Ah you are a Virgo! Both my folks are Virgos. They are AWESOME. Oh god.. I went to a psych once, post stress breakdown at work. She said 'you are your own worst critic' and Im like, grreat, something else to be self judgey about. Ugh. I really want to start a yoga class in my town but Im terrified I wont be good enough. THUS i actually kill the project before its began. I am trying to take lessons from the Buddha and Mara.. to recognise your demons (doubt, judgement etc) and have a little compassion for them. Xx
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haha you're so funny- I always find your tone something that makes me chuckle! that laughter is good medicine! my local gals and i had a new moon fire and gathering earlier this week and we laughed hard basically the entire time. and talked about sex. both of those things i so needed!!
i hear you here! that's definitely what i was referring to-- the killing it before it can even take off.
your last sentence reminded me of a practice i will probably direct toward this "inner critic" -- Feeding Your Demons.... it's a practice i read of earlier this year and it is producing some seriously good healing.. not sure why i haven't directed it toward this LOL! such a forgetful creature i can be! lol i'm excited to hear more about your yoga class or read some articles you write about yoga... step by step, we'll manifest these dreams :)
Oh I have to read that!! And weirdly, it has a foreword by Jack Kornfield - and that's what I am reading at the moment, which is what made me think of the whole thing about the Buddha and Mara!!! Love love love it. I'm going to order that book now!!!! The moon fire sounds gorgeous. My best friends is here for a week (she's a vippassana meditator teacher so is often away teaching or doing courses) and we have been giggling all day, starting with a beautiful cold skinny dip in the sea this morning - we need sisters for giggles and chats!
He he, glad I make you laugh. The best people are the ones who think I'm funny. xxx (I am making myself laugh now!!)
Step by step, that's the way!!!
fun fun! enjoy your morning skinnies, fireside chats and feeding your demons. i bought the book too and am so glad i did. god, this practice is so good. it literally healed my womb earlier this year.. it can unlock longstanding energetic blocks... so thankful for Machig Labdrön, Tsultrim Allione and all these female great yoginis passing this stuff on and living it out! that's cool your friend is a vippassana teacher! i have done quite a few of those retreats-- love em! xo
Amazing!! I always love to meet someone who's sat Vipassana courses!
yeah! both ini and i have and we love em! i've also served at some ;) what a gift those courses!
Amazing you have served Too!!! My girlfriend and her hubby just bought 10 acres attached to the Tasmanian centre so they can teach there and build a home, and bequeath it when they die. They travel all over teaching and doing long sits I.e 60 days in India!! I was going to do one at Easter but my Dad got sick so it wasn't a good idea as my thoughts would only go to.him. I want to do one with Jamie when we travel next year. But I sit when her and hubby visit which is super strengthening and powerful.. we sit in the bus 💙
<3 mmmm sounds nourishing!!! wow 60 days :DDD when i did my first one i didn't want it to end... it was so good for me on so many levels. then i knew i wanted to be a part of the community. i lived at one just outside of chicago for a little bit one winter on and off serving and sitting. i wanted to do a 30 day ( i think that's the amount of time...) one they offer in texas, but i didn't keep up with it. i keep thinking to do one again here soon, too! <3 <3
It will come when the time is JUST right.... I found mine really hard - like childbirth!!! I had really bad SI joint pain at teh time which was exacebrated by sitting. I'd love to do it again (like childbirth, but too late now for that lol) - you know, vipassana has that way of creating co-incidences - waht's the bet you sit the same time I do... :)