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Grounded Defined
Through our programs, we endeavor to “ground” kids, teens, and adults via yoga, laughter, and elevation. But what exactly does it mean to be grounded? By formal definition courtesy of the Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary….
grounded [ˈgraʊndɪd]
adj
sensible and down-to-earth; having one’s feet on the ground: mentally and emotionally stable : admirably sensible, realistic, and unpretentious <remains grounded despite all the praise and attention>

Sweeping Breath- Dr. Seuss Style (Siva Sutra 1.2 jnānam bandhaḥ)
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 lineSweep 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!.
How to Bliss Bomb the World
So you finish your practice~
You feel loving and calm.
There is nothing you dismiss~
You are full of BLISS bombs.You rejoin your family~’
And what do you hear?
Shouts of anxieties~
Blames, Shames, doubts and fears!Does loving-kindness deflate
As you join the contention?
Or will your blissed state
Transmit without tension?Each time you experience
The delight of {I AM}
Your bliss will flow forth~
Like a hydraulic ram.Embody the KNOWING~
Of your inner LOVE state.
So you can keep it safe~
And INTERRELATE.YOGA says your relationship
between you and your SELF~
can not be diminished,
or put upon a shelf.You take your SELF
everywhere you GO!
Then everything is spiritual
from Grumps to Sloppy Joes!Lokanandah Samadhi-Sukham
Shiva Sutra One.Eighteen~
Your inner bliss continues
Like you won the slot machines.So how do we GROW
In our capacity for such LOVE?
Without mermaids and unicorns~
Blue moons and white doves?We create an INNER space
Direct love toward KNOWERSHIP~
Call forth our virtues,
Our patience, our grit.We bridge the gap of difference
SERVE in a profound way~
Not cold duty or bargain~
LOVE is the order of each day.Become capable with powers
Of WILL, KNOWING, and ACTING
By practicing {I AM}
Without useless distracting.Place your hand over your HEART~
Feel right beneath your palm~
Towards your back body~
Where this is endless peace and calm.Allow your attention
To be with your BREATH~
To flow in and flow out
Softly in your chest.Welcome the BREATH~
Right into your HEART.
Feel a soft golden sun
That is bright, warm and smart.With each breath IN~
make that SUN glow.
With Each breath OUT~
Expand the warmth to and fro.As you welcome the breath in
To the vast INNER world~
Invite the HEART to reveal
It’s largeness, depth, and swirl.Flow in with the thought {I AM}
The mantra of the inner self~
(Not I am Sam~
Or I am a silly elf)The heart receives the breath
With the recognition {I AM}
The exhalation feels space,
The experience of BLISS BAM.Practice with eyes open
Practice with eyes closed
Practice often
And LOVE will be exposed.As you greet those outside~
Amongst the chaotic and mundane~
Stay tuned into your heart
And send LOVE to their pain.You’ll get glimpses of KNOWING
Your yoga is working~
When outer frustrations
Are shirking, not lurking.
If You Are Grounded and You Know It….
If you’re grounded and you know it, are you happy? Wait, that’s not the song! We know how it goes – sing along! “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. If you’re happy and you know it then your face will really show it. If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands!”
OM is a Magic Word
We chant OM in order to ground our energy in the present moment. When teaching kids who are brand new to yoga, I am determined to invite them into the wondrous world of all that is yoga without pushing them into a place of spooky sounds, weird ways and stuff completely unrelated to anything they’ve ever known. This mantra is a mode of transportation from where we were in our individual lives moments ago to where we are now – together in yoga


Harry Potter – Seven Books…Seven Chakras
The Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling has many meanings. I have found the meaning to be Love Conquers All But as you look more closely at the interworkings of her books you figure out that each book represents a different Chakra. Chakras are energy centers located along the midline of the body.


Find a nice and comfy space.
that never ends.

Bondage and ignorance and limitation!
So you finish your practice~
Your inner bliss continues

