"Yoga Extras:" Resources for the wk of: Fri 8/11-T 8/15

I am creating these "Yoga Extras" blog posts for those of you resonating with the public yoga classes & Yoga Teacher Trainings I am leading. Inside of these blog posts you will find extra resources that support our weekly class theme. The weekly classes I guide are themed according to the season & collective energetic "weather"--This is of course influenced by many things; for instance, not only national and global events but how masses of people are feeling about and reacting to those events. It is also influenced by space weather (see spaceweather.com) & the current movement/placement of celestial bodies ie: the sun, moon, planets, nodes, stars, etc. You can find me teaching currently at Black Swan Yoga (North-Anderson) in Austin, TX. I am on the schedule as "Erika K." Mention this webpage for a free class.

Physical Focus (Peak Pose): Side bends, gentle back bends, twists, (arm & wrist strengthening/relief) all to prepare for Jump Through prep exercises--practicing new strengthening techniques to prepare our physical practice for more.

Philosophical: In light of all of the death/re-birth energy I and many others are tuning into in our current energetic atmosphere, we are, this week, preparing for more.

Click here for this week's Playlist titled: "Preparing for More."

Hello, dear ones.

Click the above pic for the whole of this week's reading. I've only ever heard the first few lines (those I read in class). So the remainder of the poem is new to me too. As per usual, take what resonates, leave the rest. I'm also including here a podcast I've been really really enjoying. It is essentially (mostly) a collection of NDE stories: Near Death Experiences. I find these utterly fascinating. The one I included here is a story that takes place on the Guadalupe River not far from Austin. There has just been so much death/re-birth energy I have been tuning in to, both literal and metaphorical. I hope you enjoy Mel's podcast as much as I have. It's called, Love Covered Life. Below that I've added some pics from an email I receive regularly from an old friend/mentor/colleague, Dr. Deb Kern, who also taught in Austin for years. She is, in my opinion, a clear, solid, brilliant resource for healing/upgrading. In her email this week she included a meditation she created. I am here including it for you. Reach out to her on the email support@deborahkern.com (as seen on the very bottom of this blog) if you would like to start receiving her emails--she is always including helpful resources for moving through this intense growth period we are all experiencing together. Her Shakti Dance is amaaazzing and a fantastic addition to a standard yoga practice.

In Love & service,

ek.

xo