Jennifer Sokolov, Energy Therapy, Yoga

Meet 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗸, the newest presence at Tenth House. We met because she found her way to Kelley’s Flow and Restore Class and we had the pleasure of connecting over shared yoga and meditation experiences. ⁣
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𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨, 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙎𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝟸𝟼, 𝟽-𝟾:𝟷𝟻𝙥𝙢⁣
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Here’s a little glimpse into her vast experience:⁣
Megan holds a Master’s in Buddhist Studies and has over 1,500 hours of Registered Yoga Teacher Training. A long-term student of both Tibetan Buddhism and yoga, Megan has lived and studied in traditional monastic settings all over the world, immersing herself in the practice of Buddhism, yoga, and natural healing. Megan regularly teaches meditation classes and retreats, and leads international Buddhist pilgrimages for Tricycle Buddhist Review. The heart of Megan's teaching is being present with warm-hearted tenderness and embodied awareness. ⁣
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𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲. 𝗧𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 @𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗶𝗼⁣
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A Person and Her Fur-son Save a Life - https://mailchi.mp/8fa058187691/the-walking-cure-6490068

Dealing with DISTRESS (Yogically) - https://mailchi.mp/9e38c5e3aca9/the-walking-cure-6488856: a practice protocol for difficult times

When You Need to Create and You Just Can't - https://mailchi.mp/7ed497bec09f/the-walking-cure-6487624

Pandemic Procrastination - https://mailchi.mp/0e3b6772f250/the-walking-cure-6486528

The Walking Cure - https://mailchi.mp/6a0171ed9c79/the-walking-cure

Pets and Their People - https://mailchi.mp/03a6b4d846f7/this-story-can-be-your-story-6483832
Energy healing for pets in the pandemic

How to Shift Pandemic INERTIA - https://mailchi.mp/c971c6a8f702/new-year-new-space-new-location-6481456

End well to begin well - https://mailchi.mp/f2ca681e34e8/new-year-new-space-new-location-6453392

After 6 months of mostly talking to my cat, I had to be reminded that regular humans don’t want scritchy scritchums after tummy time.

I am back to school today in person. It’s a harrowing decision largely based on time and money. I stand behind all parents who are fraught with this decision. There are no easy options.

I’ve been thinking a lot about earth time—so slow and enduring compared to human time. This helps me to ground my energies when I’m spinning too fast and supports my session work with clients. I think of the minerals I share with her and the opportunity to yield to her in movement, deriving strength from her stability even as we hurtle though space together.

I’ve been holding space for a number of people going through very difficult challenges. And I’m sensitive to the world, to humanity and the many of us who are ill. Social media is not a comfortable space for me but I’m going to do some experimenting with healing work on IG live. My discomfort can’t be the delimiter if I may be able to help. My IG presence is tiny but starting small is still starting.

I’ve reinstated the practice I call human time. I reach out to people I don’t know and talk to them about who they are and what they do. It’s phone-based now but surprisingly still nourishing. Meeting new people feels like an imperative. Cross pollination, growth, creativity, and support are so precious. Be bold and connect with me, with others. We have a lot to share.

Many of us are fatigued and in pain. I wish I could hold everyone in a loving space. Not because I think it’s going to be okay or easily ok, but because this is part of the human experience—to be in distress and to be comforted. Touch is a part of that. But so are words, intention, action, and care. I am sending those things from my heart to yours this morning. It’s not enough but it’s something....

I had the opportunity to do a distance healing for an affable and wonderful cat with a sensitive bladder. I’ve been in touch with his owner since the session and he’s doing remarkably well. I’ve long had the thought to do work called Pets and their People—a dual session for pet and owner to re-establish health and harmony in the home. The distance experience is so much more peaceful for everyone and seems to have great effects. What do you all think of this idea? Might be time for another beta 🙂.

A talented artist friend started Puppet Club on Zoom. Not sure if this was purely artistic or also political satire.

Mind Heart Gut=DECISION - https://mailchi.mp/4d46a210c378/new-year-new-space-new-location-5097012
New York City is reopening. And we have a new opportunity to readjust, reckon, and reflect...

There are hard days, and I’m in one of them. I look at the shattering number of tasks on my to do list; the complexities we all face returning to our working lives; the heat of the summer without opportunities to cool down...I can’t think my way out of the discomfort. I can only sit with it and let the ocean of breath expand my mind beyond it. I can dream the future into the present with a kaleidoscope of indigo and insight and very hard work. And you.

Creativity is always important but especially so right right now. When we create we acknowledge that we have let go of the present and opened ourselves to the everpresent. It is the place where we are at once in motion and very very still.

I am heartened by the work people are doing individually and collectively to insure racial justice. This is a movement not a moment.

I had a wonderful talk yesterday with Missoni Lanza about her work and life as a movement professional and artist in CA. What struck me about my young colleague is that she masterfully understands branding and yet entirely resists it in her life. I want to understand this more.

I believe there is an opportunity to expose the limitations of narrow-casting careers and callings. I look to appreciate nuance in our livelihoods in an effort to resist the forces of mechanization. The more we bring of ourselves to our work the more we cultivate dignity and humanity.

Thank you Missoni! I look forward to watching you grow.

To open again after a long period of quarantine means such different things depending on your covid/revolution experience. I’ve been reflecting on the parts of me that expressed themselves differently during this long quiet period (for me). I am still able to be surprised by newness after 50 years of living in this body, in this life. If we are to re-open then we must first open to the person we’ve met during the last 4 months. Let that person into the world with such great care. She is new and needed and ready to be seen.

Please allow anyone who is losing their space, their practice, their home, their livelihood to feel your support without having to immediately be positive. We are resilient. We are engaged. And we are also in a time of uncertainty. Forcing ourselves to move past loss too quickly, ossifies grief instead of allowing it to soften our hearts and help us grow. I am here for you, dear friends. We will celebrate again, but we will do so when we are ready.

(Also, please reach out if you need a zoom session. Sliding scale still applies...)

Today is the last day of Madeline Black’s first large and bold online Pilates teacher training. She invited me to be a teaching assistant and I was honored to hold space for her and the many dedicated teachers in our field. The online arena allows us to bi-locate—to be present locally as we let our wisdom and knowledge time travel. I am inspired to think about my own next steps and how local and global expressions can merge into simultaneous offerings.

My friend (lovingly) pointed out that I’m terrible at social media. And, It’s true. And it made wonder how she felt I received her criticism. If I can’t hack some basic and important feedback, how will I be able to receive the challenging conversations that lie ahead for all of us hoping to change the suffering in our communities?