Welcome to May!What does your body need this month? Gardening, hiking, long trips, all of these activities bring different needs for stretching and strengthening. All of us need relaxation and mind quieting, even if our bodies are feeling fine. Normally, we have a Yin Practice on the first Monday of each month. Even the the […]
Our theme this month has been Transformation: The Practice of Change. Change seems to be a constant in everyone’s life. From small to large, physical, social, economic, to political, sometimes change feels more like a hurricane than a gentle spring breeze. We can weather these changes and possibly even enjoy the new possibilities they open […]
Each year in Spring, we have a return visitor, a great blue heron. She comes to feed on on gophers, frogs, tadpoles.Most years, the visits are brief and intermittent due to lack of water. This year, she has visited frequently, bringing with her great joy and awe. The change this year of course is the […]
Spring break, Easter, great weather……..travel, family, good times! This week, April 9-15, we have only one yoga class. This is our Thursday evening class April 13, from 5-6pm at the UU Church of Fresno. If you are taking a break this week, enjoy! We’ll see you back on the mat on Monday, April 17 for […]
I was listening to a TED talk this week about mindfulness. The speaker told a story about how the five words, ” What we practice, we grow”, spoken to her by a monk, changed her life. The simplicity, yet profound wisdom of this sentence, gave me pause. We have the power within us to grow […]