall Kimmerer

Plants help humans out by giving us oxygen to breathe.
Humans help plants “breathe” by providing them with carbon dioxide.
At our most basic level,
we thrive in relationships
that allow opportunities
to give
as well as to receive.
So keep your hands open.
Hands are an extension
of the heart!
Fill your hands up
so that you may also give
to empty outstretched hands
around you.
~Alchemy Yogi

"If you feel overwhelmed,
by the fragility of it all,
and how everything
could change,
whether or not
you have a say,
I hope you know you
are not alone
in feeling this way.
You are still within
the grace.
You are still within
the grace where there
is room to feel.
Feel, please, feel.
Even if you do not know
how the wounds will heal.
You may not have answers
for this shakiness,
But this is also true:
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
in what you are going through.
Turn to light
and be reminded:
you do not need to carry
these shadows on your own."
~Morgan Harper Nichols























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“Walk as if you are kissing
the earth with your feet.”
~Thich Nhat Hanh

Thank you @ Curanderismo, The Healing Art of Mexico

Be mindful and present.
Be here now.
Be grateful for the people
and other living beings.
Be grateful for your
surroundings.
Be grateful for the earth
beneath your feet and
kiss it with your Soul.

There are no coincidences. We meet whom we are supposed to meet and experience what we were meant to experience. There is a plan for each one of us and signs and messages to guide us. We may resist or deny until we eventually allow for the continuous flow of energy to move us along our path. And so it is🙏🏾

"She thought of her darkness,
and how much time she had
spent running away from it.
Her past pain and hurt had
always seemed like too much
to bear.
Until the day her heart
whispered gently, "The keys
to your freedom lay in your
darkness."
In that moment, wisdom began
to bloom in her mind and
courage swelled in her heart.
In that moment, she was ready
to face all of herself and release
the burdens that limited her
happiness. In that moment,
she began her walk towards
freedom." ~Yung Pueblo

When in the middle of challenging times,
look for the light.

https://www.facebook.com/1041054042/posts/10224329615481609/?mibextid=cr9u03

"Recuerda que tu eres todas las personas y que todas las personas son tú."

"Remember that you are all people and that all people are you."
— Joy Harjo

Sending healing energy to you❤️

Step away if:
*You feel yourself overthinking
*You feel like you’re repressing your emotions
*You find yourself arguing
*You’re taking things personally
*You are more reactive and less responsive

“Sometimes great beauty
is hidden beneath
cracks and stains,
and the most precious
gifts are all wrapped up
in pain.
At times you have to
walk through the fear
to find your peace,
or risk opening old
wounds to achieve
that final relief.
Sometimes you have to
peer through the mist
to see the stars,
or look past people’s
actions to see who
they really are.
At times, you have to
close your eyes
to clearly see,
and awaken from sleep
to really appreciate
the dream.”
~Cristen Rodgers

"Take heart,
dear traveler,
light will meet you
in wild places." ~ MHN

There would not be light if not for the darkness. Darkness is a part of life. It's the space in between the light. Honor where you are and notice what you notice. You can bring the darkness to the light as an offering of acceptance.
The dark may offer clarity that can not be seen in the light.

Raise your hand if you love beaches, surfing, hiking, yoga, zip lining, monkeys, fresh and delicious food, new friends, hammocks, laughter and relaxation! My friend, , is leading a retreat in beautiful Costa Rica at the in Playa Grande. The Rip Jack Inn is a comfy hotel just steps away from one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen! The team at Rip Jack will their best to make you feel like familia!
If all of this sounds really good to you, click on the link below for more info and to resister. This will be my fifth or sixth time traveling to CR with Jenn; it really is like going home!

https://www.anahatasoul.com/retreats-and-events?fbclid=PAAaZeNonSXrdt4WqlcNjRUkqZL7XUnXPyQR0YD3d0Xzlrnl05pqGU5AM4wV0

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”
― Albert Einstein

Changing our thinking
may be as simple as choosing.

I found another white feather on the yoga floor while teaching yesterday. I picked it up and couldn’t help smiling. I’ve always believed white feathers are messages from guides. In my dream last night, a voice asked me if I found the feather and I answered yes.
Signs or messages come in many different forms, the words of a stranger, a song on the radio, synchronicities, unusual objects found and dreams.
Do you believe in signs?
Could it be that someone is watching out for you?
Is it possible that are no such things as coincidences?
Do signs and messages offer you hope?
Whether you believe in angels or guides or simple day to day synchronicities,
there is always love
and with love,
comes hope.