Change, Liberate, and Expand

August is going to be a whopper of a month astrologically speaking...especially for me and my fellow Taureans. According to a Belgian astrologer I follow, Venus, Pluto, Jupiter, and Uranus are going to square in our heavenly sky and these planets "...want to CHANGE, LIBERATE, and EXPAND" us.

I've been feeling it already and I say

LET IT BEGIN!

I am so ready.

Too Much To Blog About

Not sure where to post life updates anymore...here or on my other blog about

my experience as a new foster mama.

Right now, there is too much to blog about really. That is, too much personal stuff to share.

It has been the most BIZAAAR-OOO summer and it just feels...not sure there are even words for it.

No trips to beach yet.

A few trips to local parks that are new (to us) to mix it up.

Not much summer reading although I have a stack piled up against my bedroom wall waiting.
This could have had something to do with the baby, ya think?!

Lots of trips to bookstores...the small (favorite) local one and the big corporate one.

Maybe it has something to do with the heat. We have spent a good part of it indoors.

Newborn preemie baby boy.

Reorganizing and re-arranging every nook and cranny of our home. This is something

I've never done before and I'm finding it OH. SO. SATISFYING.

I thought I'd be going all out with visiting gurus who were and are in town. 

Missed a BIG one. I just couldn't get myself there for a number of reasons.

Hoping and Praying to make it to the Ganesha Temple this weekend for 

a special visitor and Indian meal in the delicious canteen, but we'll see if it happens.

Booked two beach vacations for August and am quietly looking forward to them.

Making all sorts of odd iced tea and juice slushees with my magic bullet, which I adore for everything culinary.

Priding myself on not using my stove or oven to make tasty lunches and dinners during this buster of a heatwave.

Enjoying how my girl is loving our little almost two year old neighbor...she teaches him things and 

they splash together in his little pool. Sigh. Adorable.

Lots of yoga as always, but lately I'm re-connecting with my old love Body Sculpting.

Yeah, I want to be Strong. Cut. Super Strong. Healthy. In Super Shape.

This summer has kicked my ass and 

taught me so much so far. 

Yeah, I've seen what I thought were some of my own limits.

Then pushed past them, gratefully.

I'm ready to own my own strength.

Before Bed...

Some nights we watch a show together. Sometimes, I put her to bed and rub her back.

Other times we talk, and sometimes, we do a little bit of both.

Tonight, I attempted to read Little House on the Prairie again and 

she still stands firm on her opinion. ("It's boring. Sooooo boring.)

Oh, well. I picked up a reader that the was gifted to us from the local 

Montessori last summer and we decided we'd read about Beethoven.

My oh, my...this girl asks the best questions, "Did he hear music constantly after he 

went deaf or only sometimes?" We were going to listen to "Ode to Joy," but it 

grew late and it was already past her bedtime. I'll put that on the bucket list with 

the cicada research for the summer, along with the gardening and planting 

workshop, which we will accomplish this time around.

Afterward, we read some psalms. Her request. "Let's read the Bible." 

We spoke about God's unconditional love and the power of creation.

I love these quiet times together before bed and I'm so 

grateful that our routine we were so consistent with in the early days

is still (for the most part) in place. 

Sweet Dreams, My Pretty Princess. 

Love, Mama

My Earth-Mama Life

Just in case you are interested in what I've been doing over at my other blog.

To be continued...

Opulence

Image from Gold Dust: Review Bois des Iles Chanel

Two posts in one day?

Yes.

I couldn't help myself.

I became mesmerized by this image

when I happen to stumble upon it this evening on my quest for a scent.

Opulence.

Gold Dust. 

Twinkling Effervescence.

I am on a quest for pure

Sandalwood...

 beautiful

airy,

natural,

deep

soft

realistic

Mysore.

(Unfortunately, it has become very rare and pure mysore is hardly, if ever used anymore.

We have depleted this gorgeous natural resource from Mother Earth.)

Bang a Gong

This week, I am counting the days till the weekend. I am planning on attending a moon ceremony at a kundalini yoga studio and will experience my second gong bath meditation.

In one word.... B L I S S!

A gong bath meditation is one of the most relaxing, beautiful, peaceful,

healing experiences you can give yourself.

Above gong bath meditation image courtesy of this website.

 

Gong sound can be used to rebalance and tone the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies. It is an excellent therapy for stress related issues, depression, fatigue, anger and hostility, feelings of fear, separation and loneliness, along with many other conditions related to the lack of balance and harmony in the body.

Some more benefits include:

•induces an instantaneous state of meditation by calming the mind and stopping the internal dialogue

•creates an immediate state of relaxation and release of tension

•stimulates the circulatory and glandular systems

•rebalances the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies

•helps clear energetic and emotional blockages

•regenerates the parasympathetic nervous system

•awakens higher states of consciousness conducive to healing and transformation


I feel fortunate to live in close proximity (equal distance in opposite directions) to two studios that provide this form of meditation.

I am learning and discovering so much along my path to peace and healing. I hope you enjoy hearing about my journey as much as I enjoy sharing it.

Shanti. Shanti. Shanti.

Peace, Peace, PEACE.

GLOWING & GROWING

I finally joined Yogaglo after much back and forth on it. 

I do pretty well with my practice in my little home studio,

but it was time to refresh. With summer approaching there

will be much more time for asanas, pranayama, & meditation. 

I am enjoying this site immensely. If you are not familiar with it, 

you really must check it out. They even offer a free two week trial membership.

KUNDALINI is changing & transforming my life, my aura, my energy;

my being.  I am moved to share and spread its light & healing power. 

In other news: Babaji is in town this week!