Prescient Shadows May 17-24

You may be a light seeking missile, worn from retrograde stalls and confusion. You may be so tired you no longer care. If you are full of pep and clear about strategies, this post will not be of interest. But if, despite the low grade exhaustion from the Mars retrograde, you are hearing more intuitive knock-knocks, if you have been visiting your past more than usual, even to having un-expected old friends re-appear, and perhaps more importantly, if you having been questioning old hard-held truths, then ‘come on down.’ Let’s dress-up to howl the Full Moon.

The upcoming Full Moon on the 21st might be titled ‘Truth or Consequences.” The Gemini Sun is how we question and gather information. The Sagittarius Moon interprets and collates those bits of information and knowledge. Last week’s Astrology, titled, “I’ll See It When I Believe It” remains a powerful mantra, preparing hearts and minds for this Full Moon, along with Mercury-ruler of Gemini, turning direct on the 22^nd, under the Moon’s sumptuous light. Now is the time to question everything, ask truth of every being, grow compassion by listening with the heart, acknowledge preconceives and prejudice. This week can be used to access inner resources and mindsets, just as the Grand Earth Trine of Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto grows outer resources with quiet support of what’s really important to us….where are we ready to take our next leap? What supports that?

As we inexorably move toward summer, dropping retrogrades by the wayside, we consciously and un-consciously prepare new life, possibly with reborn structures of reality and expanded truth. As Mercury, in Taurus, ruled by Venus, turns direct, we will acknowledge the beauty in our lives, and have better tools to not only use it personally, but to profoundly share it with others in meaningful ways.

As you stand the mat and move into your Practice, feel it as a ritual of beauty. Encourage your poses to bathe you not only from a practical health focus of strength and flexibility, but to support your spirit in its resolve to be deeply present to each moment. There as many ways and means to move as there are languages to speak. Yoga is listening to the language of our heart in loving conversation with soul.

 Practice this Week:  

A ten minute opening salvo to create balance and inner support for a Practice: Begin with 1. Pranayama, Nadi Shodana, alternate nostril breathing for five minutes. 2. Follow with one minute of opening to inner peace, with eyes closed. 3. Expand the emotional body with Janu Sirsana, exhaling through hip muscles. 4. Bring knees in, contracting Abs to support the spine, roll back and forth, massaging the back, then sit, lengthen legs and spine up into Navasana, (bend knees bent if back is weak). If wanting the burn, hold full pose 10 breaths. 5. Bend knees to sit in Sukhasana, rolling over legs onto hands. On all fours, stretch legs back, and lift hips into Adho Mukha/Down Dog. All poses found: dailybreathjournal.com/Yoga/Poses

You have wonderful subs at Laughing Dog Wed. night classes: Jen Cooper at 5:15, and Elgar Pichler at 7:00 PM.

There is no Saturday Yoga at the church on the 21^st.

On following Memorial Day weekend of 28, summer Yoga schedule begins: Solo 8:30 AM class only. This is the last Saturday class at the church. We shall close this phase with heartfelt ritual. Beginning June 4, Saturday classes, at 8:30 AM, move to Blue Lotus Yoga in Needham. We will open to this new life and home with joyous ritual. Further information forthcoming after Mercury turns Direct.

Summer’s Shakti Intensive, July 22-24, grows with excitement of Euro-Yoga Instructors, alongside locals, creating synthesis of fascinating energy. View new duet video, and training information at shaktidances.com

To register, or with questions go to: samanthacameron@verizon.net.