My So-Called Yoga Life

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• From the Ashes🔥

  Posted at 12:30 am by Lisa K, on June 29, 2019

  

  𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨

  𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙮,

  𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮,

  𝙎𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣?

  𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

   

  𝙎𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮,

  𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜,

  𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣,

  𝙏𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

   

  𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥,

  𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙧𝙝𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨,

  𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣,

  𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣.

   

  𝙏𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣,

  𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚,

  𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣, 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡, 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣,

  𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙗,

   

  𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜,

  𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮,

  𝙎𝙖𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚,

  𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜.

   

  𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩,

  𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡’𝙨 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩,

  𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜,

  𝘼𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩.

   

   

  𝓑𝔂: 𝓛𝓲𝓼𝓪♥️

   

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• How does change feel?

  Posted at 2:05 am by Lisa K, on September 9, 2018

  

  Hi friends,

  It has been a few months since I have shared a post with you, wow! It’s not that I haven’t been writing, moreover that I have been busy with some changes!

  The funny thing about change, it’s always there, it is really the one thing we can truly count on in life. And yet…it can cause a hurricane of emotion, dislike and even cause problems if we try to avoid it.  I truly find that writing helps me to unbox and understand my thoughts and feelings and today I would like to share a poem with you about change.  Moreover, after reading it, I would be very interested to know your thoughts on change as well.

  How does change feel?

  One day it may be sunny,

  On another it may rain,

  Like the unpredictably of weather,

  Things in life will always change.

  Why are we continually so resistant,

  To something we are constantly exposed,

  Why is it so difficult sometimes,

  To finally learn to just let go.

  Patterns that make us happy,

  Ones that make us sad,

  It seems we desire familiarity,

  We want something  that we’ve had.

  Grasping, holding, desperately coddling,

  Wishing that all will be the same,

  But how can we grow in life?

  If we want everything to be so tame.

  Like a child learning to walk,

  Branching out can feel so alien,

  But if you don’t believe and take that step,

  The past’s grip is as strong as titanium.

  Feel, think, believe and trust,

  It’s all within your strength of will,

  Your desires are within your reach,

  Let your inner voice guide your skill.

  Suddenly you behold the truth,

  Your heart races with the realization,

  That to enjoy the beauty of this life,

  You must be open to this revelation.

  By: Lisa Michelle♥️

   

   

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• Self Love

  Posted at 1:43 am by Lisa K, on May 6, 2018

  
  Self Love

  Born into this world,

  We know the gifts that we possess,

  The Love that we are capable of,

  How to find our way to bliss.

  But as we grow there is doubt,

  A strange feeling that is unknown,

  It hurts to feel its wrath,

  And defensive ways will grow.

  The soul cannot interpret evil,

  The pain is far too great,

  It shrivels up and sinks down,

  By the hurt that comes from hate.

  A sheath of protection must ensue,

  But the edges may be frayed,

  Patterns begin to fester,

  And the soul becomes afraid.

  Realization of this war,

  Brings sadness but not defeat,

  Our light begins to burn,

  So strongly that it won’t deplete.

  Love brings all beings to their knees,

  And the soul knows this best,

  It pours love from every seam,

  Sadness can no longer  act to suppress.

  Beauty, faith and Love grow strong,

  Trust and honesty are high,

  All the feels that are meant to be,

  Become our greatest in supply.

  Words are only letters,

  Do you feel the light ignite your soul?

  Remember the most important one,

  It’s only you who can make you whole.

  By~ Lisa Michelle♥️

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• Are We Not Unicorns?

  Posted at 5:36 pm by Lisa K, on April 8, 2018

  

  As a young girl, I was absolutely captivated by fantasy creatures, especially the unicorn. A majestic being with a wild and free spirit, found in the enchanted forests around the mythical world. With their sparkling horn as the vortex of their magnificent, unrestrained power and purity, their supernatural qualities are noble in nature. The movie Legend is in my top 5 all time favourites. I just love watching the unicorns gallop through the river as Tom Cruise observed their incredible beauty from behind a bush nearby.

  Unicorns are meant to be free and cannot be captured or touched. If this should happen and their horn is removed, they will die. Along with it, all the fair enchantment of their magic will fall and become evil. When I think about what that means, I often compare it to the human desire to tame and become master to wild creatures of this world and their own individual gifts. The desire to capture that which is forbidden brings me back to the very nature of what it means to be human, right down to the story Adam and Eve. To want something that is not to be taken seems to be part of the human condition and has led our species down some slippery slopes in this world. Why is it that we possess this inclination? Why do we allow it to control our behaviours? While I don’t have the answer to these questions, I do have some personal speculations on what they mean.

  To me, the unicorn symbolizes the true nature of our own spirit. The fact that we have become unable to see that we already have everything we need inside ourselves and always have makes me feel melancholy. In the very first post I wrote for this blog, I referenced a native creation story about how the human spirit has been hidden within us so that we would not find it until we are prepared to realize our oneness with the divine. The unicorn is a divine being and we are divine beings too. The problem is that we place value on things that we admire or wish to take them for ourselves. Our world is built on the hierarchy of a system of money and power that dictates the value of something as a prize to own, not as an experience of life or a way of existing. That has long been forgotten by the power of greed and social stature in society. These are generalizations as I dare not speak for all of mankind, but they are marked patterns in the operation of the many civilizations of this world, without doubt.

  The rush of wonder and admiration I feel when I watch those unicorns running in the forest, that feeling is out of respect and love for the power of the untamed and the unbound. For the confident and carefree magical beauty of their very existence. We are born into this life with the understanding of our unicorn nature, that knowing. I remember feeling like I could do anything I wanted if I tried hard enough, if I let my creative energy flow, as a child. I would spend hours dancing, making artwork, creating in my own way and felt limitless. I believe we all wish to feel that way our whole lives, to be confident in our capabilities and at the same time know that their worth is really in the experience of creating them. That this experience itself is so powerful in its realization of the interconnected fiery light that joins each of us to one another and then allows it to dance in our passions of life’s purpose.

  The greatest artists in the world did not spend painstaking hours on their craft merely for recognition or how others would receive their creations, it was for the process of it. Because they loved it. Fearlessly following the effulgent light burning so deeply into the essence of who they knew they were. At first, they didn’t even know or care if what they created was loved by others at all. We observe people like this with awe and admiration, as if we lack their capability. In reality we need to make a space inside to rediscover that light within and let it guide us on our way.

  We are all unicorns! Isn’t that totally awesome! To think when I was little, I used to make a little horn and decorate it with sparkles so a I could run around with it taped to my forehead, lol! I wanted to be one, and now I am working on rediscovering that I already am!

  Well my beautiful readers, that is my little philosophical musing for today. Wishing you all the very best week coming! Keep smiling😄

  Much Love,

  Lisa xo

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• Cosmic Love

  Posted at 3:10 am by Lisa K, on March 18, 2018

  

  Cosmic Love

  Love is warm, soft and sweetly divine.
  Love is vast, blissful and overwhelming at times.
  Love is comforting, powerful and without condition.
  It is something we search for as part of life’s mission.
  Love is supposed to be thoughtful, Love is supposed to be kind,  but how can it be those things when sometimes it’s blind?

  Is Love our own? Or is it only shared?
  How can we have it without another who cares?
  Is self Love the same as what we desire from others?
  Or do we require the heart of another?
  How can Love be free from pain?
  Without judgement or sadness, can it be without bane?

  Love is vulnerable, it’s soft to the core, how can we enjoy it when it’s attached to much more?

  Does Love mean sacrifice? Must we be vulnerable to obtain? These things are not easy and can cause some to abstain.

  Is it the human condition that holds us back? From the feeling of Pure Love, our senses may lack.
  Freedom in Love is such a beautiful thing, the thought alone makes my little heart sing.
  Maybe that’s part of our work in this form,
  To unify our souls and let Cosmic Love be reborn.

  By: Lisa Michelle ♥️

   

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• The Yoga of Trees: A creative writing piece inspired by the word “tree”

  Posted at 5:34 pm by Lisa K, on February 17, 2018

  

  I thought I would do something a little different as far as writing goes to try and tap more into my creativity. In doing so I thought I would follow the idea of writing based solely on the inspiration of a word. I have seen blogging groups leave threads open like this and the intention is to help stir this creativity. When I started to think about what word to use, I thought I’d open a dictionary and find one randomly but then suddenly the word tree came into my mind and I went with it…

  Tree

  Leaves fall off randomly as the wind whips the tree’s branches this way and that. The branches give way with ease, flexibly moving with each gust. With each thrash, seeds fly off and if they are lucky enough to land on the forest floor in a spot where rays of the sunlight shine down to, they will likely germinate and grow. It is purely by chance that they are lucky enough to come into existence and once that miracle occurs, and they manage not to be trampled by animals or eaten, they will be around for a long time. They live for centuries and see many events come to pass. Passively listening and moving slowly as they grow towards the light of the sun. Their rings demonstrate the obstacles they must overcome in times of drought or cold. They wear these as insignificantly as the rings that show their strongest and most plentiful years of growth. Like an iceberg, that which we can see above in all its glory is only but a mere glimpse of the immensity and complexity of what lies below. In silence, they quietly breath in the carbon dioxide from the air and in return provide life giving oxygen for the inhabitants of the earth. They are the custodians of our existence, the artists who paint the beautiful blue hues in our atmosphere and are literally responsible for each and every breath that we take.

  The trees are akin to our inner seer, our divinity or force of life. We are born with all of the wisdom required to exist in this form, but are without faculties to grasp it and revel in its blissful glory. Our light is forever an observer, waiting for us to realize and bring to fruition the lessons we have to learn within our lives from our biological existence to our transcendental essence itself. The beauty and grace of our inner light is only revealed in tiny drops and when we least expect it. It is those times when we feel the sudden burst of attuned perfection of alignment in our body mind and soul and they vanish as uncontrollably as they may appear. We unknowingly tap into that sacred part of ourselves at times when we are working within our dharma or true purpose in this world. This is what may drive some to become more trained in the learning of how to witness and in essence become yoga.  This is the enmeshed existence of life with an acute awareness of our own divinity, something that is to be experienced only by a tiny fraction of the devoted monks and practitioners of spiritual awakenings.

  Like the trees, we all wish to know our purpose and give of it freely without attachment. We are jaded by this attachment which is what leads us to lose touch with our effulgent light, to be drawn into the dark. To feel anger, fear, scorn, hatred and jealousy and that is what draws out the evil that will inevitably hold us back forever.

  By~ Lisa Michelle♥️

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• 5 Tips to Motivate the Home Practitioner in the Winter

  Posted at 3:34 am by Lisa K, on January 16, 2018

  

  So over the last month we have had temperatures as low as -30 degrees and even though the heat is on in the house and I have a space heater, it is difficult to get my yoga practice going in the morning sometimes. I feel almost like the fact that my life has called for some evening practice times has been a godsend even though I am really more of a morning person, lol.  So I thought it would be a good idea to share some of my tried, tested and true motivation methods to get on that mat in the early morning during the dark and cold winter months.

  1. When you open your eyes in the morning, drink a large glass of water as soon as your alarm goes off to make you wake up! I keep my water bottle beside my bed so that I pop up and drink it when I turn the alarm off. This helps to get me up, get my digestive tract moving and overall the habit of doing this helps prime me for getting out of bed. It helps that in the next 15 mins, I will need to use the washroom as well, lol!
  2. Once you are up, turn the space heater on in your practice space right away so it can start to warm things up from the get-go. I always find that when I do this, I feel happy to step on my mat next to the extra warmth already going. It’s akin to having a car-starter for that morning drive! It just makes things that little bit easier, which actually goes a long way!
  3. Wear some extra layers that you can peel off as you warm up. I like to practice in leggings and a sports bra. It isn’t fun to put this on early on a cold day and get to practicing yoga. I wear a long sleeve top and after my surya namaskara, I am usually ready to take it off. Wear whatever makes you feel comfy and able to move without feeling unnecessarily chilly. Even with my space heater, I am acutely aware of the temperature difference as it occilates from left to right.
  4. When it’s cold, sometimes I like to try and talk myself out of doing my whole practice. This is actually okay because as you warm up, your mind will change because you will feel that beautiful feeling of your muscles waking up and lengthening as you warm and strengthen. This is one of my favourite parts of practice. As a home practitioner, it is commonplace to have this internal dialogue of doing just standing poses or primary series for me. I relish the end of my practice when I finish the entire thing and actually enjoy doing some of my more difficult poses because I am more aware of how much more fluid and connected I feel as I practice compared to before I started or how I would feel if I didn’t practice. In fact, the memory of this endorphin high is what helps motivate me each time I feel like giving in to my desire to stay in bed. Over time, it has become a serious motivator so that now I am able to get up at 4:30am when I need to start home practice as early as 5am so that I can fit it into my day.

  People have gasped in disbelief when I tell them the schedule I have and even more so at the schedule I had before I had children. As a dental hygienist working down in the city, I would have to get up at 3:20am to fit practice in at my shala before heading to work for 7:30am. I know it sounds crazy, but when something changes your life the way practicing yoga has changed mine, it is really a no brainer. The priming of practicing at early times and the feeling in my body after each time I practice continues to serve as a serious motivator for me to continue. Don’t get me wrong, there are still days where I have had REAL trouble, but knowing that my feeling will return if I push through has allowed me to get past the initial inertia many times.

  5. My final tip is to plan for a delicious cup of coffee and breakfast after practice. I often think about what I will do and how I will feel after I am done to motivate me to get out of bed when it is most difficult. I also remind myself how upset I will be if I do give in and stay in bed. There is just too much to gain from getting up and doing my asana and breathing through each pose. It really is such a personal time, to connect and feel into me before I spend the day as open to what the day may hold as possible. It is a way to regroup and collect myself, and each time I am able to will myself onto the mat and do my practice is another proof that I am the master of my destiny. It sounds cliche, but I enjoy the ability I have to help myself be my best self each time I am able to do so. I feel confident, I feel strong, I feel capable and most of all, I feel ME. It is what keeps me motivated, sane even. My practice is one thing I can count on, whether it is only standing because my son wakes up or I’m able to do my whole practice. I am there, everyday, contributing to the betterment of my physical, mental and spiritual health. I am my own master. I am the director of what I am capable of doing and it feels fucking awesome.

  So be your master. Kick your butt out of bed for a meditation, a run, yoga, anything that helps you reset yourself and find YOU before you begin your day. It will only bring joy, happiness and confidence and who wouldn’t want that??

  Be your best self, hug yourself and look in the mirror today- smile and tell yourself you are amazing because YOU ARE!!

  Much Love,

  Lisa xo

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• The Art of Finding Time

  Posted at 5:56 pm by Lisa K, on January 8, 2018

  

  I have written about becoming flexible in the aspects of the physical body and the mental body. But lately I have been thinking more about how to find time to do the things you love and enjoy them without worrying about fitting them into a busy schedule. The reason that I have become sensitive to this particular topic is because I have had some difficulty recently, fitting in my practice time with all of the festivities of the season. I thoroughly enjoy spending time with those I hold dear, but it doesn’t change the fact that my daily rituals of life are affected. I have become accustomed to doing evening practices and hav even perfected the amount of time needed after eating to ensure they are successful. I have actually grown to appreciate the different aspects that an evening practice can offer such as increased strength and flexibility. I do find that sometimes evening practices are marred by racing thoughts but there are no (for the most part) interruptions from my little babes who are sleeping. I suppose there are pros and cons to any time.   I have practiced in hotel rooms, hotel gyms and in my bedroom over the last couple of weeks. While none of them are my ideal spot, there were benefits in some cases! In one hotel room, there was a gas fireplace and it got really nice and toasty! I most definitely appreciated that with all the frigid temps we’ve been having lately. The gym spot was not as good, with people working out around me and a low ceiling, it was distracting. But I was able to fit it in!! My gym practice was at 8:30pm, so as a natural morning person, some adaptation is required, lol.  What I found a couple of days was that I got half a practice done in the morning and then finished it up in the evening! Seriously, sometimes it’s necessary to become inventive in how to get things done.
  The main point of importance during this time was that, even though I had to be even more mentally flexible with my schedule, I was able to succeed in getting some type of practice in. Sometimes it was just primary series and other days I could fit in my entire 1hr 45 min practice in. More and more, the emphasis has become getting some part of a practice in, rather than how much of it gets done. For me, this has taken time to get used to. I’ve had a few years to slowly get comfortable with the need for my increased necessity for mental flexibility as having children already got those wheels turning!
  It can be demotivating to have to make changes to fit practice in but over time it really becomes a test as to how badly I really want to do something. Yoga is like breathing to me and since I’d like to stay alive, I suppose I will keep on working it in wherever it is possible!! Hope you we’re able to find time to take care of yourself over the holidays.  Looking forward to the regular rhythm of life this week.  All the very  best until next week, be happy, smile and be you💖

  Much Love,

  Lisa Michelle xo

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• The Obligatory New Year’s Post: 2018

  Posted at 2:31 am by Lisa K, on January 1, 2018

  

  It seems that this year, I am so much more aware of the happenings over the last year than in those past. I started this blog this year and in preparing my writings for it, I suppose it has helped me to really put conscious memory into action as I ponder my thoughts and feelings. I have observed a great deal about my little life and noticed some wonderful things and also some places that could use some really overdue attention. I really love writing this blog, by the way;) There is far too much truth in the fact that we mostly, blindly, fail to acknowledge places in our lives that make us uncomfortable. For me, in the past it was a fear of failing to be my best all the time. I have managed to work quite a bit there and feel much better about this work in progress. This year I experienced some dark times in the beginning of it. Out of my control, but they quelled my growing ability to shine forth more confidently. Many steps back, I notice that I must draw attention once again to confidence in the radiance of my being.
  In 2018, I will take charge of old patterns rather than let them play out. I will speak from within and hold no expectation of how it will be interpreted by those around me. If I am true, I can’t be mistaken for anything other than the true intention that I really am. If negativity happens, it is not me but a reflection of others. I will be TRUE.  I also noticed that I live in a very regimented pattern in my life. Im an ashtangi and it is not difficult to see why I love the practice of Ashtanga yoga so much. It is also very disciplined. However, it impedes my social interactions with people. If time spent doesn’t fit into my comfortable schedule, I can get, well, agitated. I have been aware of this for some time, and have made some progress but it needs more.

  I also can’t cook. I don’t like holding meals because food doesn’t inspire me. I am also vegetarian, which doesn’t harmonize with people around me. Food is more of a subsistence of life for me. It seems to create issues for social gatherings because I don’t relate well to others in this way. I am good at doing activities with people or having a coffee and a chat. Evening visits with a glass of wine aren’t too shabby either, lol, right?? But in all seriousness, I want to connect again without fear of judgement. If I don’t fear it, it can’t burden me. I will practice my meditations, affirmations and general thoughts to help create new mental patterns. If you think it enough, it will become real.  I know my intentions are to relate to others, to feel them.

  The new year isn’t necessarily about changing things or becoming a new person. It is about reflecting on what works and what doesn’t. Realizing what could do with some improvement and what is working better than ever. I like the reset feeling. It reminds me of morning time. I love the feeling of waking up and being out before others. Everything is fresh, untouched by the essence of daytime and I get to see it. That is what the new year is akin to. A time to refresh, reflect and be a better version of me.

  I hope you enjoy this time of year and start off in 2018 with your best foot forward. Be fierce, be powerful, be You.

  Happy New Year my loves!! Best for the coming year to you!!

  Much Love,

  Lisa Michelle xo

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