Celebrating Life and the Earth!

My Daughter, Sydney asked yesterday, "Why do we celebrate Easter?" We discussed the Christian celebration of the rebirth of Christ and Mother Earth's celebration of the rebirth of nature. It all boils down to Spring being the time to celebrate new life, right? 

Happy Easter, however, and for whatever reason you celebrate, Love Life!;-)

Below is a post I wrote last year, I hope you can see the perennial purpose of me sharing this;-)

The Easter Bunny is  coming this weekend and my son asked, "Mom, what does the Easter Bunny have to do with eggs anyway. They don't lay eggs." So we had a conversation about Spring time, and the rebirth of nature, and new life and how the prolific bunny and eggs are symbols of the new life and rebirth that takes place in Spring.

The earth is teaming with new life and it is a perfect time to celebrate the season of rebirth, Easter, and "Earth Day"!  

So, get outside, go for a walk, practice Yoga on the lawn. (I hear the folks at the White House will be practicing on their front lawn, prior to hunting for Easter eggs this year.)

Anyway you celebrate, find a way to include our wonderful life giving Earth.

One Day Spring Renewal Retreat!

Please Join me and some of YogaLife Institutes most inspiring Yoga instructors for a One Day Spring Renewal Retreat!
I am so excited to spend the day with my lovely friends; practice yoga, eat amazing, fresh, local, organic and sometime Wild food and reconnect with myself and nature. I'm breathing deeper just thinking about it!
Bring your Mom (It's Mother's day weekend), sister, daughter, husband  
Saturday, May 12th
Aryaloka Buddhist Center, Newmarket, NH (This place is amazing, check it out under Links I Like...)
See link for more details and register online:
Spring Renewal Retreat

Prayer in Nature - Our Topic in Yoga/Meditation class this week

In "The American Scholar," Ralph Waldo Emerson defines three stages for the Transcendentalist's life.

1. One studies the wisdom of the past. In terms of meditation, a review of major mystics satisfies study of the past.
2. Spiritualize life by communing with nature and learning to listen to the divine from within one's self. This idea closely resembles the Yogic thought of stilling one's mind in order to gain an understanding of higher aspects of one's self and reality. Mystics assert that divinity can be found from within.
3. After self-renewal, one works toward the renewal of society at large.

Join Us: 6:00-7:30 at Blue Moon Yoga - Weather permitting, we will practice outside
Dress appropriately and bring a towel if you don't want to put you mat on the ground.

From Worry to Faith

In class today, it was wonderful to hear how students manage worry and build faith. 
Some of us practice acceptance,
Some of us reach out to those that are easy to love like our children,
Some of us build faith through prayer, meditation and discipline to stay in the present and move towards acceptance/surrender

A quote from the Bible "Sermon on the Mount" "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his (her) life?" Matthew 6:27

Welcome to all those new to our Wednesday class and Blessings to those who were not with us today but may join us again.

Namaste,
Nicolle

Special Loving Kindness Meditation - Led by Louise Beck-Longo

In honor of Valentine's Day, I have asked Louise Beck-Longo, Blue Moon Yoga student/Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and Zen Meditation practitioner to lead our meditation this evening.  Please join our Yoga and Meditation class at Blue Moon Yoga this evening from 6-7:30pm.
Louise Beck

Yoga Mala Raised over $11,000. for H(E)AT!

Here we are at Yoga Mala practicing our 95th Sun Salutation! Yes, I did all 108!  It was an amazing practice for a beautiful cause!  Thank you to those that sponsored me for this event. I will be collecting pledges this week.  You can give me your donation in class or put a check in the mail, Payable to HEAT at 8 Spring Creek Lane Stratham, NH 03885.

Namaste, 

Nicolle

Great Interview on the Benefits of Yoga

"The Benefits way out way the risks," Broad say's. This is an excellent promotion for our Yoga community who is pursuing Yoga Therapy training through the Yoga Life Institute (See Link's I Like... for more detail)! As science begins to prove the reason's why Yoga is so beneficial and how, Broad suggests it's the way of the future for health and wellness care!

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