Nope. JOYBODY is a way of living.
Remember what I said: it’s not a product or a goal.
JOYBODY is a process. We live FROM joybody by listening deeply TO joybody.
And that means joybody is everything about being in these bodies and in these lives.
What we eat. What we wear. How we treat others. How we engage in our communities. The work we do. Our relationships in every part of our lives.
If you’ve been around me for more than a couple of years, you know that I can never quite NAME the work I do. Until recently…when I woke up one morning a couple of weeks ago with this in my head…
JOYBODY.
And as someone smart in my orbit remarked, that name has been there all along.
Yes. It has. I can remember the very first training I took at Kripalu and this idea of accessing our original joy nature? It popped out of my mouth by the end of that week.
When I watch you, even though you might not be capable of feeling it yet, that’s what I see… your essential nature as a joybody.
A being of love and compassion and a strength you likely have forgotten.
But through our movement experiments and our shared rituals, we can remember.
We can re-member:
We are not a product or a result or someone's "after" photo. There is nothing wrong with us. We are not "over" or "under" weight. We are not "inflexible." We are not someone "with two left feet."
We are not a THING in any way, and we are not, therefore, to be somehow qualified, quantified, or categorized.
We are a PROCESS... and we are ever-evolving.
WHERE: ONLINE, via Skype
TIME: Mondays, 5:30 to 6:45 PM (Eastern Time)
DATES: October 12, 19, 26 and November 2, 9, 16
HOW: For this session, you need to also be familiar with/able to use Spotify or YouTube ALONG WITH Skype. It’s free. I’ll be providing a music list BEFORE each class. While I’m teaching, ALL MICS MUST BE OFF, except for mine. You’ll be listening to the music at your end (providing more volume and clarity) AND you’ll still be able to hear me (I’ll be using an earbud for my own music.)
MISSED CLASS: If you miss a class, I will gladly provide the prompts for that music list in writing up to two times per session.
COST: $85
According to yoga tradition and philosophy, we are in a time period when things are very skewed. (And they don’t just mean 2020.)
We’re in a time when the typical spiritual practices are either too difficult for people to comprehend or just not effective because of the depth of despair and disbelief and disconnect that humans are experiencing.
During this time, tantra yoga practices are what humans need. They’re concrete. They’re easy to grasp. They’re grounded in the physical world more than any of the others. They’re effective QUICKLY.
And so we have Kundalini yoga.
And I DO believe that this is the yoga we need right now.
We need a yoga that can quickly affect our mind and heart and spirit via body practices that are accessible to all bodies with barely any modification.
This yoga clarifies immediately. Even a short practice, takes away my brain fog.
This yoga clears the heart immediately. No matter what’s on the news, after a quick Kundalini practice I feel like I can handle life again.
This yoga activates the body powerfully. I feel like a different person after a mere ten minutes and I feel ready to tackle whatever needs to be tackled.
This is the yoga of the heart based warrior.
PLEASE READ ALL THE HOWS AND WHATS BELOW CAREFULLY!
You can also REPEAT the material as much as you want. Each class will stay up in the group for the entire month and a bit beyond.
You also have access to ME. You can ask for help ANY TIME in the group.
MUSIC will be provided in the group prior to the class via Spotify and YouTube lists.
You’ll be added to a “Morning Quickie Yoga” PRIVATE group.
TIME ZONE: I’m in the Eastern U.S. Time Zone. For those of you for whom that might not mean much, I’m in the same time zone as New York City.
ALSO NOTE: Classes, though online, START ON TIME. You can jump in late, but I won't be waiting.
COST: $70 for 6 weeks of 2 quickie classes
TIME: 10:30 AM
Tuesdays: October 13, 20, 27 and November 3, 10, 17
Thursdays: October 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 12, 19