DelilahYoga

Thank you to the men and women for all your sacrifices so we could be free.

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours. I'm so thankful to have the opportunity to teach and practice yoga. I'm so thankful to have wonderful teachers like you in my life.

Everything you do is important. Whether your a doctor, caretaker, cleaner, teacher, homemaker, dentist it's all important. When you work with love, others will feel that love.

Every moment is an opportunity to adjust what doesn't bring you joy. It's never too late.

Perfect, just the way you are.

Only you have control of your actions. Only you have control of your thoughts. If your actions and thoughts are not bringing you joy, practice what you seek.

Love for yourself. Love for everyone. Forgiveness for yourself. Forgiveness for everyone.

Stop. Just stop. It is no longer a request. It is a mandate. We will help you. We will bring the supersonic, high speed merry-go-round to a halt We will stop... the planes the trains the schools the malls the meetings the frenetic, furied rush of illusions and obligations that keep you from hearing our single and shared beating heart, the way we breathe together, in unison. Our obligation is to each other, As it has always been, even if, even though, you have forgotten. We will interrupt this broadcast, the endless cacophonous broadcast of divisions and distractions, to bring you this long-breaking news: We are not well. None of us; all of us are suffering. Last year, the firestorms that scorched the lungs of the earth did not give you pause. Nor the typhoons in Africa, China, Japan. Nor the fevered climates in Japan and India. You have not been listening. It is hard to listen when you are so busy all the time, hustling to uphold the comforts and conveniences that scaffold your lives. But the foundation is giving way, buckling under the weight of your needs and desires. We will help you. We will bring the firestorms to your body We will bring the fever to your body We will bring the burning, searing, and flooding to your lungs that you might hear: We are not well. Despite what you might think or feel, we are not the enemy. We are Messenger. We are Ally. We are a balancing force. We are asking you: To stop, to be still, to listen; To move beyond your individual concerns and consider the concerns of all; To be with your ignorance, to find your humility, to relinquish your thinking minds and travel deep into the mind of the heart; To look up into the sky, streaked with fewer planes, and see it, to notice its condition: clear, smoky, smoggy, rainy? How much do you need it to be healthy so that you may also be healthy? How does its health contribute to the health of the tree, who contributes to the health of the sky, so that you may also be healthy? Many are afraid now. Do not demonize your fear, and also, do not let it rule you. Instead, let it speak to youin your stillness, listen for its wisdom. What might it be telling you about what is at work, at issue, at risk, beyond the threats of personal inconvenience and illness? As the health of a tree, a river, the sky tells you about quality of your own health, what might the quality of your health tell you about the health of the rivers, the trees, the sky, and all of us who share this planet with you? Stop. Notice if you are resisting. Notice what you are resisting. Ask why. Stop. Just stop. Be still. Listen. Ask us what we might teach you about illness and healing, about what might be required so that all may be well. We will help you, if you listen. See more

Take time for yourself to nurture and heal the body and mind. Watch movies that make you laugh, dance at home to your feel good songs, eat foods that make you say "yum yum yum". Your body is always healing, give yourself the time and space it needs to destress. Take care, Delilah.

Oh this silly mind worries about this and that. When nothing matters but what is in the now. Breathe deep.

It's all about the mind. The mind may bring joy in the worst surroundings and yet dread in the most beautiful surroundings. Observe thoughts with love and forgiveness, no judgement. Just observe. Where are your thoughts going? What are your thoughts about? Is it bringing you joy or dread? What can you let go?

Feeling the pull back to old habits and then the push to move forward to new changes. Sticking to New Year's resolutions is feeling like a weight on my shoulders. It's not easy to make changes but I'm reminded of how the old is not bringing me joy. It's time to move on and take it one step at a time, one day at a time and not feel overwhelmed with the end picture because there is no end, there is always change. Take care and stay warm everyone, Delilah