Live Free Yoga

We must always start by caring for ourselves. Our bodies are not machines. Our minds need rest. And all we NEED to do is just BE, and find comfort there.

I needed this today, maybe you too❤️

A Gentle Return to Self

If you are unhappy,

begin with yourself.

Not as a problem to solve, but as a garden that may have gone untended.

Offer it water, rest, sunlight.

Sometimes sorrow is simply exhaustion asking for care.

If you are restless,

begin with the hands.

Plant something.
Mend something.
Create something.

What cannot be solved by thought sometimes softens through the act of creating.

If you are lonely,

begin with connection.

A message.
A conversation.
A shared silence.

The heart rarely asks for much more than presence.

And if you do not know where to begin,

begin anywhere.

A meal.
A walk.
A page.
A call.

Life rarely changes all at once.

It turns quietly on small, faithful acts

until one day,

almost without noticing,

what felt like surviving

has become

living again.

~ 'A Gentle Return to Self' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Drawsy Minimal

Time flies!! This beautiful hike is this weekend! I'll guide you on this picturesque loop, slowly but surely.

This is the perfect degree of challenge, you'll feel tired but nothing you can't handle. And about halfway through we'll pause to do some yoga stretching for tired hips and shoulders.

There is nothing like feeling the warm rock beneath you and the wind blowing in your hair, the sounds of the mountains reverberating around you. One year we had a trio of chatty ravens following us around keeping an eye on us. Ravens are big!!! It was very memorable, and it always is.

One of my absolutely favorite hikes!!

Length: 4.4 miles.
Time: about 5.5 hours.

You can sign up here:
https://facebook.com/events/s/welch-dickey-loop-yoga-hike/5231239810435223/

Hike is through Sup Yo Aventures but led by me!!

Sorry for the late notice! In case you were thinking of signing up...no 6pm Beginner tonight!

(No one was signed up-so I took it as a sign to enjoy a little outside time and some gardening and soccer instead...)

You can catch Heidi's 4:30 pm Function and Strength Class instead!!☀️☀️☀️

Ahhh summer!