"Keep squeezing drops of the Sun
From your prayers and work and music,
from your friend's beautiful laughter
And from the most insignificant movements
Of your own holy body."
-Hafiz
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Friday, December 29, 2006
Gratitude
I am compelled to write as this last month of the year comes to a close. The moon is waxing, my heart is full, hence the desire to express gratitude.
First, I wish to thank Heather Sullivan and her iniation of "Build an Altar, Altar your Life". In September hundreds of people started a year long project that is called, "13 moons, 13 altars."
Each new moon Heather sends out a theme and we embark upon the journey of building an altar dedicated to the theme. The first theme was building an altar representing "My Biggest Fear". October's theme was "Forgiveness" and November's theme, "Gratitude".
I have a long list of things for which I am grateful, however when I plunged deep into the recess of my heart what emerged were the faces of the multitudes of beautiful women who have found their way into my prenatal yoga classes. I feel an enormous amount of gratitude to each of you who have come with your growing round bellies to share with me your stories of womanhood and pregnancy. It is an honor to sit with you, to breathe with you and to practice yoga with you during this extraordinary time of life.
When I began teaching prenatal yoga in 1999 I had no idea the impact that it would have on the community. I have encouraged you to reach out to each other during your pregnancy and many of you did just that. Numerous mother's groups have blossomed as seeds of connections were made and nutured during class time and beyond. The first group formed in 2000 and still share camping trips, Holidays and other gatherings as the children are coming into their 7th year.
I also had no idea how my life would be so completely enriched by the lives of each of you. It seems that pregnancy brings out the very essence of who we are as women and I am blessed to bear witness to this each time we gather in the prenatal yoga class. Thank you for sharing the truth of your being. It brings life to us all.
I have not seen the theme for this current moon and what it is to express. However it feels like after gratitude comes Hope. So it is with a sense of Hope that We Women will continue to expand into the fullness of our most gracious outrageous bold divine Being!!
First, I wish to thank Heather Sullivan and her iniation of "Build an Altar, Altar your Life". In September hundreds of people started a year long project that is called, "13 moons, 13 altars."
Each new moon Heather sends out a theme and we embark upon the journey of building an altar dedicated to the theme. The first theme was building an altar representing "My Biggest Fear". October's theme was "Forgiveness" and November's theme, "Gratitude".
I have a long list of things for which I am grateful, however when I plunged deep into the recess of my heart what emerged were the faces of the multitudes of beautiful women who have found their way into my prenatal yoga classes. I feel an enormous amount of gratitude to each of you who have come with your growing round bellies to share with me your stories of womanhood and pregnancy. It is an honor to sit with you, to breathe with you and to practice yoga with you during this extraordinary time of life.
When I began teaching prenatal yoga in 1999 I had no idea the impact that it would have on the community. I have encouraged you to reach out to each other during your pregnancy and many of you did just that. Numerous mother's groups have blossomed as seeds of connections were made and nutured during class time and beyond. The first group formed in 2000 and still share camping trips, Holidays and other gatherings as the children are coming into their 7th year.
I also had no idea how my life would be so completely enriched by the lives of each of you. It seems that pregnancy brings out the very essence of who we are as women and I am blessed to bear witness to this each time we gather in the prenatal yoga class. Thank you for sharing the truth of your being. It brings life to us all.
I have not seen the theme for this current moon and what it is to express. However it feels like after gratitude comes Hope. So it is with a sense of Hope that We Women will continue to expand into the fullness of our most gracious outrageous bold divine Being!!
