Morning Yoga - Yoga To Start Your Day!

Recently, i realized that i needed to do something to sort of "reboot" my life.  I knew that sleeping in, although it felt great at the moment, was not serving me at all.  I began to get up at 6 and search YouTube for a yoga practice.  I have found this yoga instructor, Adrienne, who has about 70 videos to choose from. She's cute and non pretentious, and even says silly things once in a while and laughs at herself.  I like her and her practice very much.
 This morning yoga video is a nice, gentle way to start you day, if that's the kind of morning you're having.  

Today is the first day of autumn.

Set your intentions for the day, for the season, for your life...

Breathe~

Namaste

6 Hour Zen Meditation Music: Relaxing Music, Calming Music, Soothing Mus...

Good Morning, loves~

This is the meditation music i chose this morning....Breathe

~Namaste~

22 September 2015

This is it, the last day of summer as we know it, or, shall i say...knew it.  The days of laying in the sun, strappy dresses and garden parties give way to bonfires, harvest festivals and hoodies.

I always find myself noticing the darker shadows and the smells.  I say darker shadows, because as summer turns to fall, the evening comes earlier, so, i notice things becoming dark around dinner time as the weather chills, as opposed to after 8 pm and late night sangria with girlfriends.  My music playlists begin to change, and where i was listening to a lot more funky world beats, reggae and Grateful Dead, i find myself drawn to a slower tempo and eerie melodies.  I am drawn to darker colors, and will begin to pull on brown tights and boots with my favorite turquoise dress.

I dream more of baking, which i don't do often, but, i like to think that i'll maybe get to a good recipe or two.  I begin to think about what i want to do for Halloween and who i will feature on my Dia de los Muertes altar. 

Here's a song that came up on the playlist i mentioned before:

Lovesick Blues

by: Pokey LaFarge

https://youtu.be/V7WFSSVzTOU

I heard this on the soundtrack to Boardwalk Empire, a tv drama that takes place in 1920s New Jersey.  Great story, amazing costumes, fabulous music!

Autumn to me feels like a time of letting go.  Of small deaths of things we have held onto in vain, and no longer need.  The things that do not serve us any longer. For allowing time to mourn and go deep.  Deep enough to allow ourselves the chance to let it go, to place it somewhere safe, somewhere we can still visit, but not linger.  To place flowers upon it's headstone and create the proper memories surrounding whatever it was.

To savour it's rich emotions like you would a glass of red wine, or the first bite of a savory tart. We may weep, we may laugh, we may toast a glass in memory, but, we must remember to release and move on,  creating the space needed for the next part of our journey.

So, let us celebrate this last day of summer, and send out kisses on the wind~

Be kind

Be real

Be brave

~ALWAYS~