Spirit of Peace Yoga at Prickly Pear Hill

02/07/2023

The butterfly

09/08/2022

This is my youngest daughter - she’s 14. This is her second year working a summer job. She decided where she wanted to work and walked in a resume. They didn’t call. So she called them, twice. Then went in to see if they had looked at the resumes yet. They hadn’t. They asked her if she had time now to do an interview. She said “yes”.

She got the job.

She works whatever shift they want. She posted a sign on the employee bulletin board telling co-workers if they want a day off she’s happy to help.

She cleans dishes and toilets. Takes out garbage and mops the floor. Waits on customers and manages money. She makes fancy coffees and smoothies.

It’s not glamorous- but she’s saving 70% of what she makes to become a doctor. The other 30% is going towards a computer and time with her friends.

She’s leaning in. She’s putting the work in. She impresses me.

Credit: Unknown

Another Awesome Story : https://www.actbiggy.com/trash-collector-now-studying-at-harvard-law-school/

02/27/2022

11/25/2021

Zoom classes and private sessions 🙏🏻

Prior to Dr. Robyn Tiger’s class, “Yoga for Cancer Recovery,” Asheville Community Yoga hadn’t offered yoga tailored to the unique needs of cancer survivors. While Asheville is brimming with yoga instructors, fewer practice yoga therapy, which requires extensive specialized training.

09/29/2019

Three aspects of the Divine Female

Navaratri or the Nine Nights of Durgā as a time for Mantra Sādhana……

"The nine-night long Navaratri, an important occasion in India, is celebrated as a time to honour the Divine Feminine, especially the Goddess Durgā within the Indian tradition. It will commence today Sunday 29th September 2019, the first day of the month of Aśvin, according to the Hindu calendar. During this time the primary focus is Durgā manifesting through three primary aspects of the Divine Feminine.

Thus for the first three nights the focus is around the Divine Feminine in her power-bestowing aspect known as Durgā. For the second three nights the focus is around the Divine Feminine in her prosperity-bestowing aspect known as Lakṣmī. For the third three nights the focus is around the Divine Feminine in her wisdom-bestowing aspect known as Sarasvatī.

The tenth and final day, on Tuesday 8th October, is a celebration of the totality of the Divine Feminine as represented by all three of the above aspects re-merging together within one ‘Sacred Being’ or Tridevī. Together the ten days represent a time for an intensification of specific aspects of our personal Sādhana through practices devoted towards the Divine Feminine aspect of the universal dimension of being.

In this context it is said that this is a important time for an intensification of our Japam Sādhana through the recitation of Mantra, and at this time, especially around Durgā. For example reciting the 108 names of Durgā daily during these 10 days is an auspicious practice during Navaratri.

Thus you can find a link below to a downloadable PDF in Romanised Saṃskṛta and chant notations with the 108 sacred names of Durgā.

With all wishes for this propitious time
Śrī Durgāyai Namaḥ"

https://yogastudies.org/2019/09/navaratri-or-the-nine-nights-of-durga-as-a-time-for-mantra-sadhana/

08/19/2019

Here’s the truth:
1. All tuna sushi is high in mercury
2. If you are NOT pregnant, you should eat it less than once a month
3. If you ARE pregnant you should not eat it at all
4. When you do eat tuna sushi, you can help your body clear the Mercury by eating a ton of CILANTRO that same day and by taking CHLORELLA pills, both which help mobilize Mercury and eliminate it in your stool.
5. Canned tuna is a different type and can be eaten twice a month.

Cajun Tuna Tataki from Nagao Sushi in Brentwood. Tastes just like the Cajun tuna tataki at Ninja in New Orleans. So delicious. A treat to be enjoyed, just not every month.

06/22/2019

♥️ My teachers’s teacher

Again it is June. Again, on the 21st of June, the International Day of Yoga, there will be mass demonstrations of Yoga practices, in India and around the world, to create more awareness of Yoga.

The 21st of June happens also to be Śrī TKV Desikachar’s birthday. He was an engineer who became a Yoga Teacher with a difference. He genuinely cared for each student and taught each one what was possible and needed by him or her in that moment.

Those who never had the privilege to have a private lesson with him cannot imagine the amount of attention and creativity he put into an individual lesson. It was during those sessions that one got a glimpse of the real meaning of Yoga. The link with the teacher serves only as a stepping-stone to connect with something deep within and allow that to flower and express itself.

To achieve this goal, he would use any of the many Yoga tools or combinations, including Vedic chanting. While teaching, he had infinite patience, but he insisted on full attention and on precision in executing the practices. Yet, he was first to admit that more than mere accuracy, a positive result depended above all on the attitude with which a practice was given and on the mode with which the course is received and practiced. Many a time, his teachings were also a challenge, designed to bring out something that we didn’t even know we were capable of doing.

In this way, it was possible to change and even to transform some personality traits. He gently steered our practices to make life easier and ever so much richer.

Such is an in-depth-Yoga that uses Āsana, Prāṇāyāma, Bhāvana and Dhyānam in an intelligent and conscious way, adapted to a person and his or her needs and possibilities.

Śrī Desikachar shied away from being considered a “Guru” and he warned us not to create a cult image - neither of him nor of ourselves. The present, being the age of “Me too,” it is important to remember that he adhered strictly to the social and personal values of Yama and Niyama. While teaching in India, he greeted people in the traditional way; in Europe he shook hands. No other touching was ever needed nor tolerated.

For all of us who studied and collaborated with Śrī TKV Desikachar, the 21st of June is a day for introspection and thanksgiving.

Chandra Cuffaro

Excerpt from Darśanam June 2019 | Releasing today