Sun vs. Moon….YOU Decide!
Election! Election!
Left Versus Right
Moon Versus Sun
Both shining bright!
What serves, what honors
the United States of YOU?
Tune into your breath~
Tune into your view~
Do you need more strength?
more power? more fire?
Then, Sun is your canidate
you most admire~
Or more sweetness?
More flow? More balance
and wisdom?
Moon is the vote to
cast for your system~
Sun represents your right,
and Moon, your left~
Both equally qualified
to heal and heft~
Each one has a Salutation~
a platform of poses
Practice each one
No need for opposes!
Decide on your term;
May be minutes or years!
and what gets to vote!
Chakras or Ears?
Who has a voice
in the United States of YOU?
Muscles or bones~
Organs or goo?
And where is the
capital of your nation?
Your Heart? Your head?
Third Chakra vibration?
Choose what qualities
serve your union as a whole~
What is right for your body,
your mind and your soul?
Fernbank Yoga Club voted today. 43 unions saluted the Moon. 27 unions saluted the sun. The rest are undecided.
“It was interesting to watch the grounded students take their time in each posture of the sun and moon salutations. This fact-finding process took longer for some than others, and a few students needed to revisit certain postures to see what their body thought. The votes were taken, first internally, and then announced to the group. I look forward to hearing how the first days of each parties term goes. Term lengths varied from one week to one year. The excitement was palpable as the students began to brainstorm their new nations flags and colors.”
Mary Quinn Templeton, Elevated Grounded Teacher
As Earth Day approaches this year, I am struck by what it means to truly foster Peace on this planet. I remember as a child, learning about anti-nuclear protestors who chained themselves to fences and were forcibly removed and jailed. These brave souls became my heroines and heroes in the late 1970’s and 1980’s. I was moved to tears singing Dylan’s “Blowing in the Wind” and hearing stories of civil disobedience and the message of non-violent resistance. Later in the 1990’s, when I danced barefoot on my very first Earth Day, a lump would form in my throat when I celebrated each small victory (and the Gigantic Hearts) of environmental protestors who sacrificed so much to save a single tree and worked to preserve open space for our children’s children. Peace.
