Summer Solstice Mantra

Happy Summer Solstice! The summer season is upon us, and is marked by the longest day of the year. Tomorrow we will receive sun, sun, sun, and more sun! Shining down upon us, late into the evening. The culmination of our growing light from winter, through spring, coming to it's apex. We have traveled, explored, rearranged, reawakened, and opened ourselves up to receive this enlightenment. To receive this long day, filled with celebration. Filled with joy, laughter. The light pours over us, covering us in it's glory. Giving us the utmost time to enjoy, to live freely in jubilance. 

So set yourself free, if not always, at least tomorrow! Let the light in, let it seep into your bones, into your soul. Let that richness and fullness cover you head to toe. And then share this light. Share your light. 

Summer Solstice Mantra: I am a being of light and love. I receive freely, openly, and playfully. I am the truest form of myself, and my authenticity and uniqueness shines. I bask in the sun, in the shining light. I bask in the universes' unwavering support. I feel whole. I feel connected. I feel open. I feel radiant. I celebrate the journey that brought me to this glorious summer day. I am a catalyst of light and love. 

hello spring!

We made it - we finally made it. Spring has sprung. And we welcomed it with very open arms. Across the street from my house, little flowers are sprouting up from the earth....puts a smile on my face every day! Spring is a time for reawakening, for growth, for change. Spring is a magical time of the year. 

The word spring means to jump, to move forward, to arise from. We have finally moved forward out of winter. Arising out of hibernation - jumping in joy that the days are longer, the sun is warmer, the earth is greener. Our skin begins to glow. Our hearts open up - we are filled with lightness. 

Spring is a time of realization. We are reunited, since we never truly separated in the first place. And as you live, breath, do, and be....in yoga or in life....we get flashes of this remembrance. We tune in. The more you notice those moments where you feel a knowing that goes beyond the mind and to your heart, a knowing that yes you are this beautiful physical form - but also much more. Your essence is pure, flawless and truly divine. When something emerges that is deeper than you thought possible - that power shines through. That power makes you light in the heart. 

Life gives you exactly what you need to reawaken and move from the darkness and into the light. 

Embrace Spring - Jump with joy - Be green - Buy a flower - Plant a tree - Open you heart - Live light - Welcome change - Experience growth - Love this time. 

Inhale

Inhale LOVE

Exhale indifference

Inhale JOY

Exhale negativity

Inhale PEACE

Exhale violence

Inhale CONFIDENCE

Exhale doubt

Inhale STRENGTH

Exhale judgement

Inhale LOVE

Only Love.

YOU are deserving.

Just believe.

Manifest love. Relish in love. Live in love. 

(be) open hearted

(Personal photo taken at Torrey Pines, La Jolla CA in 2009)

Mantra: I am a being of light & love. My heart is open - I experience life freely, playfully, and fully. I experience life with no hesitation. I celebrate love by giving it all I have. I let it manifest in all ways possible. I let it from through me as the loving being that I am. Love is not yours, love is not mine, love just is. In love & with my open heart - I am free. 

Instead of visioning what love is, let's envision what love feels like - all day long. In yoga - it's in every asana, in the meditation, in savasana. Our hearts often become so closed and guarded due to a variety of things such as a break up, a fight with a friend, losing someone close. It happens, shit happens. But we must work to keep our hearts balanced. 

Our deepest wounds are opportunities for growth and transformation. 

Keeping the heart balanced requires a deep ongoing commitment - seek freedom in the heart and remain open by connecting with those around you. In yoga - it's the asana, breath work, and healthy living that will support the functioning of the physical heart. Stretch it, balance it. Open the heart chakra. Elevate your conciousness to heal imbalances in the system. Help heal yourself. 

The worst prison would be a closed heart. Surrender, and love where you are at right this moment. Open your heart and experience more love and joy.