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Vulnerability

5/26/2021

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by Christopher Wallace
​The vulnerability of baring myself fully
clenches the belly
panics the heart
stands my hairs on end.

It is truly the most terrifying thing
to stand in ones authenticity.

And yet. And yet.

The courage it takes.
The great tender strength.
The spine tingling elation.
The heart swells, and magic.
The naked beauty borne, in feeling you have nothing to hide.
The spirit touched ardor of a bare approach to life.
The openings and the mystery.
The expressions: tripping, falling, incomplete, misguided.
The wonderful mistakes, elucidating lessons.
The perfect imperfections.
The easing of honesty.
The engendered humility.
The profundity.
The sense of being touched, touching, and in touch with life.
The unmasked revelations, of full spectral undulation.
The this. The that. The I can accept it all.
The dropping of shame.
The incredible liberation, in shedding that shame.
The finding forgiveness for self, for other.
The quiver of unknowing.
The sweet caress of potential.
The dread. The sorrows. The uncertainties.
All making room for, in their acknowledgement:
Room for what else is there.
Room for laughter, and joy, and luminescence.
Room for flirtation, dancing, spontaneity.
Breaking open.
Melting into Love.
Soaring on the wings of Truth.
The hush, of anxious worry.
The Goodness bestowed.
The empathy.
The compassion.
The connection.
The holy restoration of creative flow.
The fires of real passion.

And everything.
And everything.
And Beauty.
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Vulnerability

5/26/2021

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vulnerability is a risk.

it might break you.


but through the cracks is where the light shines.


vulnerability is a game


and no matter how much you lose


you will always win.


vulnerability might wound you,


but it will heal you, too.


don't run away from this,


don't walk away from it.


come closer, dip your toes in this water.


know that this is how you grow,


how you love,


how you become into what you will be.



                                    ~~by Gaby Compres, 2014

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Opening into Vulnerability**

5/26/2021

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AAARRRGGGGHHHHH!

​As you know, when we move throughout our day we often run into “road blocks.”
Road blocks are those pesky situations where we feel beside ourselves.  Where we feel the need to protect ourselves, to pull in or put up walls.  Maybe it’s a “Huge Project” at work that has you anxious because there just doesn’t seem to be enough time to get it done.  Done right. Done well.  And, done on time.  Not happening, right.  In comes the flood of stress – heart pumping, shoulders tensing, belly tightening. 

Been there, done that.  And, in my case sweets to sooth the belly nervousness.  Adding insult to the injury!

Or maybe, it’s a friend you haven’t spoken with throughout this whole Covid ordeal and you feel like you’ve been forgotten, rejected, or you don’t belong.

Or it’s a creative project you’ve taken on and you are keeping it all to yourself because of the worry that comes or embarrassment you feel when you think about sharing it with others.  What will they think?  It’s not good enough.  I’m not very creative.

Essentially, we hide. 

In a physical sense, when we pull in and protect ourselves, we cover the front of our bodies.  This place where our organs and our hearts are exposed.  Our shoulders round and slump and our heads look down. Our posture reflects our feelings. 

Emotionally, we hide.  We hide from those around us.  We hide from the world. 

We have all been here a time or two (or three or four).

Opening into vulnerability

The beauty about summoning the courage to meeting our vulnerability and walking through it - is that there is joy, love and belonging on the other side.  Brene Brown says that Vulnerability is the birthplace of creativity, belonging, love and joy!  I want some of that.

So what does opening to vulnerability look like?

In asana practice, it’s backbends, large and small.  It’s opening the front of the body that we so instinctively protect.  Rodney Yee teaches us opening to vulnerability “is a willingness to fall in balance poses, to lose control in backbends, to feel unprotected on a physical level, and to challenge the survival mechanisms of your body.  We may feel uncomfortable in backbends because backbends challenge our natural inclination to pull in and protect our soft spots. 

From an emotional perspective, Brene Brown teaches us that opening into vulnerability is taking a risk to be the first to call not knowing what the outcome will be.  Its feeling our emotions without any guarantees, and walking through them.  It’s sharing your creative talents with others.  It’s letting people see you, really see you – warts and all.  I love this – What makes you vulnerable is what makes you beautiful!

Rodney Yee observed in his many years of teaching that a lot of people are doing yoga with a sense of performance but with no sense of vulnerability.  So instead of saying “I can’t” when presented with an unusual pose or a pose that presents more of a perceived challenge, take a step.  Give it a try.  Make a modification that suits your ability.  Stay positive.  Be willing to wiggle or fall.  It doesn’t matter if a pose isn’t perfect.  What matters is that we try.

To feel vulnerable means you’re alive (Brene Brown)! 

Let’s muster up our courage, our strength and take a few steps to meet vulnerability and walk through it - together.   Let’s live and love with our whole hearts and feel alive.  One vulnerable step at a time.

See you in practice.
 
Blessings and Namaste,

Vicki

**inspired by Rodney Yee and Brene Brown.

Listen to Brene Brown's Ted Talk about vulnerability here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o
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Connections....

5/19/2021

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The True Purpose of Yoga - Uniting Soul with Spirit

The entire practice of yoga is all about connection.

Tonight we begin with the breath.  Our breath helps us connect to our bodies, from our bodies to our hearts, and from our hearts to our inner world, and from there - with Spirit.  

​This is where the magic is!
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Join us tonight at 5:30 pm to practice Connection. Tonight we will enjoy a movement practice to get in touch with our bodies and then dive into a deep meditation, beyond breath, beyond mind and move into the inner world of Spirit.  

If you haven’t already, sign up here:  https://app.ubindi.com/Vicki.Schneider
 
Can’t wait to see you in class!
 
Blessings to you,
 
Namaste
 
Vicki
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Connection

5/5/2021

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Today’s topic is Connection.  In yoga, we connect the body and mind by using the breath.  We also connect poses together through movement and breath.  The easiest way to illustrate this is with the “Sun Saluation,” a set of poses that many teachers use as a foundation of their yoga flow classes.  I do too.
 
Today we will begin to learn the Sun Saluation or Sun Salute set of poses.  I’m hoping you will memorize these poses in body/mind so that you can practice at home, too!
 
We can take the feeling of connection off the mat and bring it into our daily lives.  Where do you feel connected?  How does it feel?   
 
Can’t wait to “See You!”  Join us tonight at 5:30 pm  -  
https://app.ubindi.com/Vicki.Schneider
 
Namaste & Blessings,
 
Vicki
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