Blissful Heart Yoga

09/30/2023

Hello beautiful yogis!

I am feeling the Full Moon this weekend! 🌕
It beautifully illuminated the sky last night! I basked in the moon’s glow while my husband and I relaxed outdoors with friends.
This morning the full moon’s radiance filled my yoga space and guided my practice.

One of the ways I track the phases of the moon is by referencing a lunar calendar.

There are still a few of Sara’s beautifully illustrated 2024 Lunar calendar’s available. They are a limited edition, signed and numbered. It will enhance your home and the lunar calendar makes a lovely gift. 🪷

You can purchase a lunar calendar from the link below and I will mail them to you since she is pursuing her MFA in Art and Ecology in Ireland.

http://www.sarakdunn.com/product-page/2024-lunar-phase-calendar

10/01/2021

10/01/2021

🍁Join me at the lovely shaded park located at the corner of E. Oak and Commonwealth for an all- levels yoga class
Sunday, October 3
10-11 am

We’ll honor the new month with a grounding slow flow session 🍁

Please bring:
Yoga mat or beach towel
Water bottle
Dress in layers

And any props you enjoy using during your practice ( block, blanket, strap)

Please arrive a few minutes early to sign a Covid tracing form and get settled in your space

Class is by donation. All donations from this class will be gifted to help Afghan refugees in VA

Please message me if you have any questions
Namaste,
💗
Katherine

08/29/2021

Today I taught my first community class after my accident last March. It has been a long journey towards recovery, and a personal victory when I could finally flow from downward facing dog to plank.

We breathed and flowed together under the trees in a park near my new home. I am grateful for the 16 yogis who came out to practice yoga with me, including 3 couples, 2 mother/ son combinations, and 5 friends from Stuttgart who live in my city. Sharing their energy was beautiful and it reaffirmed that teaching yoga is my calling.

The class was donation based, with the donations being gifted to Afghan evacuees.

My heart is full 💗

🌳Next Community Yoga in the Park will be Sunday, September 26 , 10 -11 am ~ weather permitting 🌳

08/29/2021

08/29/2021

03/13/2021

Thank you to my beautiful yogi friends for helping me this past week.
Thank you for your love
Thank you for your calls, texts, and messages reminding me to slow down, rest, take pain medication, and be gentle with myself.
Thank you for reminding me to Breathe.

I am strong
I am healthy
I will heal

And I can still find Joy in my new reality.

03/05/2021

03/02/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMfZxp6XAE

Ganesha is known as the remover of obstacles.
Yesterday I started a 40 day Japa mediation
I am chanting
Om Gan Ganapataye Namah
108 times
Using my mala beads to help me focus
Doing this practice shifts my awareness internally
And helps to center me during this move.

Tune in to this soulful mantra, Om Gan Ganapataye Namah and sing along only on Rajshri Soul.Lord Ganesha is referred to as an obstacle remover, the one who ...

03/01/2021

As I flip over the calendar I feel a shift
It’s March
Moving is my focus
3 days until the packers come
13 days until we fly “Home ”
I am remembering to breathe
I am practicing grounding poses and heart opening poses
I am being intentional in my last weeks in Germany
Saying farewell to friends
One at a time
Following Covid guidelines
Savoring last moments

My thoughts are shifting
My energy is shifting
Shifting forward

“Shifty Hare” drawings by Sara

02/17/2021

“Be willing to transition
At every stage of your life.
If your heart is open
And you have an open mind,
The blessing will flow.
~ T.D. Jakes

I have meditating with this mudra the past few weeks during our moving preparations. It has been helpful in centering me.

Trimurti Mudra
The mudra for Harmonious Life Transitions

Balanced at the center of my being,
I embrace life’s transitions as opportunities.

A special thank you to my beautiful friend, Robin Forbes, for incorporating this mudra in her zoom yoga class today. It was exactly what I needed. 💗

Photo cred: Rachel

02/04/2021

“Peace.
It doesn’t not mean to be in a place where there is
no noise, trouble or hard work.
It means to be in the midst of all those things
And be calm in your heart.” ~ Unknown.

My Peace Lily is blooming amongst the chaos of the move. It’s my oldest plant, and will be rehomed to a yogi friend. It’s part of the moving process.
It’s been a few years since it bloomed, and it has 2 blooms! 🪴

Yesterday my neighbor asked me if I am at peace with the move.
And I responded without hesitation.
I am at peace.

Peace fills me.
Peace surrounds me.

Peace is my new superpower! ✌️

01/27/2021

“ Snowfall rouses your inner child to dream and play once more” ~ Angie Westland- Cosby

❄️Snow has been a Covid gift for us here in Germany.
It’s been lovely to watch the snow fall gently to the ground, beautiful to walk in the woods with a friend, and a joy to play in my backyard.
It feels so good to breathe in the crisp clean air, be the first one to step in the fresh snow, and feel the silence around me.

When was the last time you made a snow angel?

If you don’t have snow where you live, you can always come to your yoga mat and move as if making a snow-angel.

From savasana, with palms turned up, inhale and slide your arms along the floor, bringing them over your head, at the same time, slide your heels along your mat towards the outside edge, opening your legs as wide as the mat.
Then sweep your arms back down, amd slide your legs together on your exhale. Keep sweeping your arms up and down, continue opening and closing your legs synchronized with your breath for about five breath cycles. Then inhale through your nose and reach both arms overhead, stretching fingers and toes in opposite directions for a full-body stretch. As you sigh, release the stretch, notice how you feel. ❄️

01/21/2021

Be Brave enough to Be the Light

01/11/2021

Have you ever made a Vision Board? Maybe 2021 is the year to make one.

Creating a vision board way is a therapeutic way to make a visual of what you would like to invite into your life. It harnesses the powers of manifestation.

Gather a board, a stack of magazines, scissors and glue
Make yourself a cup of tea or coffee
Play some music
Pause
Breathe
Reflect on your word for 2021, perhaps use it as a focus

Look through magazines, rip out pages, cut out words, and pictures that inspire you and align with your goals.
Honor the process.

There is no wrong way to make a Vision Board, as long as you are giving yourself permission to express your dreams in a physical form.

This year, I used the cover of my steno pad for my “board”. It’s filled with pages of lists, reminders, and intentions for our upcoming International move.

01/03/2021

Dear Yogis,

I hope you’re transitioning peacefully into the New Year.
The most valuable thing you can in this moment is to take time to find stillness, slow your breath, and honor where you are in 2021.

Every year, I chose a word that will guide, ground, and motivate me throughout the year.

I invite you to pause and think about choosing your word for 2021.
Take a moment to just be and breathe.
Inhale calm
Exhale
Release 2020
Take a moment to reflect on what you want to invite more of into your life this year.
Notice what words and feelings come to mind.

What word resonates with you?

I woke up on January 1st with the word EMBRACE in my head.

Embrace uncertainty
Embrace my body
Embrace change
Embrace my fears
Embrace the challenges that are leading me to where I am meant to be
Embrace an International move
Embrace growth
Embrace teaching yoga on-line
Embrace my journey through it all
Embrace each day with joy

Namaste,
💗
Katherine

12/31/2020

Let 2020 be 2020.
Reflect on what you have learned this year.
Let go of what you need to,
Create space to move into 2021 with intention
with an open mind
with an open heart.

Keep on Hoping
Happy New Year

12/22/2020

HOPE has been my word for most of 2020

I wish you a Hopeful holiday season

A friend shared this poem with me when I was looking for a special reading for the Winter Solstice and I ‘d like to share it with you today.
I invite you to light a candle, take a few moments to watch the flame,
and breathe, then read the poem.
Inhale Calm
Exhale Hope

Hope Continues

By Kevin Jagoe

When the candle dims,
The wax almost spent
The light turns amber like a sunset
Still it provides light
Still it provides heat
Still it can kindle new flame
And pass its glow on
And contribute to new illumination
When sunsets turn to new days
When seasons transform all
When the candle dims, all is not lost.

Hope continues, uncertain and true,
like candlelight, ready to spark again.
All is not lost.