A quick reminder for all the Monday nite yogis that we will not have class at the UU Church of Fresno on Monday, September 6. We’ll be back together the following Monday evening at the same time and place. Relax and renew on your long weekend!
Since we will be honoring Labor Day, September 6 by breaking from our usual Monday evening class. This Monday, August 30 will be a Yin class. Please join us from 6:30-8pm in the Sanctuary of the UU Church of Fresno.
Treat your body with a gentle yoga practice! We meet at 6:30-8:00 pm in the UU Church of Fresno
sanctuary. New to yoga or experienced yogis alike can benefit from this weekly practice. We provide mats, blankets and straps. Dress in comfortable, loose fitting clothes.
There will no class on Labor Day, Monday September 6.
See you on Monday nite!
Namaste! Please come join us practice yoga at the UU Church of Fresno on Monday evenings from 6:30-8pm. We meet in the sanctuary. This practice is guided by a certified Ananda Yoga instructor. We accept donations which are given to the church for use of the space. All equipment is provided for you!
I am finding that chakra theory has a broad base of use by modern philosophers, medical practitioners (both western and complimentary based) , behavioral health experts as well as the yoga community. There are so many resources to tap into. In the past when I have studied other topics, I have found confusion among the resources available. But with this topic, I find an unusual consistency of thought across the disciplines. How refreshing!
Even so, as my study finds itself at the fourth chakra, the surface simplicity of this energy center hides deeper and complex challenges. A compassionate heart can be immobilizing if not balanced. I clearly remember seeing TV footage of starving Biafran children when I was 12 years old. I became physically immobilized with sadness. Since then, horrors as great or greater are common visual assaults from the media. Helpful or harmful? Stirring compassion or causing fear, anger and outrage? What do you do with is knowledge?
I have more questions than answers here. More challenges than I care to admit. Clearly, in working with your chakras there is no linear progression to the top. More so, it is an awareness of the issues from each center that we feel we need to work on in order to balance of life. I hope you are enjoying your journey as much as I am enjoying mine.
Here are a few memories from Anne’s party. A nice luncheon was served from Whole Foods along with an Edible Bouquet (instead of a cake!). Anne enjoyed the attention and the ladies at the home chimed in on the festivities!
Author David Pond (Chakras for Beginners) tells us that the move from the third to the fourth chakra is an entire paradigm shift. While all chakra energies can reflect in our physical health, the fourth chakra starts our climb from the physical to the spiritual. The goal of this chakra is experience love or at least a “harmonious connection” that erases the distance between yourself and everything else. Maybe you are making the connection between this chakra and the Buddhist teachings of oneness and non-attachment.
Meaning: unstruck or uhurt. The point where the spiritual decends into the physical. Free from constraints.
Location: Dorsal area, heart, mid-chest.
Color: green or pink
Element: Air
Physical influences: heart, lungs, diaphragm, circulation, hands and arms. Diseases include heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma, lung diseases.
Musical Note: D
Positive attributes: devotion, love, compassion, generosity
Negative attributes: Attachment, repulsion, emotions out of control.
Symbol meaning: Green-gray star (two triangles intersecting, a hexagram) symbolizing harmony, surrounded by 12 petals each representing a Sanskrit sound.
Our Monday nite practice is held in the beautiful sanctuary at the UU Church of Fresno. It is an awe inspiring building with lots of space. We begin at 6:30 pm and end at 8 pm. Come early if you’ve never done yoga before so we can help you be comfortable. There is a Ananda Yoga Introduction available in the right side bar with helpful info.
As we move thru the first three chakra’s, we can focus our attention to three questions that can begin to help us evaluate where we are in balance. Author David Pond who wrote
Chakras for Beginners, poses the following three questions:
1st Chakra: Have you found the right environment to live in?
2nd Chakra: Are you able to fully enjoy life by bringing the sense of fulfillment into your pleasurable experiences?
3rd Chakra: Are you courageous enough to stand on the principals you believe in?
I encourage you to move slowly thru your study of the chakras. Try to feel comfortable in your understanding of each chakra before you move to the next. More to come.
So many times we can feel trapped by our body’s limitations. Day to day it seems our bodies present us with challenges from within, while the world presents us with challenges of the mind and spirit. An antidote? Yin yoga! Come spend some time nurturing your body, mind and spirit at the UU Church of Fresno on Alluvial in Clovis. We begin at 6:30pm on Monday, August 2. Begin your journey.