The Six Intentions of Grounding We Explored This Fall:
Trust … Calm … Center … Uncoil … Rise … Pause
There’s still time to get your Fall Yoga classes in at Peaceful Hands … our session wraps up this week, with classes on Monday (10/28) and Wednesday (10/30).
Our special six-week HOLIDAY session will begin on Monday, November 4.
It’s easy to get “too busy.”
Just hanging on is a challenge some days.
But, think of what Yoga gives back if you make a little time for it – renewed energy; a more supple and stronger body; improved immunity, circulation, and respiration; a refreshed mind; and that vital reconnection of body, mind, and heart. Continue reading →
Some reminders for you, as this session begins its wind-down …
Saturday Yoga is tomorrow, October 12, at 9:30 a.m. at Peaceful Hands.
Give yourself a weekend treat and unroll your mat with us!
(Saturday Exclusive: I’m going to teach one of the sweetest, easiest, quickest, most effective grounding techniques there is … it works!)
Saturday’s class is already included in the unlimited session or counts as one class if you’re taking the 10- or 8-class package. And, drop-ins are always welcome. $13. Continue reading →
So, apologies for going over – once again – this repeat, duplicate, redone, reduplicated, remade, restated, replicated, reprised, and rerun announcement:
There will be no Yoga class at Peaceful Hands on Monday, September 30.
BUT … I invite you to join me at the Orange County Historical Society on Monday at 7:00 p.m. for my presentation:
160 Games: The Lost Ballplayers of Orange
There will be snacks, baseball, history, and me.
There will be no downward facing dogs and no savasanas. 😎
Even if you don’t like baseball (and you must let me change your mind about that sometime), this event is a deep dive into more than just baseball as we explore the lives of three big leaguers from the ‘teens and ‘twenties with unique stories and special ties to Orange County.
The event is free and open to the public. More info, including directions and parking info, is on my “Baseball Bloggess” website: here.
Join me. We’ll have fun.
And, wear your favorite team’s ball cap if you have one!
** There will be no Monday/Wednesday classes with Jackie at Peaceful Hands Yoga Thanksgiving week. Classes resume on Monday, November 26.
** Our upcoming Open House/Yoga Class benefit for the Wildlife Center of Virginia is more important than ever!
On Thursday, the Wildlife Center suffered significant damage from the severe ice storm that hit the East Coast. As of Sunday morning, they are still without power (and have no back up generator).
The Wildlife Center of Virginia needs a favor from their trusty helper-outers. (That’s us!)
The Wildlife Center has admitted 22 bears this year, 15 of which are currently being cared for at the Center. Nearly all of these growing bears will be at the Center until spring 2019. That’s a lot of bears … and a lot of meals.
Each day the bears consume fruits, veggies, dog food, and other treats. Continue reading →
On SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2018 join me for our 7th annual morning Yoga class and Holiday Open House at Peaceful Hands Yoga in Orange, Virginia …
Benefiting THE WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA!
Free All-Levels Yoga Class ~ 9:30 a.m.
at Peaceful Hands Yoga Studio in Orange, Virginia
Open House follows ~ 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Not up for morning Yoga? Just come to the Open House … no open house experience necessary! 🙂
Your “cost”? 1) Make a cash/check donation to the Wildlife Center of Virginia or, 2) Bring a bag filled with helpful supplies for the Center from this “wish list”:
Paper Towels ** Tissues (no lotion) ** Glad/Hefty Trash Bags (30 gallon & yard sized) ** Ziplock Bags ** Safety Glasses/Goggles ** Mixed Nuts (unsalted, raw, no peanuts) ** Canned & Dry Dog or Cat Food (any size, any brand) ** Tuna Fish in cans ** Wild Bird Seed ** Basic office supplies: 20 lb. white paper, pens, padded mailing envelopes, dry erase markers.
Athena the barred owl at last year’s Open House.
Whoooo will be joining us? Some of the Wildlife Center’s special wild ambassadors, that’s who!
The Wildlife Center of Virginia depends entirely on the generosity of individuals like us to support their life-saving work. They have cared for more than 3,000 wild animals this year … and new patients come in every single day.
On November 15, a destructive ice storm hit Virginia. It did an enormous amount of damage to animal housing and habitat at the Wildlife Center of Virginia. Good news is that no animals or staff were injured, but there’s a lot of damage. So, our help is needed more than ever this year as they continue to care for their animals and rebuild from the storm.
I love this year-end video the Center posted last December.
They all need our help ~ Please be generous!
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Enjoy hot apple cider and deeee-licious sweet and savory homemade treats. (Plus, yes! Dr. Beier’s famous homemade cheesecake will be there, too!)
Visit with The Wildlife Center’s Executive Vice President Randy Huwa, Asst. VP of Admin. Lacy Kegley, and Outreach Director Amanda Nicholson, who will be there to thank you for your support and to tell you about the wild patients your gifts help — from bear cubs to hummingbirds.
Take A Picwith a wild critter! Maybe a raptor, maybe a possum, maybe a turtle, maybe an owl. I can’t tell you which Wildlife Center “Wild Ambassadors” will be joining us, but I can tell you that they are looking forward to seeing you!
Bring A Friend. You don’t have to do Yoga to come by. And, please invite a friend — it’s a great way to introduce new folks to our Yoga studio and to the work of the Wildlife Center. I think of Peaceful Hands as a family and if you’re interested in helping the Wildlife Center, please join us … you’re definitely family!
Can’t Attend, But Want To Help?Make an online donation. Visit the Center at wildlifecenter.org and click the “Donate” button in the upper right corner. Click the option “make a general gift.” When you “check out” you’ll have the opportunity to include a note. Let them know that you’re supporting the “Peaceful Hands” project. If you do, you’ll receive a special little thank you surprise from me!
I hope you’ll stop by.
Thank you, as always, for your kindness and generosity.
Five things — from watermelon to bear cubs — to help ensure a safe and awesome Fourth of July …
One … It’s Hot Out — Stay Hydrated. Watermelon is 92 percent water and, as a bonus, includes nutrients, essential rehydration minerals, and electrolytes. Studies have found that watermelon is far more hydrating than just plain water. And, watermelon is yum (which you really can’t say about water). (Well, you could say that about water, but you probably wouldn’t mean it.)
How many pumpkins can fit in the back of a Subaru Outback?
The correct answer is: This many.
Thank you to the lovely Shanks family who have Madison Gardens on Route 29 and who donated all these pumpkins to the Wildlife Center of Virginia. The bear cubs are going to have a delicious treat on Thanksgiving! (And, yes, I counted as we loaded … there were 248 pumpkins loaded into the Subaru, if you include the ones piled up on the front passenger seat.)
Wishing you a peaceful and happy Thanksgiving. And, because some of you asked, I am sharing with you the blessings from our Yoga classes last week — along with some from previous Thanksgiving classes.
“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
This is, by far, my most favorite cartoon of all time … from Mutts
I have looked for other blessings of gratitude over the years, and there are beautiful ones out there, but this is the one that I always come back to. It is from W.E.B. Du Bois, the tireless civil rights leader and author.
Give us thankful hearts … in this the season of Thy Thanksgiving. May we be thankful for health and strength, for sun and rain and peace. Let us seize the day and the opportunity and strive for that greatness of spirit that measures life not by its disappointments but by its possibilities, and let us ever remember that true gratitude and appreciation shows itself neither in independence nor satisfaction, but passes the gift joyfully on in larger and better form.
And, here’s a cornucopia of other gratitude blessings from our Yoga classes over the years …
And, for a beautiful poem of Gratitude from Harriett Kofalk that served as the foundation of one of our Thanksgiving Day Yoga practices: I Give Thanks
I’m sharing all these with you again to inspire you (“inspire” being simply the sneaky way of saying … I’m “reminding” you) to unroll your mat sometime this week … and infuse your practice with gratitude and a smile. Even if you do just one asana this week — just one — be grateful that you can.
May you have much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving … including this moment. And, this moment. And, this one. And …
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