Healing, Earthing, Putting The Gardens To Bed

I've not put out a newsletter for several weeks now. I think in part because my own post-surgical healing has slowed to a glacial crawl and I find myself struggling to muster the energy and enthusiasm to put my thoughts into words. I'm feeling a pronounced lack of vitality and optimism and the last thing I want to do is infect anyone else! I can generate enough juice to teach my classes, but right now there just isn't much left over. And, that's actually ok! I had a lot of feelings about this a couple of weeks back but I've settled into it and decided, in the spirit of darker, shorter days and the coming winter, to embrace it. To lean into it. I know I won't always feel this way, I know my body, though not healing as quickly as I'd hoped, will find its way if I'm patient and consistent with yoga and PT and all the other ways of practicing self care. And I know my mood, though mercurial and dark at times, will shift in time.

There's a lot of healing going on around here. Cathy V will be back at the studio next Friday! I know I could do with a dose of her exuberant, lovely and joy inspiring liveliness and humor. I'm counting on her to spiritually spritz her Cathyness around the studio, and give us all a little lift. It's a big ask—she has a lot to heal from after her own surgery and I'm sure she's got challenges, but just thinking of her smile and her giggle lifts me up, and I know I'm not the only one.


Finally, as I turn toward themes of grounding and earthing in my yoga practice, as we clear out our garden beds in preparation for winter, thoughts turn to finding balance through the coming months. In my Sunrise and Shine classes I plan to return thematically to an exploration of the chakras during our opening meditation, beginning tomorrow with Muladhara Chakra, or the root chakra, as a way to foster connection to the earth and feelings of safety and security. I find that exploration of these somatic and subtle body maps/systems helps provide a framework for cultivating wholeness.

I hope this finds you well and feeling cozy, safe and loved. Thank you for continuing to come to classes in all the ways you do, and I look forward to seeing you on the mat (and on the screen).

Love,
Leslie