Pulling threads
Notes and news from the present moment, on its swift way to becoming past.
Indigo Sky Multiplied
Blue blue blue! The brilliance of the blue sky! I have recently made a vow to myself, to make the very best of each weather condition that nourishes me, as it nourishes me. (Even if it is out of season.)
Energy Renewing Itself
the principle of allowing energy that is renewing itself,
to be reinforced by rest…
the necessity of tenderness
New Year’s Day : An Invitation
Join us on New Year’s Day, for a special practice to welcome the year, in person and online. To move, breathe, read, sit, reflect — not necessarily in that order! We will build a brief and simple container to pause inside, find centre, clear the cobwebs, smooth the jangles. Let’s close this passing dynamic year and welcome the next, with our wits — and our friends — about us!
Sky Mandala Silks
I have selected a handful of photographs from the vast collection of images collected in #skyproject, and reflected the sky back upon itself. As images of the sky in their random gorgeousness are mirrored, kaleidoscopic, soft-edged artworks in pattern emerge: SKY MANDALAS.
Turning Corners
When the sky mirrors itself…New developments in #skyproject, last yoga classes of the year, and an eye to future offerings…
Milkweed Birdbreast
…All those seeds, ready to be borne on the wind, ready to be born as new green and flowering plants just a few months hence…
For the Time Being
Time, oh time … I am a time-being, a being in a complex relationship with time. Who among us is not?
I grieve the speed of time flying … except in October.
art for peace
I am delighted to announce that these unusual art objects were selected for display in the Art for Peace Exhibit at the Textile Museum the weekend of September 24–25, 12pm–7pm.
a fresh start
I was reading yesterday in the I Ching, hexagram 32. Hêng, or “Duration.” This hexagram is made of two trigrams: The Gentle / Wind, below, and The Arousing / Thunder, above. How fascinating that two such dynamic natural forces, combined, could yield an association with union and constancy! But in this iconography, the explanation goes:
the gifts of summer
So quickly this July is flying! And so many friends literally flying, springing free, outbound on wings of metal, after these strange years of such restricted movement. It is a gift to move freely when we have felt bound.
Inspired Rest = Inspiration Reset
Inspired Reset Restorative Yoga starts June 25 at Mosaic Yoga Studio in Toronto!
Inspiration Reset
Endings, beginnings, and continuity … Life is forever bringing us change to learn with and from.
Thinking about Ritual
Thinking about ritual — and THREE ways to practice together in the coming weeks…
Winter Solstice
I have added a Winter Solstice meditation session to the calendar, on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Join us! Also coming soon — the end of year mini-retreat — and in January, our weekly Winter meditation session is open for signup.