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N E W S L E T T E R.. A R C H I V E S • Y O G A L I C I O U S #39 — September 2004

Namaste Yogis and Yoginis,

YOGALICIOUS #39 comes to you at a time when many of us will be commemorating the events of September 11, 2001. Therefore this issue is centered on a collection of prayers, ideas and practices to support you and your community this week. I have also included many powerful workshops and classes that are perfect for renewal, rejuvenation, and deepening your practice.

With love,
Jillian
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WORDS OF WISDOM

"People are people. People are unreasonable, illogical, self centered. Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
If you succeed, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spent years building may be destroyed over night. Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you help them. Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.
(Taken from the wall in Mother Theresa’s Orphanage in India.)
 
RETREAT AND RENEWAL GET AWAY

Your in luck if you’ve been on the fence!!! I have only a couple of spaces left for the Yoga Weekend October 1-3. This weekend will surely be a perfect weekend to totally rejuvenate and re-center. It will be filled with yoga, nature, delicious healing foods and soulful celebration. Grab your spot. Email yoga_julie@yahoo.com ASAP for more details..   back to top
 
PROMOTING PEACE EVERY DAY
"Without inner peace, it is impossible to have world peace." ~ Dalai Lama.
While you may choose to send out specific prayers this week, please remember that our daily yoga or meditation practice truly helps contribute to peace on the planet EVERY DAY. At the end of your next practice, take a moment to acknowledge the inner peace you are cultivating. When you feel more peaceful, you radiate that out to others. As a result, people begin to feel more peaceful around you. In this way, your practice literally brings more peace into other peoples lives. And, like a domino effect, the people you personally touch then continue on to bring peace to others. So thank you for practicing and helping to promote peace on the planet. Keep up the good work!    back to top
 
METTA BLESSING
May suffering ones be suffering free and the fear-struck fearless be. May the grieving shed all grief, and all beings find relief.    back to top
 
GUIDED METTA BLESSING & MEDITATION

Metta is a simple Buddhist mediation technique that helps develop and nurture your compassion for yourself and others. Here is a guided metta meditation on the net lead by Sharon Salzberg: http://www.beliefnet.com/story/32/story_3248_1.html  back to top
 
BREATHING IN RELAXATION
Essential oils are natural pure plant extracts that possess strong therapeutic benefits. This mix is designed to reduce stress and anxiety, increase mental clarity, and uplift spirit. Try: lavender (6-7 drops), peppermint (3-4 drops), and tangerine (5 drops).  back to top
 
PRAYER BOOK
This wonderful book is filled with insight and comfort. LIFE PRAYERS: FROM AROUND THE WORLD: 365 Prayers, Blessings, and Affirmations to Celebrate the Human Journey by Edited by Elizabeth J. Roberts, Elias Amidon.     back to top
 
DOING OUR PART
"Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries…it lies with each of us individually …What is important is that we each make a sincere effort to take seriously our responsibility for each other and for the natural environment." -- Dalia Lama  back to top
 
QUIETING DOWN MORE EASILY
It is natural to feel ungrounded at this time. Not only because of the nature of Sept 11, but fall in itself is a transitional time, when our energy is hard to center and ground. If you find it difficult to settle down and quite your mind, try ‘Counting Your Exhales’. You can use this technique to begin yoga practice, mediation, when trying to sleep, or
even before a business meeting. Sit or lay comfortable. Take a few letting-go breaths. Then begin on an exhale and count the number 10 (maybe picture the number as you mentally count it.) On the next exhale lightly concentrate on the number 9. Then continue to count down on each exhale. When you get to one, start again with 10. Continue the cycle for 3-5 minutes. When your mind begins to wander just notice it; with out judgment draw your attention back to the number of the breath you are on. Do not be surprised or upset if you forget the number you are on, simply start again at 10. back to top
 
YOGA IN PARADISE March 19-26, 2005
Registration is now open for my annual retreat in Isla Mujeres Mexico. I have 30 spaces available and they all go. So consider saving your space early. More details on my web site at http://yogaliciouscomplete.c.topica.com/maacDC8aa9Tuwa4z9WObaeQysy/ or email Julie at yoga_julie@yahoo.com.    back to top
 

Thank you so much for reading, for being part of this community, for your practice and commitment to your own balance and healing. May you continue to return repeatedly to the peace with in you during your yoga practice and throughout your day. I would really love to hear from you and how you are. And as always, email me if you have an email address change or would like to add a friend to this distribution. Please know that I respect your privacy and never share your email addresses with anyone. Lastly, remember that it can be healing and up lifting to spend more time with family, friends, and neighbors!

With great love,
Jillian
 

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