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Maria taking over my classes - she will honour any outstanding passes, and I will be back to teach when I have a day off from flying - please support her xx 💙

Joy practicing reverse warrior with foot support and a view this morning! I have a new class Tue mornings at Mona Vale Surf Club 730 am that will run all through winter ( no terms ) delighting us with the changing dawn sky & seascape. Side bends are mood lifting, irritation clearing and motivating!!

Abundance and good fortune xx

This month I will be sharing some posts with you about Lakshmi, the Goddess of Abundance and Good Fortune.

All the goddesses confer power. Shakti, after all, is power. The fierce goddesses offer us the power to fight our battles, the inner ones and the outer ones. The wisdom goddesses give us inspiration and insight and the skill of speech. Lakshmi and her queenly sister goddess, Tripura Sundari, embody the skills of success - wordly and spiritual. They also carry the inner qualities that make life lovely; love, harmony, kindness. When we have Lakshmi, the old mythic texts tell us, we have everything, inner and outer, for a beautiful life. Without her? Well, without her we're impoverished, both inwardly and outwardly. Without her, the world is a desert.

We know this because it happened once, as the story of Lakshmi and Indra, king of the gods, shows us and it is easy to see this story as a parable for our own time. Just as carelessly as Indra tossed away Durvasaa's garland, our own Indras have used and tossed aside the bounty of the earth, poisoned the atmosphere, and insulted nature in a thousand ways. We see signs of Lakshmi's withdrawal in the desertification of so many parts of the planet, in the pain of starvation and cruelty that afflict so many on the earth, and in the cynicism and violence of so much contemporary art and culture. From a subtle perspective, when we consider what it means to live sustainably in this world, we are actually contemplating what it means to incarnate Lakshmi. Even the word 'sustainable' is a reference to her.

So this month I invite you to invoke Lakshmi on a daily basis so that you and all are guided to live more sustainably and so that you are graced with the qualities associated with her - good fortune, loving kindness, material prosperity, physical health, beauty, purity of motive, well-being, energy, vitality, and every kind of radiance.

Let's join together to invite more Lakshmi energy back to our earth right now and to help us to make choices which support all that she represents.

Find out more about how to invoke Lakshmi in 'Awakening Shakti' (/www.sallykempton.com/books-and-audio/)

Aum shreem maha lakshmyai namah. 🙏
(Illustration by Ekabhumi Charles Ellik shared his kind permission)

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Yessssss! Thank you Adewale Jr. | Health is Wealth] What I tell all my participants in all my movement classes, I am training to lift my overpacked 45 pound carry-on into the overhead bin without assistance. I don’t like to check a bag. I’m always afraid it’s gonna get lost.

My partner says you packed it you carry it. And I do a lot of solo travel so I need to be able to haul my gear.

I also want to be able to get up off the floor well into my 80s and 90s I want to live in home for as long as possy! I want to dance travel and do laundry.

My fitness movement practice is about longevity and investing in my future self

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Research puts yoga at the heart of health
A recent meta-analysis, a robust type of study that combines the results from a number of randomized controlled trials, showed that yoga is effective at controlling cardiovascular disease risk factors and may play a role in prevention.
Read the post: https://yogatherapy.health/2023/02/02/research-puts-yoga-at-the-heart-of-health/

Welcome Year of the Rabbit!

Mindfulness is good for your health, happiness and wellbeing. Research shows mindfulness can even have a positive effect on our brain function.

When you're feeling anxious or overwhelmed, this simple 5,4,3,2,1 technique can bring your mind back to the present and help you to feel calm.

Try it next time you need to re-focus and strive to notice small details that you would usually tune out.

Classes resume Jan 05 💕 every Mon & Thu 930am in this beautiful space AND we have bolsters 💕 happy holidays and thank you for your support in 2022 💕

Look on the Brightside - Northern Beaches Advocate After a long wait, the new café has opened at Mona Vale Surf Club.

The doors were open on Thursday morning and it was like having the ocean in the room

Our brand new room could not be more beautiful!!!

Let’s talk about the seven types of rest ….

Ben Meer on Twitter “Have you ever slept 7+ hours but still felt EXHAUSTED? Me too. While sleeping is physical rest, You actually need 7 types of rest to avoid burnout (According to Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith). So stay at your best with these 7 types of rest:”

Who’s ready for a deliciously decadent treat this Wednesday? We’re looking forward to some yummy treats baked by our volunteers and local supporters. Please come and support to help raise funds for those in need. Pictured are cakes by 🧁❤️

In celebration of plural truths ✨

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Due to some unexpected emergency maintenance issues the club is closed on Thu and there will be no class - call me if this impacts your pass xx

Mona Surf Club classes are back! Mon & Thu 9:30am for an hour, no need to book, purchase passes www.peaceyogalove.com SO EXCITED 💕

Until I thought of myself as the sea… 🌊

This training was superb if anyone is interested, I highly recommend xx