Dear friends near and far,
Life inevitably includes grief. Not maybe, but when. Many of us would probably choose to only embrace the golden orb of joy, if given a choice... but every one of us knows that, in our lifetime, we cannot and will not escape touching the shadowed face of sorrow.
Grief is a shapeshifter. It is both universal and profoundly personal. It is a natural aspect of being an awake and aware human being.
While it can and will transform, grief energy does not disappear. Time continues to steadily spin its new dawns, and the aching threads of loss become woven into the tapestry of our everyday lives. And grief is still here: a sincere reminder to cherish the preciousness of life's moments of love, joy, and hope.
Grief is not an enemy. However, resistance to it can be. So, how and where do we cultivate a healthy relationship with loss that will serve us for our lifetime? How might we hold our grief and not be pulled under into overwhelm? How do we honor this tender, sacred experience of being alive? One potent way is through the practices of yoga.
As the past year+ drew us all unwillingly into its dramas, confusions, and yes, grief, we rode the unpredictable waves as best we could. It was during this time that I felt compelled to create Yoga for Life: a series for us to hold the human experience with honesty and compassion.
Yoga for Life creates a space for the intense (and often hidden away) experiences of living an engaged life – via the container of yoga practice. Yoga is many things: an opportunity to become still and listen to our inherent wisdom, a path for seeking balance, a space to reclaim our peace, a way to release trauma from our physical bodies and minds, an access to soul-level healing, and a brave place to witness and tend to our sorrows.
It is with intention that I am starting with a practice for grief, this Sunday, June 6, 1:00-4:00 pm (Pacific Time). Learn more here.
I hope that you will consider joining me to honor what you are holding, have lost, released, never had, or inherited.
In love, loss, & life,
Nicole