April 2021 at Oyster Bay Yoga

April 1, 2021 Amy Basnight

Take Care

Hello Oyster Bay Yogis,

Happy April! This month, our theme is “Self-Care,” and it’s going to be a good one. When I think of self-care, I think of the adage “you can’t pour from an empty cup.” And, I know when I start repeating that to myself as I move about my day, it’s time to carve out some “me” time. For me, one of the most effective ways to take care of myself, physically and mentally, is to get on my mat. And, this month, we’ve got more ways to do that than ever. Inside, outside, at the studio, livestream, on-demand, or in your own home practice - there’s a class for you!

Later this month, I’ll be interviewing Diana, one of our instructors, and we’ll be discussing some of her best suggestions for self care on and off the mat. And Sydney Matuszak is sharing her experience with self care on the blog as well!

We’re also hosting some pop-up classes to help you SLOW DOWN and stop grinding.

I’ve recorded a video showing you how to get into Viparita Karani, our pose of the month, and everyone’s homework is to spend a little time resting in this amazing pose!

Below you’ll see our Sutra of the Month, Oil of the Month, and Monthly Challenge Winner for March. Plus a full listing of the upcoming schedule additions, and pop-up classes.

Be well,

Amy

Pose of the Month

Viparita Karani: Legs Up the Wall

Teacher Feature

Diana Singh

Check out our interview where we discuss what works, and what doesn’t when it comes to taking care of yourself on and off the mat!

PLUS, join Diana for a Pop-Up Gentle Flow for Self Care class at OBY on Sunday, April 25th at 10:45am

Sutra of the Month

Swami Satchidananda has an excellent interpretation of this sutra that we’ll share with you this month so that we can better understand our true nature, and through our practice of self care this month, perhaps abide in our true nature a little bit more often!

Oil of the Month

Our April OOTM is:

Organic Blue Tansy

“USDA certified Organic Blue Tansy Essential Oil is a luxurious oil that is cherished and valued for its captivating scent and incredible clearing, calming properties. With a rich lush blue hue and a sweet, fresh scent, Blue Tansy provides unmatched support for healthy respiration during allergy season, helps soothe troubled or irritated skin, and supports self-esteem, confidence and enthusiasm year-round. Organic Blue Tansy Essential Oil is produced from a seasonal crop that requires optimal conditions, and therefore available quantities can be limited, which contributes to this value of this precious essential oil.” -Plant Therapy

Click here to learn more about Blue Tansy

This month, enjoy 20% off your purchase of Organic Blue Tansy essential oil at the studios.

An Offering

Make your own “Self Care Kit.”

At the studios, we offer a variety of products to support your wellness and your self care practices. This month, we invite you to create your own “Self Care Kit.” A wonderful treat for yourself, or for a friend who needs a little taking care of. Included in the promotion are:

Candles
Incense & Incense Holders
Essential Oils
Smudges, Palo Santo & Dishes
Brushing Kits
Ayurvedic Oils & Tongue Scrapers
Journals
Eye & Neck Pillows

When you purchase 3 or more items, you’ll get 20% off.

Your kit will come in a Ruth Coffey official tote bag (while supplies last)

Monthly Challenge Winner

Our Monthly Challenge Winner for March 2021 is:

Marie Martin!

Congratulations Marie! You attended 23 classes in the month of March, and you’ll get your next month of membership for free! We are so happy to have your smiling face back in the studio.

Who will be our April winner?

Props!

It feels like the right time to bring back the use of our shared studio props. Starting 4/1 we will begin to use the “hard” studio props again. This includes yoga mats, blocks, hand weights, Pilates balls & rings, foam rollers, and lacrosse balls. For now, continue to bring your own blankets & bolsters. And, we please ask that you wipe down any props you borrow with disinfecting wipes that we’ll provide. Thanks for your help keeping everything clean!

As a note, I know many of you have been asking about any update on the mask requirements and class size limits. The state has not lifted any of these restrictions yet, but we will let you know as soon as we hear anything!

Upcoming Events & Schedule Updates

New class! Saturdays 10:30am All Levels Flow with Amy Starting 4/4 (Glen Cove)
New class! Thursdays 10:45am Yoga Roots with Amy starting 4/1 (Glen Cove)
New class time: Mondays 5:00pm Yoga Roots is now at 5:30pm with Sydney Matuszak (Glen Cove)
New class! Mondays 7:00pm Pilates with Eliza Tappan starting 4/12 (Glen Cove)
New class! Sundays 7:45am Pilates with Beth starting 4/11 (Oyster Bay)
Class theme change: Tuesday 6:15am now Flow Level 1 (Oyster Bay)

Friday Night Flow: Friday 4/2 5:30pm with Anne Davidson (Glen Cove)
Yin Yoga Sunday 4/11 2:45pm with Martha Flanagan (Oyster Bay)
Friday Night Flow: Friday 4/16 5:30pm with Anne Davidson (Oyster Bay)
Pop-Up Restorative Yoga: Sunday 4/18 4:30pm with Theresa Ruggles (Glen Cove)
Pop-Up Restorative Yoga: Friday 4/23 5:30pm with Erica Tymeck (Oyster Bay)
Yoga Crystal Club for Teens 12-16 years: Saturday 4/24 with Peggy Adair 7-9pm (Oyster Bay)
Yin Yoga Friday 4/30 7:00pm with Martha Flanagan (Oyster Bay)
Outdoor Yoga at Mill Neck Manor: Starting late April, weather permitting! Stay tuned for the full schedule (to include some weekday morning, weekday evening, and weekend classes, which are available to both OBY & GCY members and for drop-ins as well).
Yoga & Beer at Noble Savage Brewery: Sat 5/1 at 12:00pm

More new classes to come soon!

Thanks for taking the time to read our newsletter. I look forward to seeing you soon. Until then, stay well.

Amy

Pilates & Posture

March 10, 2021 Amy Basnight

by Susanne Seripiero

Posture is defined as the position in which someone holds his or her body when standing or sitting. Visually you can tell a lot about a person through their posture. Are they confident, sad, cold, scared, happy? Can they control it? In this era of technology we are constantly looking down at our phones, sitting at a computer, slouching more than ever. Text neck is actually a thing! Good posture involves training your body to stand, walk, sit and lie in positions where the least strain is placed on supporting muscles and ligaments during these activities. Bad posture can pull bones and muscles out of alignment but also it could compress your chest, lungs and stomach leading to many health aliments.

It is important to know that our bones, muscles and joints are all part of the musculoskeletal system that defines our posture. Muscle tone is important in maintaining good posture. A muscle that is not used or is considered weak is in atrophy (has decreased in size and strength). A muscle that is repeatedly used forcefully increases in size and strength and is in a state of hypertrophy.

Joseph Pilates the creator of a movement first called Controllogy then later changed to Pilates, believed proper breathing and proper posture, lead to the correction of various physical ailments. This belief was the focus of his studio and in his books. Similar to yoga, it is a mind/body exercise focusing on 6 principals (Centering, Control, Concentration, Precision, Breathing, Flow).

Pilates is an exercise in opposition. A Pilates instructor will cue you to stretch and work some muscles often extending in the opposite direction to other muscles or parts of you body. Instead of shoulders rolling forward, Pilates cues one to draw your shoulder blades down your back, opening up your collarbone. For instance in a double leg stretch, your arms and legs reach opposite directions to force you to use your deep abdominal muscles to support the position. Your abdominals get a lifting feeling as you reach that in opposition to the movement of the legs. Continued practice creates long, lean muscles.

Most people have bad posture and the long-term effects are huge! If you are imbalanced in your body that means some of your muscles are compensating for other muscles and eventually the ones doing all the work are going to quit. The common postures you will see with most people are:

Kyphotic-Lordotic posture: hunched over your desk condition. Tight hip flexors, neck tension, tight chest and upper back, weak abs, weak hamstrings and weak gluteus maximus.
Flat-Back: shallow breathing due to tight musculature between the ribs. Tight hamstrings, hip flexors long and weak, forward lean, knees slightly hyperextended.
Swayback: plantar fasciitis, hyperextended knees, tight hamstrings, weak glutes, painful lower back, weak external oblique, short and tight upper fibers of internal oblique, weak lower abs, strong upper abs, shoulder round forward. Sunken chest.
Postural scoliosis: hip is hiked to one side, one leg shorter than the other, pelvis thrusts forward on one side, one shoulder sits higher than the other.

Pilates teaches you how to engage the muscles around your spine to promote changes in habitual posture. Mat Pilates classes are performed on the floor using gravity and your own body weight to execute the movements and provide resistance. New clients are encouraged to perform exercises slow and steady building up strength. Modifications are plenty in every movement and preferred if you are new, injured or just getting back into it. It’s never too late to develop healthy habits, including improving your posture. If you want to try some Pilates classes to see how good it feels and how it can help your posture and build your strength, check out Oyster Bay & Glen Cove Yoga’s website for classes.

March 2021 at Oyster Bay Yoga

March 1, 2021 Amy Basnight

All Kinds of Strong

Hello Oyster Bay Yogis,

This month let’s get stronger, together! Physical strength is wonderful on so many levels. Unless we’re being intentional about maintaining, and improving our strength, our bodies naturally lose muscle every year. So, let’s see what we can accomplish together with some intentional strengthening in the month of March. When we get stronger, we feel stronger, physically and mentally. When we challenge ourselves, we learn what we’re made of, and we build confidence, resilience, and stability. In our practices this month, we’ll take a holistic approach to strength, and we’ll discuss the concept of “tapas” from the yoga sutras. Tapas loosely translates to “purification through fire.” I’ll break down the most “tapas” posture I know for you in our pose of the month, but we’ll dive a little deeper into what tapas might mean for each of us...hint: what’s tapas for me might not be what’s tapas for you. Keep an eye out for an interpretation of sutra 2.1 later in the month, and ease your sore muscles with our oil of the month: Muscle Aid. Check out our teacher feature with Eliza, our newest Pilates instructor, and learn more about “therapeutic Pilates” and her unique and thoughtful approach to teaching. We’ll be hosting a few pop-up classes with focused strength work you can use in your practice for the rest of the year! I’m happy to also announce the return of Friday Night Flow, and check out a few other schedule additions and changes at the end of the newsletter.

Amy

Pose of the Month

Utkatasana: Chair Pose

Feel the burn

Teacher Feature

Eliza Tappan

Get to know Eliza, our newest Pilates instructor as we discuss this month’s theme: strength. What does strength mean to you? What type of “tapas” are you needing right now? And how can Eliza’s unique teaching style help you build holistic strength?

Have questions for Eliza? Let us know in the comments below, or shoot us an email at info@oysterbayyoga.com, or info@glencoveyoga.com.

Plus, join us for a pop-up Pilates class with Eliza on Monday, March 15th at 6:30pm at Glen Cove Yoga

Sutra of the Month

We’ll be taking a closer look at the concept of tapas within our practice this month, but we must take tapas in the context with which it was written by Patanjali - alongside svadhyaya and Ishvara pranidhana. Stay tuned for a full interpretation of this important sutra later in the month.

Oil of the Month

Our March OOTM is:

Muscle Aid Roll On

“Sore, achy muscles happen to all of us, but our Muscle Aid Essential Oil Blend Blend combines Wintergreen, Camphor, and Scots Pine to help soothe sore muscles, especially after a hard workout. With a minty herbaceous fresh scent, this essential oil blend has a calming, cool effect when used topically on the areas of concern. This blend comes in an easy-to-use roll-on bottle pre-diluted to 5% in Fractionated Coconut Oil, and is most effective when massaged into muscles before or after you work out.” -Plant Therapy

This month, enjoy 20% off your purchase of Muscle Aid Synergy Roll On essential oil at the studios.

An Offering

Pick up a Pilates ball at the studio this month for 20% off. A great tool for adding a little resistance to your practice - it’s nice to have something to press against and focus on to amplify the strengthening work we’ll be doing in March.

Monthly Challenge Winner

Our Monthly Challenge Winner for February 2021 is:

Maureen Jimenez!

Congratulations Maureen! You attended 25 classes in the month of February, and you’ll get your next month of membership for free! We love watching you grow in your practice, Namaste.

Who will be our February winner?

4 Week Beginner Yoga Series at GCY

Join Amy for this 4 Week introduction to yoga. We’ll start with the basics, and each week we’ll progress, developing a better understanding of our body, and our mind. You will quickly learn how good yoga can make you feel, physically and mentally, and how yoga can serve you on your wellness journey. Absolutely no experience required. Learn along with other beginners like yourself in a warm and welcoming environment. You can join in-person at our beautiful sister studio in downtown Glen Cove, or livestream the classes from home.

Standard Admission:

You’ll learn all the basics of yoga, have all your questions answered, and leave the program feeling ready to begin practicing yoga at home or in studio classes.

$74 per person includes

(4) 75-min beginner yoga classes
In-studio, or livestream access

VIP Admission:

Get lifetime access to the class recordings, as well as a customized private lesson to address your unique needs and interests.

$124 per person

(4) 75-min beginner yoga classes
In-studio, or livestream access
(1) 1-on-1 Private Yoga Lesson with Amy (Can be scheduled anytime after registration, through 4/31/21. In-studio or livestream available).
Lifetime access to the class recordings, as well as a recording of your private lesson

Upcoming Events & Schedule Updates

New! Tuesday & Thursday evening classes at GCY are moving from 5:00pm & 6:30pm to 5:30pm & 7:00pm!

Friday, March 5th (& the 1st Fri of every month): Friday Night Flow with Anne Davidson at 5:30pm (in-studio & virtual) GCY

Saturday, March 6th: 4 Week Beginner Yoga Series begins (in-studio & virtual) GCY

Monday, March 8th: New! Weekly 5:45pm Flow 2 class with Erica Tymeck begins (in-studio & virtual) OBY

Sunday, March 14th: Yin Yoga with Martha Flanagan at 2:45pm (in-studio & virtual) OBY

Friday, March 19th (& the 3rd Friday of each month): Friday Night Flow with Anne Davidson at 5:30pm (in-studio & virtual) OBY

Friday, March 26th Yin Yoga with Martha Flanagan at 7:00pm (in-studio & virtual) OBY

More new classes to come soon!

Thanks for taking the time to read our newsletter. I look forward to seeing you soon. Until then, stay well.

Amy

Sutra 1.33 by Diana Vargas Singh

February 28, 2021 Amy Basnight

Sutra 1.33 by Diana Vargas Singh

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra 1.33 gives us the keys to achieving inner peace which can be hard to “get” and even harder to maintain once achieved, if we let external variables affect us. For me, Sutra 1.33 truly embodies the philosophy of the Universal “Golden Rule”: treat others as you want to be treated. Most religions and spiritual practices have some form of this rule in their teachings. Yoga Sutra 1.33 translates it as:

By cultivating attitudes of friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and disregard toward the wicked, the mind-stuff retains its undisturbed calmness.

Four basic types of people exist: happy people, unhappy people, virtuous / good people and wicked / bad people. How we react to these people we meet in life is vital to inner peace.

HAPPY People are happy go lucky souls who naturally have a sunny disposition, are always in a good mood, smile ateveryone. They seem to have a great life and be lucky. By learning how to be friendly, kind, and happy for people like this – we keep ourselves from feeling “less than”, resentful or jealous. If we had a perfect life – would we want others to be mean or have bad feelings towards us? Of course not! Feelhappy for those who are happy and create reciprocal good vibes. We feel joy that someone else is happy and it gives us hope that we too can be.

UNHAPPY People focus on the negative and it manifests in being grumpy, cranky, foul-mouthed, unfriendly, even mean. By practicing compassion towards them, we avoid internalizing their attitudes, and deflect their negative vibes. We disarm them with our kindness and sympathy. If we were unhappy – would we want to be treated poorly? NO WAY!! Treating this groupwith the same compassion we hope for is key to our peace of mind. Common examples: snotty salespeople, rude customer service reps, mean bosses. Responding with compassion may take imagining their unhappiness stems from hardship, sorrow, or other misfortune. Giving them our compassion creates good karma and keeps our mind calm.

VIRTUOUS People are all about their success, the good they do, their morals, social status, their “right” behavior, amazinglifestyle. Treating this group with “delight” we avoid feelingjealousy, resentfulness, and pettiness. The admiration we allow in leads us to feel their virtue is attainable if we want it too. Our inner peace is not shaken because as we want others to accept us and delight in our virtues, we are putting that out into the universe. We may come across examples of this group on social media. Their fabulousness can be a portal for practicing ourinner peace!

WICKED People are challenging because we think we need to help them. Its easy to judge and label them “bad”. In today’s world everyone’s offended by differing views and political opinions. Vices we don’t have is a way to label people “wicked”.Cultivating disregard is key. Letting it go. If we use our energy to give unsolicited advice, meddle in things not our business, engage in arguing, debating or trying to teach or convince someone that “their way” is wrong, we are disrupting any possibility of our inner peace. Disregard is the key here. Let them be. Keep your peace/piece.

February 2021 at Oyster Bay Yoga

February 1, 2021 Amy Basnight

Let’s have some FUN!

Hello Oyster Bay Yogis,

Happy February! I hope you enjoyed meditating with us in the month of January. It was SO nice for me to come back to my teaching this month, and being able to see you all in the studios and virtually. I can’t wait to share what we have in store coming up. Under normal circumstances, winter in NY can feel heavy, and long, and it feels particularly so with all we’ve been dealing with over this past year. I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling a bit more isolated this winter, and I’ve been missing spending time with friends and family, and all the FUN those experiences usually entail. I believe our yoga practice can be both physically and mentally therapeutic, and I know it can be a source of joy, even during difficult times. This month, I am challenging us all to do what feels fun on and off the mat. In your classes, expect to practice some feel-good flows, some postures that lift your spirits, and explore creativity. Let’s take those good feelings off the mat, and spread the good cheer we’re all needing this winter.

In this month’s newsletter you’ll find a pose breakdown of adho mukha vrksasana, or “handstand.” When I think of fun on the mat, I think of handstand. I know this may not be the case for everyone, but it’s important that we approach it with a sense of playfulness, and a sense of humor! Check out a brief video that breaks down this challenging, but invigorating pose.

You’ll also see an interview with Anne Davidson, our captain of fun. Find out what inspires her teaching style as we chat about infusing more playfulness and creativity into our practice.

Our sutra of the month is 1.33, Maitri Karuna Muditopeksanam Sukha Duhka Punyapunya Visayanam Bhavantas Citta Prasadanam. “By cultivating attitudes of friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and disregard for the wicked, the mindstuff retains it’s undisturbed calmness.” Stay tuned for a breakdown of this sutra later in the month.

This month’s Oil of the Month is a blend, “Joyful Creation” - an oil that helps clear energetic blocks related to relationships and creative expression. Enjoy 20% off purchase of this oil in the month of February.

We’re also offering 20% off all in-stock logo apparel, just for fun!

I’m pleased to announce the return of our Monthly Challenge! Each month, the student who attends the most classes will get their next month of membership for FREE! This will now be an inter-studio challenge. So, classes you attend at both OBY & GCY (in-studio & virtual) will count toward your total for the month. Scroll down to see January’s winner!

Finally, I’m excited to share some pop-up classes, and events at the end of the newsletter.

I hope that you and your family remain happy and healthy, and I look forward to seeing you all at the studios and virtually.

Lots of love,

Amy

Pose of the Month

Adho Mukha Vrksasana: Handstand

Learn the basic technique…and then play!

Teacher Feature

Anne Davidson

Get to know Anne this month. In this conversation we talk about our studio theme of the month, FUN! Anne brings her awesome playlist, her sense of humor, and her creativity to every class she teaches. She fills us in on what inspires her on and off the mat, and gives us her advice for keeping it light during these challenging times.

Have questions for Anne? Let us know in the comments below, or shoot us an email at info@oysterbayyoga.com, or info@glencoveyoga.com.

Check out Anne’s Spotify Playlist of the month here

Plus, join us for a pop-up “Creative Flow” with Anne on Friday, February 12th at 5:30pm at Oyster Bay Yoga

Sutra of the Month

A favorite sutra of mine, and many others. Patanjali gives his philosophy on relationships with others. Stay tuned for an in-depth look at this sutra later in the month.

Oil of the Month

Our February OOTM is:

Joyful Creation

“The 2nd (Sacral) Chakra is the seat of creation, sensation, feelings and relationships.

Located in the lower abdomen, this chakra is where we connect to our sense of self-gratification and emotional security. In balance, we experience the healthy emotions of pleasure, gratification, intimacy, desire, and passion. These feelings nurture and nourish our sense of creativity, connection, growth, and change. This synergy is called Joyful Creation and is made with the 100% pure, undiluted essential oils and extracts of Coriander Seed, Bourbon Geranium, Sweet Orange, and Jasmine Absolute (sambac). It is a lushly layered and smooth floral scent that continues to unfold as it reaches the senses.

Use this synergy to help nurture inspired creativity, spontaneity, passion, and expansion in the birth of new concepts. It encourages harmony, warmth, and enthusiasm in relationships. Joyful Creation helps to clear energetic blocks related to relationships and creative expression, while inviting a sense of joy and enthusiasm in moving forward toward transformation.” -Plant Therapy

Learn more about Joyful Creation here

This month, enjoy 20% off your purchase of Joyful Creation essential oil at the studios.

An Offering

Just for fun, we’re offering 20% off all in-stock logo apparel at both studios. Treat yourself to a new tank, tee or sweatshirt and represent your favorite place to be :)

Monthly Challenge Winner

Our Monthly Challenge Winner for January 2021 is:

Jeanine Schwartz

Congratulations Jeanine! You attended 28 classes in the month of January, and you’ll get your next month of membership for free! Keep rocking your virtual practice!

Who will be our February winner?

What’s New at the Studio?

Improved virtual experience! Thank you for your patience as we launched our livestreaming service this past year. We’re working hard to make the experience better for your home practice. We have recently upgraded our internet speed, added additional lighting, and now have lapel microphones for the instructors so sound quality is much improved as well! If you are having any trouble logging in or accessing the livestreamed classes, please send us an email at info@oysterbayyoga.com or info@glencoveyoga.com and let us know so we can get you up and running, and back on your mat!

Upcoming Events

Saturday, Feb 6th: Pop-Up Creative Flow with Erica Tymeck at 10:30am (in-studio & virtual) GCY

Friday, Feb 12th: Pop-Up Creative Flow with Anne Davidson at 5:30pm (in-studio & virtual) OBY

Sunday, Feb 14th: A special Valentine’s Day Yin Yoga with Martha Flanagan at 2:45pm (in-studio & virtual) OBY

Sunday, Feb 21st: Pop-Up Creative Flow with Erica Tymeck at 11:00am (in-studio & virtual) OBY

Friday, Feb 26th: Yin Yoga with Martha Flanagan at 7pm (in-studio & virtual) OBY

Thanks for taking the time to read our newsletter. I look forward to seeing you soon. Until then, stay well.

Amy

Sutra 1.12: Practice & Non-Attachment by Peggy Adair

January 12, 2021 Amy Basnight

In sutra 1.2 of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali,” Patanjali defines the state of Yoga as the cessation of the fluctuations of mind. Then in sutra 1.12, he offers a 2-step method for how to stop those fluctuations and thus how to attain Yoga. He tells us that through practice (abhyasa) and non-attachment (vairagya), we will be able to stop identifying with our thoughts and be able to see the true reality of who we are. At that point, we have reached enlightenment –the realization of the oneness of being, eternal bliss.

My interpretation on this sutra is as follows: Let’s start with practice. For me, whether it’s my physical practice or stillness/meditation there needs to be consistency. A dedication to the practice. Through consistent practice we begin to feel comfortable, more at ease, steady, and our intuition strengthens. Then non-attachment comes into play. Almost like magic we slowly begin to feel less attached to external. For example, we focus less on what our friends are doing, what our family member said to us that we’ve been replaying in our minds, or what’s going on at work.

I often say to my students while I teach to find the perfect balance of effort and ease in a pose. To me this is a good interpretation of the Sutra. For example, in down dog we are focused on alignment, placement of our hands, our energy drawing up and back… but also a surrender, breathing into it, finding comfort in the pose. A letting go, despite the effort. I find this to be the goal off my mat as well. Effort being the practice and ease being the non-attachment or surrender.

Since the inception of this pandemic there is a lot of uncertainty and fear. I am so eternally grateful to this practice for keeping me steady in my emotions. My practice allows me to release blockages in my physical body. These blockages are created by emotions we hold onto. It feels so good to move through the asanas, breathe into them and then let them go. There are a lot of narratives right now. Many of which are continuing to promote fear and anxiety. During mediation we learn non-attachment to these narratives and for me personally this has been so freeing. Remember, many of these narratives in the media may not even play out.

A great teacher once said that if everyone meditated for only five minutes a day we could change the world. I believe this to be true. Patanjali also talks about planting seeds (thoughts), and how these seeds blossom into our outer reality. What we focus on expands. I’ve talked about this concept in my yoga and journaling workshops. During my personal meditation I envision seeing my friends and family without fear. I envision my daughter attending school without a mask, laughing with her friends. I also allow myself to feel all the feels of my vision, which is freedom, safety and love. If we all did this as a collective what an amazing reality we would all have.

Join Peggy for a pop-up meditation class, where you can practice non-attachment on Sunday, January 24th at 10:45am at Oyster Bay Yoga. Click here to register