Emily Garrett Yoga

According to physics 70% of the universe is made up of energy that we cannot observe.  Physicists call it dark energy and determined it’s existence when they realized that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.  According to Nasa scientists, “The rest – everything on Earth, everything ever observed with all of our instruments, all normal matter – adds up to less than 5% of the Universe.”  Read more here.

Could this be prana? How does this relate to the yogis experience of vitalilty, energy, true self, or emptiness?

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There is nothing like the first snowfall to remind me of the magic in the air.  Although I have been known to complain about how cold Vermont is, the first snowfall always causes me to pause and relish in it’s beauty.  It’s quiet nature gives me time to reflect.  Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and the new moon, a wonderful time to reflect.  I was taught that gratitude lives in the heart and that through the practice of gratitude, at it’s deepest level, we can experience complete transformation.  To live this seems … Continue Reading

Nurture the seeds of joy within you.

I make a lot of mistakes.  At the moment in which I recognize that I have made a mistake, I can respond in two ways.  The first is to condemn and criticize myself with thoughts like, “You should have known better.  I can’t believe you did that .  What were you thinking?”  This way is deeply attached to the desire to fix the mistake immediately.  The second way is to pause, connect with the feeling in my body, and open to an opportunity for growth.  In this way, rather than … Continue Reading

Do not be afraid of who you are.

It’s never too early, or too late, to try balancing on your hands.

Yoga is the path of love over fear.

I just discovered the most amazing advice column on the online magazine The Rumpus.  This is powerful stuff worth a read and helpful for inspiring a good cry.  Read it here: http://therumpus.net/2011/07/dear-sugar-the-rumpus-advice-column-78-the-obliterated-place/ .

Remember this album from back in the day, all about being ourselves and loving who we are?  It reminds us to sing, enjoy each other and to not take ourselves so seriously.  This fourth of July, I wish you the only freedom that lasts, the freedom that comes from within.  Laughing River Yoga will have an abbreviated schedule on July 4th.  Emily will teach Kripalu from 9-10:30 am.  Hope to see you there.  We might even do some singing together…

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