Polly Christy

BALI! “Go ahead…just do it!”💕

Shadow
What do you see when you look at your own shadow?
Are you willing to stand tall for peace, even if you are standing alone?
Do you like the company you keep when you are alone?
Choose very wisely who you let into your heart space and trust that beautiful compass you have been given! Your intuition is your best friend!
Let your heart be your compass, stand tall and choose peace!

Ahimsa pratisthayam tat samnidhau vaira tyagah
Om Shanti

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Honored to introduce….
Polly Savoie Christy 800 Hour Advanced Certified Jivamukti Teacher and Master of Acupuncture


Join Polly EVERY Saturday at 10am starting January 28th!!

Polly has been practicing meditation since visiting a Theravada Buddhist monastery in Kyoto, Japan at the age of 12, practicing yoga since 1994 while living on the beach in Mexico and teaching Yoga since 2007 where she trained in New York.
Polly has a deep Sadhana or conscious spiritual practice.
She is a massage therapist since 1994 and has a Master’s Degree in Acupuncture since 1999. Robert Duggan, her acupuncture mentor, taught her that vulnerability is her greatest strength.
Polly wears her heart on her sleeve and will help you connect to your own heart and the courage within it. Polly has been a lead teacher of Yoga Philosophy, and Sanskrit in numerous teacher trainings,
Polly studied dharma under world peace leader and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh who blessed her with the 5 Mindfulness Trainings which are based on the precepts developed during the time of the Buddha.
Polly studied 800+hours of Yoga Training with Internationally renowned Jivamukti Yoga Teachers: Sharon Gannon and David Life.
Polly deepened her original Sanskrit training with Manorma, Ruth Lauer Manenti and lovely mentor, Andrea Boyd, which led her to further study of Sanskrit with Dr. M.A. Jayashree.
Polly has led healing retreats including yoga, meditation, deep spiritual awakening and surfing to Bali since 2011. In Bali she studied under Balianes healer Jakorde Rei who was spiritual healer to the King of Ubud.
She has been blessed with incredible teachers and remains humble, kind and slightly radical effortlessly blending ancient wisdom, well thought out asana sequencing, alignment cues and hands on adjustments that assist each and every student to transform and evolve.

Jai!!!

Pura Vida
While this trip was certainly wonderful playing in the water: surfing with my nephew, jet skiing with my brother and his girlfriend, watching the boys shred on skim boards....
My absolute favorite part of this adventure was helping my brother and his girlfriend set up a project in the little town called “Bamboo”. We helped bring each family staple foods to eat for a week, 5 articles of clothing each that they got to pick out, and a dump truck to haul away the big trash they can’t afford to take away. The matriarchs of the town helped disperse all the goods to each and every family and It was a huge success!
You know this is truly the good life when a “Tiko” woman from the Puebla walks into the community center all set up with clothing and food for her community and exclaims loudly,
“Ayyyy La Pura Vida”!
We are all so blessed! Let’s enjoy this sweet life together!

Embrace the dark, still, quiet and unknown. May our deep yin be nourished this season....
Winter Solstice where the return of light begins.

The harmony and of nature off grid in Voyager National Park on our Canadian border away from this crazy covid world of separation and disrespect especially after the debate last night was truly a gift! Gratitude is the joy of autumn!!!!!
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“There is a pleasure in the path less woods; There is a rapture on the lonely shore; There is a society, where none intrudes,By the deep blue sea, and music is it’s roar:
I love not man less, but nature more...”
- Lord Byron

heals elements element acupuncture season of renewal go

Delicious late summer salad
1 box baby spinach
1 head romaine lettuce
2 dozen fresh picked Chantelle mushrooms sautéed in fresh garlic and roasted red peppers
1/2 head cauliflower 1/2 head broccoli and 1 green pepper air fried with gran masala, curry, chilli peppers, salt and pepper.
1 avocado
1 peach
Topped with a ginger lemon vinaigrette.
Simply delicious 😋

Do you see the prayer in the sky?
Devanagari...the Sanskrit symbols of ancient prayer.

accepted thanks to
May we keep our hearts ♥️ open in service as we lift each other together across the ocean of awareness and suffering.
I nominate:

June 20: The Summer Solstice is Saturday, June 20 at 3:43 PM. Focus on new beginnings for yourself and the planet. The solstice is always a time of honoring change. This solstice is just before the New Moon and solar eclipse giving it an extra infusion of power. Use that power wisely and forgive those who are not. Watch any negative feelings of resentment or anger, and beware of the tendency to blame and to feel victimized. This is never a position of power. So choose to be responsible for your life and to embrace change.
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solstice 2020 # be grateful change breaths moon change the whole rainbow 🌈
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Words seem trite when one feels homeless!
So let’s 🎵 sing:
oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā 'mṛtāt...swaha.
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I offer it all to the eternal fire 🔥
I miss my posse and all the incredibleness that each person who came thru the door created Urban’s vibe❣️
Megan, founder of Urban Yoga, allowed us all to co-create with her which manifested into a tribe that was not based in ego, but service, community, learning and L❤️VE.

I am so proud to be an Urban Yoga teacher that I really just can’t imagine teaching anywhere else yet...
I am eternally grateful for the growth as a teacher and the opportunity to share these profound teachings so necessary in these times.
I always felt supported and encouraged and ultimately loved at Urban❣️
These are radical times where we need independent thinkers and not herd mentality. Urban encouraged this and I am forever thankful to have called Urban my hOMe.
I will miss you all.
Good vibes carry on....

# buckupbuttercup go

As above, so below.

Our doors are reopening May 4th 2020❣️
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T I D E S A C U P U N C T U R E & M A S S A G E
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Acupuncture and Bodywork play an essential role in the integrity of your body’s systems including your immune system. We will reopen our doors for your healthcare needs Monday 5/4/20!
Deemed an “essential business” we are happy to be able to take care of your healthcare needs in a mindful manner that protects us all with new health protocols during this uncertain time.
You may continue telemedicine if that best serves you...
Should you decide to come to our clinic we will provide you with mindful, effective, nourishing care!
We have missed seeing each of you and practicing this holistic medicine with love and integrity!
We look forward to seeing you when you are ready! 🙏❤️🙏
We will be masked and gloved and ask that you also wear a mask to your appointment. (If you do not have a mask, please let your practitioner know.)
Here are our new covid19 protocols to keep everyone healthy:
* Please be timely to your appointment and wait in your car until appointment time..
* Wear a mask to your appointment.
* Wash hands upon entering building and often for 20 seconds in warm water with antibacterial soap.
* No family members allowed in lobby or treatment rooms (unless you are a parent staying with your child during treatment).
* Unfortunately we cannot see you in the clinic if you have a cold, flu or corona virus symptoms: fever, cough, sore throat, loss of taste/smell, etc...
* Please schedule a virtual herbal consult as herbs are incredibly helpful for such conditions.
* If you think you have allergies, please discuss with your practitioner before scheduling.
We know you are ready for balance!

In love and service,
Polly, Perng, Ryan and Josh
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Grateful for another journey around the sun today!🌞🎉❤️🎁🎂🎈
This year was a beautiful birthday, sweet and special with family! So grateful for my mom who gave me this life! For my boys who are my greatest teachers everyday and
Truly grateful for the love of friendship, nature and simply to be A L I V E today!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

4/4 10:45pm
Global Meditation:
We Are Better Together
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The birds were really vocal around me during this meditation last night. Sitting outside wrapped in blankets on my back deck amidst the wonderous ecosystem of the low country marsh; I was delighted and could not help hearing the birds calling out. The birds, the messengers of the gods, that fly in the Akashic realm had so much to say....

Maybe when we quiet down the other species tell their stories, the story of how the humans almost destroyed the earth until they were told to go home, sit still, and turn inward.

Maybe we all can self study and change! What will you change?
What do you feel is being asked of our species now?

I feel a call to speak truth, increase consciousness, teach my boys to not over extend. Own my s**t, don’t borrow, live simply, love deeply, be accountable, be kind, cook, clean, take good care of my home, my family, the EARTH, read, sing, laugh and
- M E D I T A T E
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4/4 10:45pm
Global Meditation:
We Are Better Together.
The birds were really vocal during this meditation tonight. Sitting outside wrapped in blankets on my back deck amidst the wonderous ecosystem of the low country marsh; I was delighted and could not help hearing the birds calling out. The birds, the messengers of the gods, that fly in the Akashic realm had so much to say....

Maybe when we quiet down the other species tell their stories, the story of how the humans almost destroyed the earth until they were told to go home, sit still, and turn inward.
May we all self study and change! What will you change?
What do you feel is being asked of our species now?
I feel a call to speak truth, increase consciousness, teach my boys to not over extend. Own my s**t, don’t borrow, live simply, take care of those you love, love deeply, be accountable, be kind, cook, clean, take good care of my home and my family, read, sing and damn straight
- M E D I T A T E !
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Food is Medicine!
We can use our food choices to help our immune systems.
(Please see earlier post for nutritional specifics and herbal insights).
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CoVid_19 is classified as Toxic Dampness/Phlegm condition in Chinese Medicine. Patients who already have damp conditions in their systems are more likely to suffer if they contract the virus. There is also aHeat component that presents in the fever and dry cough which can further exacerbate the condition.
Knowing this we eat our medicine and choose foods that clear dampness and heat and support the organ systems that are involved in these tasks. The Spleen and Stomach help to resolve damp and assimilate our foods into nutrient rich blood. The Liver and Gallbladder help to keep the blood pure and clear out toxins.
Foods that help to build nutrient rich blood and clear damp are cooked. Root vegetables, soups, dahls, curries. Onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, parsley, celery, green leafy vegetables.
Spices that are great to cook with are tumeric, licorice, (ginger, garlic if not too much heat).
Keep up your oranges, berries, apples.
Green tea
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Foods to avoid:
Alcohol, caffeine, refined sugar, fried foods, cold damp foods, dairy, especially ice cream.
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PLEASE READ!
This is your preventative and treatment guide.
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To be in touch with the beauty of life that is present right now:
Please put down your Phone.
Trust your connection to the earth-feet on the ground.
Trust your heart in your chest and Breathe fully!
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VISUALIZE HEALTH
Organ systems being hit by the Corona Virus are: lungs, heart , kidneys, liver.
Covid 19 can cause multi organ failure, which is a threat!
Corona virus affects deep lung tissue which has much to do with grief and loss, so be mindful to do your deep breathing exercises and fill the lungs with GRATIFFUL Qi!

Immune systems are overwhelmed thru citacon storms and the immune function throws everything at it which is causing the organ function and the immune system overload. Essentially the body goes haywire on itself, much like an autoimmune condition.
Corona virus has a specific type of protein that binds with a specific receptor that lives in the lungs, kidney, liver and heart. The receptor is angio tense enzyme 2 receptor.
So if you are on an ace inhibitor drug, they upregulate your ACE2 receptors which make you more susceptible, you may want to talk to your doctor as you may be more susceptible to COVID -19.

“2019-nCoV, caused the pneumonia outbreak in China and continue to expand. The host receptor for 2019-nCoV Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), which is the same as the host receptor of SARS-CoV. Targeting ACE2 holds the promise for preventing 2019-nCoV infection. Chinese Medicine herbs could be a valuable pool for identifying active compounds for treating infection of 2019-nCoV. “

Chinese herbs can block the ACE2 enzyme receptor and help immune support!
(I am not your doctor and am not prescribing this to you! you must consult YOUR care provider.)
However, what I am taking daily now is Isatis leaf and root, Echinacea root and leaf, platycodon root, astragalus root, Goldenseal root, Ligustiicum root, licorice root, gingseng root, vitamin C and B, & zinc.

I am also making a green juice daily including: kale, celery, carrot, lemon, ginger, turmeric and orange.

I encourage meditating, getting to the beach or outside for movement an hour per day, which helps keep Spring or Wood energy moving forward with creativity and hope - which are the gifts of the Liver and Gallbladder.
Take time now....this is truly a unique opportunity for mindfulness reflection and self care.
Love and grace for all....
Polly
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Clinic Closed:
It is with a very weighted heart that I closed Tides Acupuncture and Massage tonight.

The spread of this virus is becoming exponentially unsafe and I believe the most socially and healthy choice for all is to distance.
We will be back in service as soon as possible!
Enjoy your loved ones.
Be well!!!!
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Polly
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