For those who haven’t tried Tai Chi before, or are curious, here are a few selections great for beginners.

Incorporating gentle flow of movement, breath and visualization, these simple exercises will give you a renewed sense of being present in your body while balancing your mind.

The movements are great for a simple morning routine to start your day in an easy way without strain or stress. Whether you enjoy yoga, tai chi or other practices, adding variety will make your attention to your body and mind more interesting.

The following tai chi video’s are simple to do, so we though it would be a great way for anyone unfamiliar with Tai Chi to get more in touch with self-awareness, health and well being.

This one is great for warming up your joints. Very simple, and great for anyone with stiff shoulders and needing more flow in your upper body.

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This video has four easy, flowing movements that are relaxing while energizing.

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If you like visualization, or would like to get better at it in a simple, guided manner, this video is easy to follow.

Something interesting to pay attention to when you’re focusing on the energy circulating around your body while following this video is if you notice areas where you find the energy is more difficult to focus on, as if it dissipates, and others where it’s easier to sense.

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Your body deserves that little bit of extra attention. Making an effort in stretching, breathing and working with your energy to start your day can make you feel much more centered and self aware.

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It’s officially a New Moon in Cancer on Friday, July 1, 2011 at 4:53am EST.

This new moon in Cancer also brings us another Solar Eclipse.

This is a time when we are all being pushed to confront what has been holding us back and what we need to do to make fundamental changes in our lives and create a hopeful attitude for the future through self awareness.

Not only are we being moved to consider how we see ourselves and the necessary changes we must make in our personal lives, but the way we see the whole world is shifting. How we interact with the world, how we feel out of place, or in control is a dance between what happens to us and what we choose to focus on doing.

Do you feel out of touch with parts of your life and at the whims of erratic, changing circumstances or do you feel in control of your destiny?

There are powerful movements happening in the heavens. Right now, planets are aligned in a Grand Cross which gives rise to large reaching shifts in our lives collectively and personally. The Sun and Moon are placed in challenging aspects with Pluto, Uranus and Saturn.

Although this is a challenging time, it is precisely why it is also a time when personal power can be harnessed with focus. You can choose to buckle down and get real about your life and go after what you truly want, or you can passively be controlled by the external circumstances of your life. Using the challenges to motivate you to succeed can bring great rewards.

We are all on a long-term learning path with Pluto and Saturn giving us real, practical, and necessary insights. We have been talking about responsibility for the past while as this is a larger trend for all of us. One of the most evident ways we see this on a large scale is how most everyone in North America, and many parts of the world for that matter, are part of a system of debt. Our basic needs of shelter, transportation, and food are all touched on by our past choices leading us into the present and future.

On the individual level we see so many of  have debt accrued for mortgages, loans, and in lifestyle wants and necessities, credit cards unite our past with our future. Considering how to cut down on debt is important. We’ll be writing a new article next week on lifestyle relating to money.

Pluto is pushing us, or should we say teaching us with Capricorn, far reaching lessons. Our attention is being brought to seeing what we need to get rid of in our lives that isn’t serving us to build a truly solid foundation. That is a good thing. Continuing on the same path without consideration for the whole impact is an important part of getting real with our choices. We’re being lead to live our lives in a more holistic way.

Now with the Moon in Cancer we get the opportunity to learn how to nourish ourselves through the challenges that act as catalysts to change in our lives.

Nourishing ourselves starts with a healthy relationship to the here and now, with our bodies, our minds and spirits in sync with our immediate environment, the earth. Jupiter continues in Taurus, granting us more of this awareness.

It all comes full circle and down to you taking care of yourself. The Moon and Cancer points to the motherly nature. Now you get to act in this manner for yourself, be your own mother figure by giving yourself, and those around you, what you intuitively need for balance.

As an example of how the large picture and our own immediate lives shift together; food prices are escalating because of larger, external events. So what can you do to continue to nourish yourself well while also easing the pressure? An example that the planets are emphasizing as important now is learning to grow your own food, such as starting a backyard garden.

The answers are within you, intuitively. Just as a baby intuitively knows when to eat and to breastfeed naturally, you retain that intuitive knowing within yourself to do what feels right. In terms of nourishing your health and well being, you intuitively know if your back is sore, stretch, if you are hungry, eat, if you are tired, sleep. The problem is, unlike a baby, we have so many distractions in our lives we push the intuitive actions to the side for later. Sometimes later comes too late because distractions easily pile up.

The New Moon in Cancer also brings up a natural air of defensiveness. This also has to do with a type of nurturing the self, but is a blend of self preservation and protection skewed by the ego and emotions. However, self-defense doesn’t always mean defense against another, it can mean defending yourself from obstacles. We all realize in life we are subject to being vulnerable, yet sometimes external influences are out of our hands. We all want comfort at our most basic level and this New Moon emphasizes that awareness in all of us.

Sometimes we need to do what we can to protect ourselves from the pressure of external events, but there is also a point where we have to let go a little and trust that we’ll be ok, we’ll make it through the challenges.

The Moon rules Cancer, so you know the watery emotions and intuitive side of yourself will be heightened. Mercury in Cancer also has our logic tied to our emotions now. Unproductive worry about the future may be on your mind. Neptune also lends itself to blurring the lines of our emotional and logical side. The fog may be thick at times, but you can still breathe.

Mood swings and burying feelings with problematic behavior from antisocial fears, overeating to hoarding may present themselves. These are artificial ways to create self-comfort and as a whole, reveal deeper problems and issues. However, there are steps to shift the behavior.

With the tendency to worry now. A helpful practice is to write down all the things you are worried about. What’s weighing on your mind that’s stagnating your enthusiasm? Awareness is an important step to shifting your consciousness. After all, being stuck in gloom and fear leaves you feeling heavy. The only way out is to change in your thinking patterns. Globalizing world problems, future possibilities, and the like can be overwhelming.

Take a step in a new direction. Imagine how you’d feel and what you’d be doing if all those obstacles and fears were removed. Who would you spend time with? What would  you do with your time? What is one thing you’d love to do or try?

It’s a good time to consider you life in a more spiritual, purposeful context. Instead of coming from a place of worrying about how externals are affecting your livelihood, direct your attention to making your life more about being on a personal mission. It’s easy to feel like a victim being thrown around by what’s happening to you from the outside, but it doesn’t have to be that way. To maintain clarity it’s important to see yourself as the eye of the storm. You are capable of creating the reality you envision despite the changing influences around you.

You want to do things to succeed, but there’s a lingering feeling that keeps you inhibited to take action. What you need to do is go to the root of your feelings and do things that  nurture your self-esteem and boost your confidence so you can achieve your desires rather than wallowing in despair.

Bringing your self esteem up a notch is essential now for everyone to maintain equilibrium. We often mention yoga and meditation, and there’s a reason for that; these practices truly improve your sense of well being, among many other positive benefits. Some people are hesitant to try yoga. You don’t have to go to a class, or do specific poses, just being present in your body is enough to start. Just move and breathe, that’s enough to start making internal shifts.

There are lots of things that are inspiring. Visit new locations in your area. Go to a symphony. Walk along the beach. Join a group of nature enthusiasts, or a photography group. What can you do in your area that will put you into a new frame of mind?

Jupiter in Taurus continues to give us the benefit of seeing the deeper reality of nature as a reflection of our own selves, it can gives us a boost immediately.

“Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars and if you have eyes, you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful” ~ Osho

Neptune is in positive aspect to the Sun and Moon now. Dreaming is heightened. Many dreams are positive, some dreams will  bring your fears to the surface for you to acknowledge and work through. These dreams may bring you beneficial messages that help you push forward, just as much as the positive dreams do. Take note of both with equal importance.

Spontaneous dreams while asleep are one thing, but you can also use this influence to enjoy daydreaming that can bring up potent, inspiring visions. Start with a positive image and see what else comes through. It’s also a great time to fantasize about historical times to give you a different vibe. Try visualizing yourself during the Renaissance, or Medieval times, with fantasy and romance as the underlying theme.

Spontaneous new ideas should be taken note of now, especially ideas that are dedicated to making your life more free. You can elaborate on them more later when you are able to think more clearly.

If you are studying, take breaks often. Trying to assimilate new information may be hampered by drifting thoughts and absent mindedness. If you are easily lead astray to surfing the web when working on the computer, it may be best to do whatever you can offline, then enter in the necessary data you’ve brought together with pen and paper.

If making agreements, glossing over the fine print may be a common mistake. Make sure you really “get it” before signing a contract.

Drugs and alcohol may temporarily expand perceptions but won’t do well for anyone interested in a fully balanced body, mind and spirit. The body especially will be affected by intoxicants making action sluggish and physical motivation wane. Your physical and mental state are closely influenced by one another now. Do what is best for both now.

In love, some people will have their eye wander by temptations, causing relationship problems or regrettable encounters. A more abundant and fulfilling relationship will happen through the connection you make with a romantic partner on a more spiritual level. This will be beneficial with current love interests, rather than new encounters.

Overall this is a time of growth through challenges. A Grand Cardinal Cross with intense planets staring at each other from across the room push us and pull us, but we’ll get through it better than ever.

Now try really to look at yourself, your actions and motivations. It’s time to leave behind what is not working for you, purge yourself of the blockages and nurture yourself with a lot of love and intuitive wisdom from a higher place in your life. See yourself in the light, the way a mother see’s her child.

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For those who don’t have enough time, realize this: The more organized your space is, the more time you’ll actually have. Knowing  exactly where everything is when you need it free’s up time you would likely spend searching for what you need. When your space is organized, clean and supportive of how you want to spend your time, you’ll find your life flows in a more orderly fashion.

Everyone is trying to find balance in life. So many distractions can pull us in so many directions. We have to make a choice. If your space repeatedly gets disorganized, it reflects your mindfulness and your priorities. For most people there really is enough time, if you prioritize doing what actually serves your life.

Cleaning your environment is a step towards a clearer consciousness

Your environment, and your interaction with it, is a reflection of your internal world. Your environment not only reflects the organization of your mind, but it also influences it. The cause and effect energy works both ways.

If you’re taking care of your environment as a holistic approach to your life, you will be taking care of your extended body. Your home, your work space, is an extension of you.

Cleaning can be a spiritual experience symbolic of you purifying yourself of negative energy. It can also be approached like a meditation. The sheer focus and attention to detail can transform your perspective on life and your sense of well being immensely. You will feel accomplished in creating an environment that reflects a more harmonious lifestyle.

Yoga teaches us about our relationship to our most immediate space; our bodies. When you are attentive to the body, your energy shifts. Clarity and contentment arises. The life force energy flows better when your body is in line with a balanced, attentive, focused mind, and vice versa.

Getting rid of old things can be like a cleansing ritual. You make a bold statement of what truly serves you and what no longer does in the new vision you have for your life. You are literally and symbolically getting rid of things you no longer need, opening yourself up to allow new things to enter your life. What you value is reflected in what you surround yourself by.

When you organize your space, you organize your thoughts.

This is what it’s all about. Organizing your space, will organize your thoughts, which naturally leads to a more organized life. You will have more sense of freedom, awareness and ability to do what you wish to do. The pathway is clearer.

Free Your Mind

As you go throughout your day, you’ll have many thoughts and idea’s that come to mind about so many things, from work, to creative idea’s to errands. Writing them down is a healthy practice of organizing. By writing down your thoughts, you get them out of your head relieving yourself of a cycle of disorganized patterns of repeating thoughts, in the hopes you won’t forget what’s important.

Writing things down in your electronic device can be helpful if it’s not too time consuming and tedious. Another option which helps is the back to basics method of pen and paper. Have paper in a few designated area’s in your home. Writing your idea’s on random paper will only contribute to disorganization and actually is just another reflection of your mind being scattered. Instead, having one or two specific places where you can always go to jot down your idea’s will make your life easier.

Then you can compile what your idea’s are in a more logical pattern, and categorize the idea’s. If you’re writing everything in a list, you can make icons beside each type of thought for easy identification. Such as a star for important work, an eye for inspiration and idea’s, and E for errands, or use colored dots according to category, etc. This will help you keep the idea’s orderly. If you want to save time, have a tabbed book, with each category – easy to flip as you write. This is just one simple way to start giving your mind more freedom.

Designating area’s for each thing, returning them to their place when finished with them, relieves the mind and keeps your space orderly.

Chaos. Now or Then

When you cleanse your space, you are cleansing yourself. Messiness, and accumulating dust, represents energy that isn’t being paid attention to and stagnates. When your area is clean, you will rid yourself of the stagnant energy and have more opportunity to send positive energy out there. The space will encourage and support you to have a more positive energy flow. In return that new, positive energy will flow from you into your environment, to the people and things around you. It’s a win-win situation.

Some people live and work in “beautiful chaos” and swear it works for them. They can handle knowing where everything is. Most people though, are not that on top of where everything is when it’s all over the place, in a mess. If you’re really honest with yourself you’ll realize when the flow of energy really isn’t suitable for you. Don’t fool yourself as an excuse to not take charge of your life. If it works in an area, great, but if your entire house is a disaster area, there’s a problem.

For some, life is so busy, weeks can go by and everything piles up. Where everything is, represents not only what you did mindlessly, but also the choices you made to. That shirt on the living room floor – you made a decision to leave it there. Those dishes on the counter, that pile of paper on your desk, all got to where they were because of actions you took, or didn’t take. Where are you focusing your life force energy, and where are you neglecting applying yourself for your own benefit? If you don’t do it now, know that later will eventually become “now”, and you’ll be in exactly the same place.

If you’re the type of person who’d rather have someone come in and clean your space, fair enough, but if you continue mindlessly messing up your space because someone else will take care of it, you are missing the deeper point.

Remember, cleaning is more than just the surface of things. It gets down to the core of who you are and your willingness to transform your internal and external way of living.

It’s easier when it’s in harmony

Cleaning and organizing just one area can start you on an all new path. It can be overwhelming to consider tackling everything at once and will leave you scatterbrained. Break it down, and give yourself smaller area’s to focus on. If you try to do everything, you’ll be all over the place doing a little here and there, instead of getting into that meditative zone of honing in on an area with attention.

You don’t have to spend all your time cleaning. Once an area is clean choose to do small things that will help maintain it’s cleanliness. For example, don’t wear your shoes in the house. This drags random dirt in, reflecting a scattered mind.

This is the point – changing your relationship to your space and how you see and interact with it will realign how you view your environment. It will also enhance how you get to experience your time overall. The little things you choose to do, and don’t do, will transform your space and your life.  This will lead to a feeling of being more aware and in harmony with yourself and all around you.

Flow vs. Order

Well what about flow, if I focus on such precision am I blocking flow, will I be too controlling? This isn’t about controlling everything and living in a rigid, logical manner. That is what happens when obsessive compulsive behavior occurs; the logical side is on overdrive, leading to imbalance. If you’re fanatical, you know you’re off track. Nothing can be perfect, its the intention that matters. Freaking out at people who may mess up your cleanliness also reflects rigidity in an unhealthy way.

In fact, the very opposite of obsession is the intention here because this is about uniting your logical side of organizing with your creative, flowing side, in balance. When you’re organizing and cleaning your space, trust what feels right, not just what you think would be right. When you approach your space in a more holistic manner, you’ll notice the movement of energy flows so much better in your life. You’ll feel lighter, and more capable.

This also isn’t about living in a sterile environment without any creative input, color or spontaneity. Instead, it’s actually about giving you clearer thinking and attentiveness to yourself so your creative side can flourish. Your creative self won’t be hindered, but will instead be liberated.

Speaking of creativity, organizing your art area will make your art projects that much easier to focus on instead of searching for the tools you need. Painting, for example; with all your paints organized, your brushes, water, pallet, etc., your mind will be relieved of thinking where each item is when you need it, and you’ll be able to focus on the creative aspect itself. Your creativity will be free to work within an order you designed specifically for the task with your intention. The same goes for your office space, or any area where you would do best to designate an area for each tool for easy access.

Consider this: the world as we know it is abundant with possibilities, but beneath all the options are the laws of nature that exist as a framework allowing us the freedom to choose many directions. Order in the universe is necessary for the life force to flow. You can choose to align yourself with order, so your life force can flow in the direction you wish.

Music is a great way of clearing the energy of your environment. Loud music that has a good beat, shakes up the vibrations of your space, literally. If you play music that has a positive melody, you are promoting that consciousness and harmony into your space. For example, classical music like Mozart changes the way your mind works, and will also motivate you by giving you a positive mood. Cleansing your space will be enjoyable.

Practicing cleaning your space and engaging in a positive relationship with your environment are expressions of self care. Care for yourself. Your body is your temple, your space is your castle.

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“Any spirituality can be enhanced with the practice or study of yoga.”

“It is possible to experience an awakening in this life through realising just how precious each moment, each mental process, and each breath truly is.”

Christy Turlington is a woman who knows success in career while also finding time to focus on the importance of internal balance. She has shown beauty really does come from within.

“I was interested in cleaning my body on a deeper level. Yoga really purifies your organs and blood. You feel that. You feel that circulation of energy. But the real lesson yoga gives you is learning how to be present.”

Astrology Quicky:

Christy Turlington was born January 2, 1969 (time unknown) in Walnut Creek, California.

In Christy’s birth chart

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Moon sign is unknown because Christy’s birthtime isn’t known, but would likely be Gemini or Cancer, which would depend on the time of day.

Mercury in Capricorn, Venus in Aquarius, Mars in Scorpio, Jupiter in Libra, Saturn in Aries, Uranus in Libra, Neptune in Scorpio, Pluto in Aries.

Looking at Christy’s Transits for 2011 it appears she’ll have a wonderful birthday filled with a focus on her spiritual desires for the year leading the way.  Now that Jupiter and Uranus are going direct and in the Sign of Pisces and moving into Aries this year, this should be a good year for Christy.  These planets being in Libra in her chart, and Saturn currently in Libra, she will find this year shows an increasing importance in finding balance, and lots of expansion, and growth in this area will be gained with her focused efforts.

Mercury in Sagittarius for her return chart this year, shows a lot of learning through her philosophical and moral direction.  Travel will also increase her exposure to much wisdom.  With her birth chart Mercury in Capricorn she naturally has a practical way of thinking, able to rationalize and use her thoughts constructively. The Moon nearby Mercury on her birthday adds optimism and the drive to grow, but there may be some impatience.  However, as we can see Christy has created a life where she is capable of finding balance in many challenges. She naturally has luck with words and conveying her idea’s with articulation with her Jupiter and Mercury in easy aspect.

Neptune conjuncts her Venus on her birthday.  Beauty will truly be at a higher level with much deeper meaning, even divinely inspired.  That beauty may come through at a soul level in relation to others and the self.

Enjoy the videos to learn a bit more about Christy’s life.  Happy Birthday Christy.

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This documentary is a pleasure to watch as Joseph Campbell explores a wide variety of ancient and modern mythologies from around the world in a discussion with Bill Moyers.

Campbell explores the many cultural layers and connections myth reveals about the universal, deeper truths of the human experience. What is life? What is the mystery of life?

Beginning with the hero’s journey, Joseph Campbell digs deeper into the symbolism of historical stories of myth and their roots as told through world religions.

These meaningful stories continue to be told through variations of core myths through art and film.  Star Wars, for example, is discussed as an example of myth communicated in a language that resonates with modern times.

Campbell shares stories that reveal the many journey’s we all encounter in life while seeking to balance our higher and lower natures. Dragons, serpents, consciousness, what does it all represent?

What’s blocking you from your personal journey, living your own myth? What compels you? What is your way? What is consciousness? What is raising consciousness?

This documentary has many visual accompaniments to illustrate the Power of Myth.

Inspiring and empowering self-discovery.

We hope you enjoy the adventure into mythological significance in this really fantastic discussion.  There are 6 parts, and nearly an hour each, so come back to enjoy them all and learn a lot.

“Follow your Bliss” ~ Joseph Campbell.

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In a world where we often seem to be overfilled and consumed by external activity and information, Adyashanti clarifies what emptiness really means.

Here are a number of clips that inspire wisdom within about inner truth, being present, releasing ego, self awareness and much more.

We hope this series is found to be useful and inspiring, bringing more peacefulness into your life.

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These video’s have been on the Symbolic Living forum for years.  This wisdom is worth reviewing.

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Giving the Full Moon it’s glorious luminosity is the Sun which just moved from Leo into Virgo.

The sun shines bright from it’s practical, analytical side of the sky onto the moon’s mystic qualities.

School is starting (Oh no! for the young ones. Oh Yes! for the parents).  It’s a time of dreaming what will be for the coming season.  The sun is setting earlier and the Moon is visible longer at night in the darker sky.

Some people worry at this time of year about all the responsibilities ahead.  Consider the responsibilities as opportunities for you to get your life more in tune with what you imagine it to be.

This is a time to be mindful and take yourself to the next level of self awareness. Turning off the tv at night and opening books on self-help will do you well.  If you can’t tear yourself away from the tube try spending more of that tv time on watching documentaries that are inspiring.  Do a search on youtube for Egyptian mysteries or similar spiritual mysticism.  Expanding your awareness of the mystical side of life will impart more meaning on your existence and make it more interesting.

There is a mystical quality as the backdrop to all we do.  Now is a good time to get in the chariot and direct your desires to experience, listen and live the purpose of your life.  All those things you are so attached to in the daily grind will blur away as you tune into your more spiritual side.  Don’t let them get too blurry though. Try to merge them so the quality of your life takes on a balance that makes you feel more awakened and alive.

You may feel movement of your emotions that vary from highly optimistic and empowered to very low.  All of your thoughts and actions will be colored and influenced by movement of your emotional spectrum.

This is a time where sensitivity is heightened.  Everyone has a sensitive side, respect it.  Getting to know someone a bit better is possible, but many will feel a bit more secretive of their personal lives.  Some people, that have a tendency to be untrustworthy, may be extra clever at wielding deception at this time. Don’t worry about it too much.  You’re better off not knowing or getting involved if it’s just a bunch of bad karma they have hiding in their closet.

Veneration for the spiritual side of life is emphasized. Burn some incense, say a prayer, do a little meditation.

Empathy, love, kindness toward others are all brought forth from the depths of the soul. Even cooking a meal, or getting up early to make breakfast for a loved one will raise your spirits when done out of love and admiration. The right energy is there to help you move your emotions and spirit to a place that feels meaningful and worthwhile.

Self care and caring for others, especially loved ones (which includes you), is really going to take you to a higher place.  Sensitivity towards others, showing compassion and caring will give you the experience of wholesomeness.

Alternative wellness such as reiki, sound therapy, visualization will further heighten a sense of awakening and being connected to that more mystical side of you. Just learning about these subjects will put you in a frame of mind that parallels the moon’s current energy.

Take a look at the moon tonight if you can. Let your mind wander to those far off places.  The creative thoughts that come up could take you to places you had never expected before.

The tendency to be introverted can lead to depression or deep insights.  If you are feeling depressed, just know the moon in Pisces emphasizes least resistance, so there could be a tendency to be lazy and unmotivated to do much of anything but daydream. That’s ok.  You have to relax sometimes!  Don’t be too hard on yourself.  Enjoy it while it lasts.  Be compassionate with yourself. Trust you are on the right path and taking some self-reflection me-time is ok.  Taking that time can lead you to bigger and brighter ideas born from your insights into your life’s purpose.

The autumn season leads to a lot of action.  The moon is optimizing the need to dream big, so go ahead. Any insights or inspiration?  Write them down.  Thoughts can be as fleeting as dreams.  Here one minute, gone the next.  Keep them on paper to review and expand on.  Try to keep your thoughts on the benefits that can arise from being introspective.

Reading a good inspirational book and writing in your self-awareness journal can reveal deep, powerful insights into your potential.

Spending time with people who are down-in-the-dumps or who lack self-confidence can benefit from your compassionate, caring, and understanding side. Your willingness to listen and empathize is helpful, but please be careful not to get dragged down into a complaining, dwelling atmosphere.  Feeding off each others negative energy won’t do anyone any good if you’re both in the dungeons of doom and gloom.

Many people will likely find themselves feeling more caring towards your friends, and partner, on a deeper level, seeing the truer, gentler reality behind the many masks we wear every day.  Empathy towards your friends needs will lead to great bonding and loyalty. There’s a great balance with Venus and Mars right now so love life should be good for many.

Having disputes? This is a good time to focus on being fair, considering all sides of the issue.  Your own and the other side to come to a compromise that leaves everyone feeling they’ve got their dignity left in tact.

Some people may try escaping their feelings and suggest going out to party and in the process get totally wasted. Suggest something to do together that is more inspiring and meaningful instead.  It likely won’t be that difficult to convince another to be more responsible though.

Mercury is emphasizing common sense, but being in Virgo, and retrograde, redundant thoughts of worry are also in the air and we know what that can lead to.  Use the Mercury energy to your advantage instead.

This is a time of career considerations. So many considerations can lead you to being a worry wart, or someone you know might be over analyzing their career life, they’re missing out on the everyday, here and now joys of just being alive.

Getting bogged down by details? Feel like there’s too much to think about? Too many options? Any feelings of nervousness should be countered with getting in touch with the body.  Body, mind and spirit, remember the trinity within us all is unified.  Doing something physical will bring your mind down to earth in a more grounded way that feels nurtured.

However, this is a really good time to be thinking about where you want your career to go.  Making plans, developing a concrete business plan for instance, will allow you to direct all those thoughts and get them into an organized flow that lets you feel like you are building towards your future. Long term goals can be things to look forward to in your life, but don’t get overwhelmed.  Look to role models.  Read biographies that detail a natural progression that reaffirms that getting to a destination is possible with patience and planning. Things don’t happen overnight.  Take this mercury retrograde phase as a gift to get things in order in your mind with how you want things to go.

Doing your job with determination and the right attitude will earn you more respect and give you a more influential edge to those surrounding you. Your visionary side can come in handy in overcoming obstacles and creating opportunities out of problems that brings the workplace to a more balanced place which can lead to a stronger foundation.

No matter what you’re doing, whether staying close to home to retreat, out socializing with friends, or hard at work, there is an underling current of the desire to find deeper meaning into the questions of why you’re doing what you are.  How your ideas and actions are impacting and contributing to others life experiences is really important.  Be mindful of how everything you are doing, saying, thinking and feeling is bringing you closer to a meaningful and soulful way of living.

It’s a good time to rethink your online social habits too.  Spending too much time on mindless stuff, wasting time you could be using for bigger and better things? Consider utilizing your online social skills to better yourself in concrete ways that will enhance your position in career matters as well as personal learning that enhances your way of life.

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Mountain Pose is one of the most basic yoga poses for beginners.  Mountain Pose is a Standing yoga pose and is often the first posture to be learned.

Many yoga practice sequences begin and end with Mountain Pose.  In sanskrit, mountain pose is called Tadasana.

This pose may look simple but in fact it is often difficult for people to master because it requires bringing equilibrium to the body and mind energies.  Beginners should familiarize themselves with postures with regular practice and attention gradually and work on a variety of asana’s to correct any postural problems.

Beginning Mountain Pose:

• Stand with feet together, big toes, ankles and heels touching.
• Keep your knees straight, keeping your thigh muscles raised.
• Lift the front of the body, extending the spine upwards towards the ceiling, stretching legs up.
• Shoulder blades should be pulled back, towards each other, while the shoulders are held back.
• Arms should hang loosely to the sides with hands facing the hips, relaxed.
• Relax the face and extend the neck up looking straight ahead.
• Your concentration should be focused on centering the body with your weight balanced on both feet equally.
• Keep an awareness of the soles of your feet.
• While extending upwards, make sure you are focused on both sides of the body equally.

When practicing Tadasana – Mountain Pose, stay in the posture for up to 60 seconds.  If you are practicing Tadasana as part of a sequence of poses, less time is required.

Extra Notes:

Do not hold the breath.

If you have injury, back or knee problems, to not jump into poses, move into them gradually and gently.

As with all health care practices, consult your physician if you have concerns.

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Gratitude to your life, your body, your spirit, your existence. Gratitude for the sun rising each day to warm you, to nourish life on the earth. Gratitude for the Divine union yoga offers.

Sun Salutations give you the opportunity to be connected with light and your heart.

You can do sun salutations any time, but a great time is in the morning when the sun is rising. Let the light of the sun shine on you and fill you with a feeling of wellness as you practice this yoga routine.

Sun salutations are quite simple to get into a routine. Simply put, they start from standing, down to the floor and back up to standing in sequence.

1. Standing in Mountain Pose

2. Forward Bend

3. Downward Dog

4. Updward Dog – Midpoint – time to reverse the sequence

5. Back to Downward Dog

6. Back to Forward Bend

7. Back to Standing

Breathing is important in Yoga. When you move, breathe. Inhale and Exhale fully. Let your breath flow with your movements.

1. Start, standing in Mountain Pose.

• Stand with feet together. Looking straight ahead. Hands to your sides or together in front of your heart chakra.
• Inhale, and raise your arms to the sky.
• Look up to your hands.

2. Bend Forward at the waist.

• Bend forward at the waist. Exhale.
• Hands to the ground.
• Head facing your knees.

3. Downward Dog

• Inhale Look up while you’re still in forward bend.
• As you Exhale Jump both feet back or step one foot back at a time about 3 feet.
• Stay in Downward Dog Pose – Breathe. Inhale & Exhale a few times.

4. Upward facing Dog

• Move from Downward Dog into an Upward Dog.
• Do this by bending your elbows and bringing your chest towards the ground.
• Then to get into the Upward Dog position look up to the sky, extend your arms.
• Long Inhale through the movement.

5. Return to Downward Dog

• Reverse out of Upward facing Dog back to Downward Dog.
• Breathe a few times. Inhale. Exhale.
  

6. Return to Forward Bend

• Jump both feet forward or step one foot up at a time.
• Straighten your legs staying in forward bend at the hips.
• Inhale. Exhale. Inhale Look straight ahead by lifting your head.
• Bring your head back down.

7. Return to Standing Mountain Pose

• Come up from forward bend. Roll your spine up.
• Raise your arms outwards and towards the sky. Inhale.
• Exhale, arms back down to your sides.

If you are stepping one foot at a time instead of jumping to get into and out of Downward Dog, go through all seven steps on one side then the other. Thus, with the same foot coming forward and stepping back through the 7 part cycle. Then during the second cycle of the Sun Salutations use the other foot.

When you get used to doing sun salutations you can use it as a foundation to your practice, adding more poses to the sequence.

Enjoy the Sun. Enjoy Spring. Enjoy the Moment.

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