July 2023 newsletter

Please note:

• there is no 8:30 am class on Wednesday, July 12. 
  
  Just a quick note for this month as I'm still on a "staycation" the last week of June and really trying hard to relax as much as possible! We have enjoyed the first week of being first-time moms to 8 hens, ages 9 weeks - 12 weeks. They are so curious, friendly, goofy, and there are loads of different personalities among them. And yes, we have given each one a name: Amelia, Beatrice, Bhutto, Juniper, Marisol, Maude, Poppy, and Ruth. They are natural masters at one-legged standing balances! 
  
  I hope you've been able to be flexible with the ever-changing weather and air quality conditions. It still takes me a bit to re-route my thought processes -  I find that I can get totally frustrated, disgruntled, angry, and irascible when the air quality or weather don't swing my way, but that mood then transfers to absolutely every other aspect of my day, week, life. I bring myself back to center through gentle yoga movement, mindful moments, and meditation and strive to stay as content in the present as possible. When I'm focused and centered, I am better able to attend to understanding our changing climate and formulate ways that I can contribute to better environmental stewardship and engage family, friends, and my community to do so also. 
  
  Speaking of being flexible (so that we don't break!), our July sequences will have a few more inversions added in. Don't panic - remember downward-facing dog and standing forward fold are inversions. I'll introduce a few more options that explore ways for the body to cool and disperse heat to counter the warmer and humid conditions. 
  
  Thank you for the opportunity to practice, teach, and learn right alongside you. Through my role as a yoga teacher, my students enlighten me in myriad ways and shower me with untold blessings. Thank you, dear ones, for every opportunity to share space and time with you. I welcome new students at any time on Zoom and in-studio. Feel free to invite a friend to class - their first class with me is always as my guest. 

Well wishes, everyone!
Kimberly

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