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By the Inauguration, Neptune’s charismatic glow will lie over everything. As has been the case all along, this emperor remains impossible to pin down. He is a spin- doctor of the highest water, and our job will be to plow through Neptune’s illusions and show up time and again for reality. It will not be easy because we are emotionally at trigger points. Finding a clear path through the miasma of uncertainty requires some degree of review and revamp, but try not to get mired in old messes. Yes, we need to heal the world. Yes, clarity is hard to come by. How do we take first steps to clear up the intolerance, indifference, and lack of education?
Thursday, Mars is moving to square Saturn, which can be a challenge. It can also sustain an unrelenting power. Because Saturn also squares Chiron, the wounded healer, the challenges may be those we fear, those that hold wounding. As this election peaks and we see clearly the president we now have, shades of JFK’s famous line appear again: the question is what can I do to provide a better world for myself, my children, strangers mired in poverty, refugees mired in survival? For this is MY job. I can no longer pretend that the work will be done by my government. Nor do I wish to turn my life and dreams over to the new emperor. Mars squaring Saturn may be just the antidote.
Jupiter may also provide a clarion call to this battle. He is in Libra where we want to be fair, graceful and harmonious. But Jupiter opposes Eris, the Warrior Goddess, who is ready to do battle at all times. Creating dialog with these opposites is helpful. What also helps is an objective view point. With the Sun entering Aquarius on Thursday, we shall move toward that clear-eyed thinking. It’s true, Aquarian energy does not shirk from a fight, but it also looks to the future to see what will help mankind. Many of our great rebellious leaders have Aquarian energy that thinks and acts outside the box.
Your Practice This Week: Act upon the future you want. Shrug off the inertia of despair, stand your mat and dig into power poses. Challenge yourself with: Parsva Bakasana/Side Crow; One of the many forms of Eka Pada Koundinyasa/One Leg over the elbow, the other somewhere in space; Kapinjalasa/Raindrop Drinking Bird Pose. I leave that to your imagination. But whatever you do-Dream Big! Don’t give up on the tough poses, or your path. They are inextricably woven together, just as all of us are who dream a better world.
Your Birthday Week: You are a ‘cuspal body’- straddling two diametrically different energies. You may come up against the restraints of your Capricorn directives with the Mars pushing you to shift gears. You may fill your Aquarian freedom fighter being controlled by outside sources. Never easy for you. But, I trust you will prevail for we count on you to lead the next successful revolt. Hang tough! Dream Big!
SCHEDULE Hope to see you all in classes this week as I will be gone 1/22-2/22
Wed. Jan. 18th, 5:15 pm level I-II & 7:00 pm~ level II-III classes~ The high prana continues to float boats this week. Laughing Dog Yoga, 159 Linden, Wellesley.
Thurs. Jan. 19, 8:30 AM~ Pilates mat. The Studio at One Edson rd, Natick
Sat. Jan. 21, 8:30 ~Intermediate Vinyasa Flow. Blue Lotus Yoga, 945 Great Plain Ave. Needham.
Upcoming~ Boston March Jan 21. Here’s the link: Check it out. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-womens-march-for-america-tickets-29650185503 Let’s go! Arm in arm, singing our songs, showing up for our rights, our life, our freedom. No better way to toast the New. Hallelujah -See you there! I will set up a meeting spot in town and send out ideas for a song list that everyone can join. Send me your ideas as well…think Selma, early folk, civil rights, old timey church sounds, the Beatles. What gives us courage? What makes us happy? What declares us free agents? What sings our souls?
European Workshops~ Winter 2017
Shakti Yoga Dances Provence 1/29
Madrid Teacher Training-Shakti Yoga Dances 2/4-5
Shakti at the International Congreso de Yoga, Valencia 2/12
Bikram Yoga, Weekend Taller de Shakti, Valencia- 2/18-19
If interested see International workshops at: shaktidances.com & dailybreathjournal.com
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