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Dryad Hollow DRYAD HOLLOW ~Yoga & Healing Arts Studio ~ HEMP LADY Shop

Om. Peace. Shanti. Shalom. 🙏
04/26/2026

Om. Peace. Shanti. Shalom. 🙏

Gems, wraps and macrame ❤️☮️
04/16/2026

Gems, wraps and macrame ❤️☮️

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04/14/2026

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Kirtan, Yoga, Fire Ceremonies & Sacred Community · Sept 10–13 · Berkshire Mountains, MA · Limited Space — Early Bird $399

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04/11/2026

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Blue jay feathers aren’t actually blue at all. They contain no blue pigment, only structure that creates the color you see.

Here’s how it actually works.

Inside each feather are microscopic layers that scatter incoming light, reflecting only the blue wavelengths back to your eye. The rest of the light passes through or is absorbed, leaving blue as the dominant signal.

If the feather is crushed or soaked, that structure collapses. The blue vanishes instantly, revealing a muted brown. The color was never stored there, it was being produced in real time.

This phenomenon is called structural coloration, and it appears across nature in butterfly wings and peacock feathers. Instead of relying on chemical pigments, these surfaces use precise physical arrangements to control how light behaves.

That is why a blue jay’s color can shift with angle and sunlight. It is not a fixed coating, it is an ongoing interaction between light and form.

What looks permanent is actually conditional.

The blue only exists while the structure holds and the light cooperates.

Consistency & practice
04/08/2026

Consistency & practice

Patanjali on discipline: why consistency matters more than motivation

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In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali does not speak about sudden transformation.

He speaks about practice.

Not intensity.
Not emotion.
But steady, repeated attention.

Because the mind does not become still by force.
It becomes steady through familiarity.

You sit… again and again.
You observe… again and again.
You return… again and again.

And slowly—
something changes.

Desire may still arise…
but it no longer pulls you.

The mind learns to remain.

Not because it is controlled—
but because it has seen enough to stop reacting.

This is what Patanjali calls true practice:

Not dramatic effort…
but unwavering consistency.

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Original Source:
Inspired by the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (interpretative rendering)

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Disclaimer:
This video and images were created by the team of Anand Universe using original creative processes.

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Dryad Hollow H**P LADY Shop Shop hours & online ordering Greetings & Namaste. Thank you to all Dryad Hol...
04/08/2026

Dryad Hollow H**P LADY Shop
Shop hours & online ordering

Greetings & Namaste.
Thank you to all Dryad Hollow customers past, present and future. It will continue to be my pleasure to create one of a kind, unique and customizable jewelry and art.
To visit the H**P LADY shop location 7612 N State St. Lowville NY - please contact Dryad Hollow to schedule a time to shop or for most current shop hours and appointment availability as they may fluctuate seasonally.
315-681-1637.
dryadhollow333@gmail.com
www.dryadhollow.life
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You can access the H**P LADY Shop online by visiting the Dryad Hollow website or searching H**PLADYdryad on Etsy.com. Currently the online shop displays only select items, not displaying the vast variety of creations you would typically encounter at the on-site H**P LADY Shop.
At this time, all online purchases will be examined as received. You will be notified of an estimated delivery date customary to your purchase. Physical store visits and custom orders will be given priority over online purchases. If the delivery date received is not satisfying, a refund request will be honored promptly.

Thank you. Your business is appreciated here at Dryad Hollow the H**P LADY Shop!

Customized h**p macrame, copper wire and gemstone jewelry, art and accessories.

04/06/2026

Matthew 25:8 (KJV): "And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out." This highlights the urgency of having one's own spiritual "oil" (often interpreted as the Holy Spirit or grace)

04/04/2026

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Kripalu Yoga & Meditation HollowPrivate & Group classesGet back to the mat - Spring Classes Contact Dryad Hollow to rec...
04/04/2026

Kripalu Yoga & Meditation Hollow
Private & Group classes
Get back to the mat - Spring Classes
Contact Dryad Hollow to receive current class schedule.
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Botanical Garden Feb. 2026

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Kripalu Yoga Classes Tues.10am Wed.4:45pm
Meditation Nov.17
All Healing Arts sessions by appointment only.
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7612 N State St
Lowville, NY
13367

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 1pm
Tuesday 10am - 1pm
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
Friday 10am - 1pm

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Dryad Hollow wishes to invoke a sense of interconnectedness with all of life, past, present and future. Inspiring self as the grand weaver of conscious personal expression, creativity & well being. Mind, body & spirit.

Healing Arts Services ‘A Healing Arts service can help you access deeper levels of relaxation and understanding, so the body can guide itself into healing.’ Reiki Energy Therapy & Classes levels 1,2& 3. Private & Group Meditation Classes. Shamanic Journeys. Personal Enery Readings. Qi Facial Massage. Reiki is a natural touch therapy technique that gently balances life energies & brings health and well being to the entire physical, emotional and psychic bodies of the recipient. One of the greatest Reiki healing health benefits is stress reduction & relaxation, which triggers the bodies natural healing abilities, and improves and maintains health. Reiki truly is a system of attaining & promoting wholeness of mind, body & spirit. Learn the Healing Art of Reiki and how it can enhance & transform your overall well being. Meditation is a precise technique for resting the mind, allowing a state of consciousness in being alert, relaxed and present within the waking state. This class uses the practice of pranayama breathing techniques to access present awareness. It is the means for fathoming all the levels of ourselves and finally experiencing the center of consciousness within. The Shamanic Journey is a method of direct revelation used to access spiritual guidance, healing, and to help others on the planet reconnect to nature in its cycles and rhythms. It is a way for us to feel personally empowered in our lives. It provides for us a way to have direct revelation and is a simple approach to access spiritual guidance. Personal Energy Readings help you to manifest desires and release old patterns so you can reach your fullest potential. Personal readings can help you with family and relationship issues, personal and professional goal-setting, and talent development. A Qi Facial Massage energizes and relaxes tense facial muscles reducing the signs of aging and toning the facial muscles. A massage stimulates the muscles and lymphatic system. Every area of the body responds to facial massage.

Dryad Hollow Creations~ Gift Shop ‘Find a one of a kind gift or custom creation at the Dryad Hollow Gift Shop.’ Custom designed h**p jewelry, accessories & original art expressions. Copper & silver wire work wrapped gemstones & jewelry. H**p nutrition & body products, CBD oils, creams & spa products, hand poured h**p soaps & soy candles. Metaphysical items: healing gemstones, sage bundles ,imported incense, essential oils, bulk herbs, crystals, dream catchers, animal totems, spiritual & ceremonial gift items.