Thank you Eight year old Marlie for presenting me with this yoga book you wrote and taught to classes in your school. I appreciate your interesting chapters~ Yoga that keeps me calm Yoga that keeps me Grounded Yoga with more than two people Yoga with two people Yoga that keeps me happy and your very helpful notes~ Remember you will not get it the first time Breathe slowly Remember to lean your beautifully detailed art~ and your permission to share your work on our blog~ I am grateful that you have been a grounded student for three years and you continue to serve your school with yoga. With love, Cheryl Crawford
Bondage and ignorance and limitation! Oh my! We contract like a sneeze~ You want to know why? These are the roots of our issues, You see~ Unworthiness, insecurity, feeling un-free.
These deep darkened roots, known as Anava Mala, cloak our awareness like pollen all upon ‘ya.
This pollen of unworthiness Helps us forget~ How miraculous we are~ We recoil ~we regret.
We regret and we doubt. We feel separate and small. Our pimples and frizzes Keep us enthralled.
How, do we, how do we How DO we re-remember? Our goodness, our freedom From here to September?
Good question, my dear! So at your request~ I’ll teach you the tools To elevate your quest!
Your breath is the broom that sweeps away pollen, Shines light on the ignorance Which is hidden and smallen.
Sit tall, close your eyes, Tune into your spine. Inhale your breath Down the left side line
Sweep your breath out~ On the same side, From bottom to top~ Deep inside.
Sweep your breath in, Down the right side this time. Get real close and real low~ To release dust and grime.
Sweep your breath out~ From bottom to top. Keep sweeping your spine~ No reason to stop!
No reason to stop~ Till you feel lighter and free! Relieved of unworthy Pollen and debris.
The pollen of ignorance~ And debris of limitation~ Can be swept to the surface For expansive illumination.
Each time we remember, We grow and expand~ We become more real! And that is quite grand!.
Charlotte’s Web is a celebration of the quiet virtues. It reminds us to keep a soft tender heart, accept our true nature, and value the unique gifts of our friends. The two main characters of Charlotte’s Web, Charlotte and Wibur, highlight the awareness of our own unique inner story.
Charlotte, the spider, represents our highest self who provides wisdom and help from above. She reminds us that we are never alone. She provides a higher, bigger perspective from her vantage point high up in the rafters. She brings a calm wisdom into an anxious situation, bolstering Wilbur’s self image by spelling out his best aspects. She represents our INHALE.
Become sensitive and aware of your breath.
Wibur, the pig, represents our vulnerable self that is at the center of our awareness. Wilbur is consistently caring and engaging. He forms a bond with Charlotte because he sees her beauty. He is accepting and compassionate and joyfully celebrates life. He represents our EXHALE.
Last week my seven year old son participated in a Grounded Quest for Elevation Yoga camp and was asked to contribute a blog post on how Grounded has changed his approach to situations….here it is…in his own words…
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Thank you Eight year old Marlie for presenting me with this yoga book you wrote and taught to classes in your school. I appreciate your interesting chapters~ Yoga that keeps me calm Yoga that keeps me Grounded Yoga with more than two people Yoga with two people Yoga that keeps me happy and your very helpful notes~ Remember you will not get it the first time Breathe slowly Remember to lean your beautifully detailed art~ and your permission to share your work on our blog~ I am grateful that you have been a grounded student for three years and you continue to serve your school with yoga. With love, Cheryl Crawford
Unlieable – To be filled with ones own truth, to the extent that no lies can enter ones being, either form within or without
Bondage and ignorance and limitation!
Charlotte’s Web is a celebration of the quiet virtues. It reminds us to keep a soft tender heart, accept our true nature, and value the unique gifts of our friends. The two main characters of Charlotte’s Web, Charlotte and Wibur, highlight the awareness of our own unique inner story.