Mindfulish

Join my pal and co-founder Jacq St. Pierre from our Yoga Teacher Training School - The Mindfulish School in this Grounding Foundational Vinyasa Yoga class.

This foundational flow is great for stability and where we aim for "effort and ease" in our poses.

Check out on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VVPU_7DEYOk

Hope you enJOY and you can find out more about Jacq below:

🪷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfulish_/
🪷 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/mindfulish
🪷 The Mindfulish School: https://themindfulishschool.com/

🌱 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 + 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝘾𝘾𝙔 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤 ➡️ https://studio.colechanceyoga.com/ 🌱

All of my pain is a spider
I've learned not to crush
with the heel of my shoe
but to guide with a page
of my journal
into an empty glass
asking questions about its life,
its purpose, as I walk
careful out to the garden
and rest it down on the earth.
My pain, how happy it is
to leave me whenever
I treat it kind.

wisdom words by Andrea Gibson

𝘼𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙫𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙫𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 . -Jack Kornfield

My personal lived experience has taught me this is true. No matter how many times I leave myself, I can always return. 𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙜𝙤, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 to me.

With each reemergence comes a clarity𝙄 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡. It’s quite hard to remember that without mud there is no lotus… when I am deep in the swamp.

Isn’t the meaning of life just to be alive? To continue to discover who I am here, now, in this circumstance, through this plot twist, while holding deep loss and at the same time profound beauty? 𝘼 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩, lonely spaces I sometimes force myself to hold and yet, I stay. I stay longer than I did before. I less often reach for the anesthesia of habit and I watch what happens when I don’t. 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚.

January is the month is named after Janus, the Roman 𝙜𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨, 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙣. The name of the God comes from the Latin word jānus, meaning “𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙮” 𝙤𝙧 “𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙮.” Janus is typically depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions, one young and one old.

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚”. - Alan Watts

fyi

Absolutely this.

Happy days 🎈

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It’s time for one of my favorite reminders. It’s so true and it always makes me smile 😅
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⁠May we all (myself included) remember to choose what brings us peace. Check your inbox for:

𝟙𝟘 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕂𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕄𝕖 (𝕗𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕝𝕪) 𝕊𝕒𝕟𝕖 𝔻𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕤

It’s tools with links and products and podcasts and simple, helpful things. Comin’ at ya this weekend.

Link in bio to add your email to the list. ✌🏽
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"The world doesn't really need more people who can bend their bodies into amazing positions. What it needs are kinder, more compassionate, generous people." ~ Donna Farhi

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Me and my pumpkins 🥰

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu! The potency of being together continually blows me away. I am so so grateful for the space we create together in practice, study, and community. These memories and inspiration will last a lifetime.

Texas retreat weekend 2. The love and gratitude is BIG!


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“The fish in the water is racked by thirst: I hear about it and burst out laughing. What you are looking for is right at home and yet you roam from forest to forest, full of gloom . . .”
Kabir

I roam less when I am with all of you. Together on the path we’re creating the space to be who we truly are… and it is a fascinating and endless gift.

Texas retreat weekend 1. Thank YOU 🙏🏽

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I’m back in the studio 🥳🥳🥳

I’m super duper excited to share that I’ll be teaching two weekly classes Westgate starting this weekend!

✔️Saturday 10:30am Vinyasa
✔️Tuesday 7:00pm Flow

These practice spaces are gorgeous. There’s plenty of parking and you can try it out for 30 days for $30 if you’ve not been to the studio before. 

I’m bringing my harmonium and I can’t wait to see you!

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The Art of Self-Inquiry:
A 4 day *in-person* immersion in gorgeous Pagosa Spring, CO

Oct 20-23
with and

Embark on an inward journey, mapped through our spiritual, emotional, physical, and biological states of being. What do they tell us about who we are? How can use a deeper understanding of our own makeup to support steadiness in times of change (aka life!) ? 

An incredible amount of our human existence remains a miraculous mystery. At the same time, much continues to be uncovered about why we are the way we are (and don’t worry, it’s good news!). We love science and we love magic. This course hopes to remind us that magic is very much alive and can, and does, live within reach of our understanding.

Expect to explore through daily yoga asana + meditation, connecting with nature, building earth altars, journaling, ritual, satsang, and joy - because we must not forget to play!!
We’ll also take an optional (but highly recommended) visit to the incredible hot springs nearby.

All are welcome for this 30hr immersion. No prior experience is necessary. Yoga and meditation teachers can use this as 30hrs CE. 

Link in bio to reserve your spot. Questions? Comment below. We can’t wait to study together!



“It is easier to act my way into right thinking, than it is to think my way into right acting.”
-author… unclear

This couldn’t be more true for me. I have spent wayyyy to much time trying to think my way through something and… well, nothing seems to happen😅 If I get my body into some kind of motion then, voila! something’s happening.

The motion could be setting my alarm and getting myself out of bed earlier (if the goal is to wake up earlier). The motion could be picking up the phone and calling the person (if the goal is to have a conversation with someone). The motion could be taking time on Sundays to meal prep (if the goal is to be less stressed about what’s for dinner during the week). The motion could be to lie on my bed and hit play on the guided meditation (if the goal is to get more rest).

You get the idea.

Taking action affects our neural pathways so profoundly. If you’ve been here for a while, you know I’m all about baby steps. Every little tiny action counts. In fact, it’s the tiny things that get us to the profound changes.

If you find yourself caught on the hamster wheel of thoughts, get up offa that thing, and do something :)

ps- who really said this first? anyone know?

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What if we treated our body like a sacred temple?

Keeping it clean, decorating it, honoring it, nourishing it, letting it rest?

It took me an actual decade to re-learn how to love my body. I watch my small daughter put on her bathing suit with the ruffles, stand in the mirror and say “ooooo yeah” and she MEANS it. She is absolutely feelin’ herself. I am not sure exactly when I lost my deep appreciation and wonder for this vessel, but over time and with dedication, I have gained much of it back.

I’ve been thinking about my altar. A little windowsill in my home set with objects that remind me why my practice is so very important to me. It’s like my own mini temple. I keep it clean, adorn it with beautiful objects and notes, I notice it with appreciation, give it a refresh when needed. Sometimes I pay a lot of attention to it, sometimes I give it space to be. I’ve been thinking about how this sacred practice can truly be translated into the way we can for ourselves, particularly our bodies.

What if we honored our bodies like a sacred temple? This might seem dramatic, romantic of idealistic at first thought. But what if it’s not? What if it’s actually quite simple?

Upon waking, we give ourselves space to connect through meditation, breath, or prayer.
We wash our face, brush out teeth, and dress in something that makes us feel good. We look in the mirror and say “hey baby!” (Yes this can be a spiritual practice :D)
Throughout the day we listen to the signals from our body… do we need rest? Water? Food? Someone to talk to? A walk around the block? And then, we honor that request.
We end the day by giving ourselves space to decompress and get enough rest.
We begin our ritual again the next day.

What if it’s just that simple?

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“For small creatures such as we, the vastness [of the universe] is made bearable only through love.” -Ann Druyan

Just like old times 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Part of my ~taking care of me~ practice includes making a point to spend time with good, kind people. My dad always used to say “you are the company you keep”! And I’m happy to be smushed between these two 😃

jk 🙃

My cup is filled after a sunny, present weekend with the people I love the most in the world.

Taking a break from the madness and the sadness that is the news and the internet was really good for my heart and my mind. It was a necessary recharge to come back fighting for so many things that need it - especially for my babies.

Don’t forget to give yourself breaks for your own mental health. It’s important for our collective healing.

   

The personal is political.

The ripple effect of this decision will create more suffering, plain and simple. Poverty, abuse of all and many kinds, su***de, death.

I hope you are enraged and I hope you turn your fury into action.

If you have the means, please donate to www.abortionfunds.org 🖤

I was 21 or 22 years old when I had an abortion. I went to Planned Parenthood and felt supported there, even though I was shaken up and sad. I knew it was the right choice.
Looking back now, more than 10 years later, I still know it was the right choice. Everything I have in my life today (including my two children who I have the means to care for well, would have not been possible if I was forced to give birth to a child and then be a single mom (my then partner died of an overdose a little over a year later🕯️).

I am so grateful I was able to make a choice for my body and my life.

I am absolutely gutted that SO many others will not have access to SAFE abortions, SAFE healthcare, and SAFETY in general, in the way that I did then.

Lokah samastha sukhino bhavantu.
May we continue our fight for autonomy.

Hello from crazy town🙃

“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man's-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over again. ”
― Pema Chodron

For me this is a reminder that always seems timely. When I’m thrown out of my nest, and I eventually make my way back to my mat, I am always grateful. May that cycle continue cuz… I’m livin 😎

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⭐️ June 13 - Sept 11 ⭐️

We’ve created the 200hr training in a way we hope caters to many different learning styles, personalities, and lifestyles. The benefit of working together virtually means we gather from all around the globe, from our many different time zones, offering our diverse perspectives and life experiences as we study together. It’s always such a potent reminder of what Maya Angelou said: “We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.” I hope you’ll join and myself!

5 remain
Register at the link in my bio 🥰

⭐️June 13 - Sept 11⭐️

We’ve created the 200hr training in a way we hope caters to many different learning styles, personalities, and lifestyles. The benefit of working together virtually means we gather from all around the globe, from our many different time zones, offering our diverse perspectives and life experiences as we study together. It’s always such a potent reminder of what Maya Angelou said: “We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.” I hope you’ll join us!

5 spots remain!
Register at the link in my bio 🥰

Fk breakfast in bed 💐