Yin And Shavasana Practice - Rest, Release And Recieve

A Yin and Shavasana practice recorded live on IT. Movements and breathwork aimed at reducing tension and fostering self-awareness. The use of household items as props is encouraged. A practice for everybody. 10/16/24

Please note: This audio is ripped from a video.

Transcript

This is Yin and Shavasana,

And I am grateful that you are here.

Welcome and welcome back.

I'm coming to you from Colorado,

So feel free to pop into the chat,

Tell me who you are,

Where you're coming from,

Maybe a word or two,

How you are.

It's a tough time.

It is a tough time.

So feel free to share.

Let me take a sip.

Clearly I have a frog.

Okay.

So again,

This is Yin and Shavasana.

Let me say hello.

Sue,

Hello.

Thank you for being here,

As always,

And being so kind and generous.

Kristen from Dominica,

And ready to rest and receive.

Kristen,

Exactly.

Thank you.

That touched me.

Thank you.

Keith from southeastern Idaho,

Welcome.

I need my glasses.

Release fear.

Janda,

Welcome.

Coming in from Germany.

Let's breathe together.

Maddie from Denver.

Letting go of tension.

Oh,

My goodness.

Yeah.

Yes.

I agree.

I agree.

So thank you for sharing.

Thank you for being vulnerable,

For being authentic.

That's what it's all about.

That's how we get through.

That's how we heal.

That's how we face the stuff.

All right.

From New York.

Oh,

Thank you.

And is it Pooja?

Please correct me in any phonetic way possible.

I try and recognize,

But I'm not always able to.

Oh,

Yes.

Thank you.

Okay.

Let's talk about class a little bit.

This class is for everybody.

You can listen.

You can do whatever you need in this class.

If you need modifications,

Want modifications,

Don't want to do anything,

All of the above,

Feel free to ask,

To inquire.

I might have an answer,

I might not.

I offer a lot of variations as well.

So with all of that said,

What is this class?

This class is a lot of resting,

Receiving,

Releasing,

Like going through the comments.

That is what yoga is.

We are yoga.

It's not a shape we make with our body.

With all of that said,

We use all of the support,

Which I realize I'm not even using.

I just dove in.

Gather whatever you have around your house.

Of course,

I have some yoga stuff,

But what is yoga stuff?

Grab your pillows and cushions from your couch,

Whatever you have.

Maybe you're in bed.

Fluff up whatever needs to be fluffed up.

If you have a blanket,

A pillow,

Something to cover your eyes towards the end when we do have a guided rest.

So the rest of the time,

We make shapes or not.

But it's about holding the shapes,

Using props,

Cushions,

Whatever you have,

So that we're not using muscle.

We're not pushing through.

We are all of what you said in the comments,

While perhaps stretching.

That's like,

Oh,

Wait.

But sometimes that's how we kind of get in a little bit deeper.

All right.

Speaking of getting in deeper,

Let's keep going.

And I just have another quick little thing before we kind of get into,

And we do start with a little arrival in our body,

A meditation.

And if you're not into,

Like,

Some of the stuff I'm saying,

Take what you need.

Leave the rest.

If you're here for the stretch,

Please,

By all means,

Like,

Do what you need.

We're all in,

Well,

We're all in the same boat.

But also,

We are all in terrifically different circumstances.

Yeah,

Okay.

Class,

Props,

Meditation.

Oh,

Yeah,

I was going to tell you a little story.

I had a student one time reach out to me and said,

You're so calm.

You're so calm all the time.

Is that just how you are?

And I'm only laughing,

Because,

Like,

If you knew me for the real in the real life,

Like,

This is real,

But,

Like,

Also,

You don't,

We're here together for a purpose,

And this is focused,

And this is,

You know,

I have my notes and my glasses and my highlighters and my books and my things.

This is also how I help.

So in the rest of my life,

I am a human being who goes through amazingly hard things.

And during that time that that student inquired,

I realized,

Well,

A,

It's not a fair portrayal.

I'm not portraying,

But that's what some people receive.

And I just want to remind everybody that I am human.

Not that you didn't think that,

However.

Sometimes when I am really going through it,

That's when I'm calling on my yoga,

Myself.

And so I think for a lot of us in the comments going through the things,

Thank you,

Dora,

Thank you for being here,

You know,

We rely on what,

Not necessarily what we know,

But what we're drawn to,

What feels right,

What we start to kind of get back into that human animalness,

Like,

What is,

What's our gut saying,

What's our,

Where are we at home,

And what is home?

And so that,

Like,

Without being super dramatic,

You know,

And I'm a total goofball,

Too.

So you will see.

But like,

This is the world,

This is my world right now.

This is the greater community.

This is all of the things right now.

So we're all in it,

No matter what sign is in your yard.

We are humans,

And having a conversation,

Like,

Many conversations lately where I was reminded and taught that it's,

Like,

Human to human.

That is what we're here for.

So if this feels too much,

I know it's a lot.

But also,

I am here to support,

But I'm showing and I'm reminding everyone that,

Like,

It's not just,

Like,

Chill,

Calm,

She does yoga,

Whatever that is,

The Western palm color appropriation.

This is the coming back to humans,

And how can we learn from some of this matrix,

This technology,

This way of humaning together that creates less suffering on the inside so we can be there for each other.

So clearly,

Things are stirred up,

Things are big,

And it calls on all of us to help in different ways,

In the ways that we can and not.

.

.

We dig into who we are a little bit more so that we can be kinder,

We can be more communicative,

That we can be heard and listen.

And also apologize.

And how can we all continue to keep working for what's right and what's.

.

.

Yeah.

All right.

Friends,

Friends,

Friends,

Let's get into it.

It's all big,

And it's all.

.

.

Your friend over here feels all the things,

So let's start.

Again,

Keeping your own situation,

Keeping an eye on that,

Let's start to soften and let's start to dissipate some of all the things that can be so on our hearts.

And this is not my therapy,

This is not my asana practice,

This is not my session.

So I want to remind you that I am a people-do.

So we start by dissipating some of that fear,

Some of that tension,

All of the things that we've talked about.

Thank you,

Dora.

And same.

.

.

Yeah.

Dora,

You have been a teacher.

We're all teaching each other.

So let's begin.

As if we had not begun already a long time ago.

So get in a shape.

If you've been in a shape,

Like,

I can't feel my feet right now,

I better shift.

What feet?

All right,

Re-centering.

As I know,

I am a human and say things sometimes that are not always the right things.

So let's come back to wherever seat that feels supported.

And remember,

You do not need to copy me right now.

I'm stretching my toes so that I can come back into my seat.

If you need to lay down,

We're going to arrive,

You're going to arrive in your own body without perhaps taking on any of this.

And this is natural.

This is the waves of human emotions,

Especially humans going through all of the things we are collectively and personally,

All the things communally.

So find your own seat.

Find what maybe you've shared already.

Or what's on the top of your heart,

Your mind,

Your community.

As if they were separate.

Let's take a big,

Full breath in together.

And a long,

Full breath out together.

Continue to take full,

Deep breaths in.

And if the eyes close,

The eyes close.

If you shift into a different shape,

You shift into a different shape.

How can you soften into yourself in this moment?

How can you reconnect to whatever your home,

Your center,

Your divinity.

Maybe you're just like,

Ugh,

And you totally just want to melt into the floor and it's not that heavy.

Letting something soften and allowing like a snow globe,

Which is a favorite analogy of mine,

Like everything to kind of settle.

And again,

Take what you need from that and leave the rest.

And each breath is supporting your settling or your return or that feeling of the heartbeat,

The base feelings of your humanness here,

Like where your body connects to the earth.

Where the breath is supporting the body and checking in with the body.

Maybe for the first time in a little bit because we feel like we haven't been home.

So checking in,

Acknowledging,

Validating.

I see the parts calling out the loudest.

And then exhaling,

Sweeping,

Letting some of that story,

The loop where we come back into the brain,

Letting that kind of sweep out to the best of your ability or imagination.

And it's not forgetting,

It's just coming back to a different layer in this moment.

The breath,

The connection to the earth,

And then perhaps even checking in with tracking how the breath is feeling,

Not through thinking thoughts,

But what are the sensations of the breath?

Whatever your circumstance,

Feeling perhaps the sounds of the breathing or the sensations,

Allowing that to be validated and acknowledged.

And then either staying with the breath or staying with the breath and the body,

Whatever feels right,

Or continue to find a little inquiry into how am I?

How am I today?

And whatever that means,

Whoever is doing the asking.

Feeling the breath support that inquiry.

Perhaps the exhales become longer to support,

To be that foundation,

To be that scaffolding.

Something that you can come back to,

Especially when things are spicy or stirred up or the best they've ever been,

Whatever it is for your circumstance in the moment,

Because it's all yes and.

We come back to as practice,

As my teacher says,

That which can't be taken away,

That is the practice.

So the body might not always agree on anything.

The breath,

The coming back to what home might feel like to you.

Is that something?

And it's not easy.

And yet we come back again and again and again,

One breath at a time.

It is a perpetual starting over,

Remembering,

Continually building inquiry,

Study,

Breath,

That which cannot be taken away is what connects each and every single being on this planet.

Breathing deeply,

Supporting how you are,

No matter how deep the inquiry,

How one breath at a time is the inquiry.

There's no goal.

Few more breaths here,

Friends,

Connecting,

Validating,

Coming back again and again,

No matter what.

Let's take another full breath in.

Whenever you're ready,

Intentionally connecting our breath,

Inhaling to the best of your ability and making the exhale even longer,

Full exhale,

Let everything be swept out.

When you're ready,

Slowly returning to whatever natural rhythm of breath arrives for you and allowing this integration of inner and outer worlds to start to soften.

So perhaps you tip the chin down and attempt some blinking open of the eyes,

But keep the gaze soft if that's the effort here,

Keeping it less than effortful and allow that transition to be soft and kind.

Setting the conditions for what you need or perhaps what you needed,

Perhaps what you could have offered,

This is where we give that back to the self,

Which in turn is felt in community and creates change.

So taking time with that softness,

Coming back to grace and forgiveness within the human self.

And when you're ready,

Slowly blink the eyes open,

Lift the gaze and take the time to soften again,

Being that kindness that you need right now.

If you have the legs in a specific way,

Slowly unwind and being very,

Very kind to that physical animal of your body here,

Create some room.

If you have all of the things gathered in and extend the legs,

If it's available to you,

And if you're not already there at this point,

Lay all the way down on your back,

On your side,

Whatever works for you.

I'm going to come down to my back now,

As I'm shoving because I have no room.

If you need something under the knees,

Again,

Create the softness,

Create the conditions for sustainability in this release,

In this letting go.

Because if we're not acknowledging it,

We're creating more tension physically,

And then of course,

Through all of the layers.

We've talked about koshas on occasion.

Well,

I'll just bring this with me.

So perfect couch cushions being used today.

And so for me,

I'm coming down slowly,

Chin is slightly tucked,

Using my elbows,

Using whatever you need.

It doesn't have to be pretty.

It doesn't have to be smooth.

It doesn't have to be flat on the ground on a rubber mat.

Making it your own and creating softness,

Comfort.

How can you lie here?

We talked about that,

Being able to receive,

Which especially,

Well,

I'll pause that,

It's difficult.

So allow the conditions to make it somewhat sustainable for you,

At least to think about softening.

And if you're softening already,

Can you soften into the breath?

Palms up are a receptive gesture,

And palms down,

Creating more connection,

More anchoring.

Maybe one of each,

Creating the conditions of awareness,

Of how am I today?

And maybe that translates into the physical,

What does the body need?

Where can I rest?

Going faster,

Going slower.

Rest.

Going faster isn't always the answer.

And it can be the most challenging,

And that is why a lot of shavasana is missed.

Let's take another moment here,

Acknowledging how the body feels on the earth or wherever you're resting.

How can the breath acknowledge and be the foundation,

The scaffolding?

And what do you draw on in yourself for strength,

Anchoring,

Coming home?

What feels right?

It's not what I'm telling you.

This is where we start to check in,

And if it's accessible in the moment,

What feels right?

So maybe for you,

It's resting more here.

This is part of the practice.

What do I need?

So if you'd like to stay on your back or wherever you're resting,

Or perhaps you draw one knee,

Excuse me,

In at a time,

Pausing perhaps with this one knee,

I'm bringing my hands,

Interlacing them underneath my kneecap,

And allowing my shoulders to stay soft,

Feeling into perhaps a stretch,

Perhaps it's thigh-on-body resting,

All the variations,

Maybe you hold way down the ankle,

Like there's no right or wrong here,

Feeling into what's right for right or wrong here,

Feeling into what's right for you,

And making that choice versus what conditioning society yard signs.

Full breath in,

And full,

Deep breath out,

Allowing yourself to be supported,

Nurtured with that exhale.

Let something go,

And let's let that leg down,

Allow it to slide or be supported all the way down,

But with intention,

Without letting it slam or clunk down.

Pause,

Come back to that stillness,

Check in maybe,

Or noticing the difference between the sides,

Which we talk about,

They are distant cousins,

But not twins,

They don't have to be feeling the same thing they typically won't ever.

Full breath in,

Coming back to center,

And when you're ready,

Slide the left or other side in,

Left for me,

Interlace or take your option,

Or perhaps you're doing different body parts,

Allow this to be your practice.

Guiding towards the center of the center here,

So all the options are available.

Check in with the side,

Again,

Move around,

You do not have to replicate the same thing,

This side has different needs.

Notice if there's more tension,

And when you're reaching across,

Or if you start to lean,

And then find support,

What,

You know,

Maybe an extra cushion that helps you from rolling,

So taking the time to advocate for yourself.

All the layers.

Another full,

Deep breath in,

Releasing the tension,

And a long,

Full breath out,

Letting all of that soften,

Even if in imagination.

When it's time,

Release with the breath,

The fingers,

The hands,

The legs,

All the way down,

And again,

Find rest,

Find center with the breath,

Center with the body,

So maybe you notice,

Oh,

I,

If I just moved,

Well,

Creating,

Again,

Awareness around what is best for your center,

And then,

Can you advocate,

Or at least work towards getting there,

And again,

It's not a goal,

It's breath,

Period,

Period,

All right,

Center,

Soften,

And then both knees come in,

Wrap the arms,

Let them be heavy,

And I'm doing a little wiggle,

So I can find center for my body,

Maybe that's appropriate for you or not,

But I'm allowing my tailbone to be a little bit heavier for my own circumstances,

And letting my arms be heavy,

My shoulders are heavy,

I'm not efforting here with my arms,

I'm allowing them to be heavy,

Same with the back of my head,

Can you soften more into whatever shape the body needs,

Big breath out,

Let everything be swept,

Cobwebs,

The repetition of a thought,

A story,

A pattern,

And letting the body be felt here,

Breathed,

All right,

One more moment,

One more sweeping breath,

Now,

If you want to give a little squeeze,

You're welcome to give a little squeeze,

Feeling into alignment,

Perhaps,

In the spine,

Squeeze,

And then next inhale,

Find some space,

So maybe you move your stuff out from underneath you,

If it's available,

And then take up some space,

And that's kind of the bummer about having all this stuff,

Like the one bummer,

Aside from putting it all away,

Is taking up some space,

So scooch it out of the way,

Even though we'll need it,

So don't kick it,

Just scooch,

Reach above and below,

Find all of those spaces,

Take up some space,

A lot of us,

Especially non-men,

Are not used to taking up space,

Or whatever the situation is,

Culture,

Allow some space to be taken,

If it's available,

Like physically to you,

Try and touch all the walls,

If not,

Create some expansion through the inside,

Biggest breath in,

With no bullying,

Feel into expansion,

And then start to reach,

Like,

Maybe a little bit through the fingertips on one side,

Toes,

Fingers,

Up through the side body,

So I'm going left side,

You can't really notice that I'm finding a little bit more extension,

And then I'll go through the right side,

Maybe you notice a little bit more length,

But feel into what you need,

What feels nurturing for you to take up space,

And again,

It starts,

And perhaps is,

Period,

The breath,

Period,

Allow that to be known,

To be felt,

To be grieved,

There's so much grieving that we don't do,

So allow what's available to you,

Your safety,

Your circumstances,

Your breath,

To take up some of that space,

To reach into that,

One more moment,

And then maybe you bring the arms and legs in closer,

And do a little bit more intentional of reach and stretch,

Taking your time,

Again,

Rushing through can lead to avoiding the feelings,

To skipping ahead to living in the brain,

So creating this awareness of,

Oh,

The body is feeling a way,

And no wonder my words were sharp,

Or my brain was confused,

Or dot,

Dot,

Like all the circumstances,

The neurodivergence was neurodivergencing,

I didn't realize my body felt,

My heart felt,

All of the circumstances,

We come back to the body,

Drop back into home,

To breath,

One more reach stretch,

Wherever you are,

Reach wherever you are,

Bring the arms down,

Pause into softness,

Stillness,

Let the sensations be,

Coming back to one more full breath in,

And a sweeping exhale,

Letting some of that debris be released,

Even if just in imagination,

When you're ready,

Gently roll to one side or the other,

With your top hand,

Gently press your way up,

If you're coming up,

If not,

Staying down,

Taking your time to find your variation,

And then we'll come upright,

And we'll take a big straddle stretch,

So whatever that means,

However that feels supported,

Supportive to you,

Getting some width,

Again,

Whatever that means to you,

Our bodies are different,

Clearly,

Always,

Every single one of us,

Even if,

Dot,

Dot,

Dot,

So,

I have these great little cushions that were not pricey at all,

And not yoga-y at all,

They were for something else,

And then I realized that they squish down very thin,

And that they're perfect for this circumstance,

Where I need just a little bit of lift,

But a block-like item is way too tall,

I feel like I'm going to fall off,

So creating stability,

Checking in with ground up,

How do I feel connected to the earth,

How can the breath support that,

And then where do I need to advocate,

Where do I need to take a deeper breath,

Maybe taking your support and leaning up against something,

Having knees,

Thighs,

Whatever it is supported,

And then creating whatever stability,

Stabilizing where we can,

And really that's a realization that I've come to for many,

Many things,

From physical outward,

Like how can I breathe more deeply,

How can I stabilize my breath so that I can pause,

Come out of fight or flight,

Or come back home,

Or maybe just feel the stretch,

Feel my body,

Check in with the physical,

And this is how we come back,

One breath at a time,

Letting go of attachment,

One breath at a time,

Soften in,

Let the breath support be the foundation,

The scaffolding,

Releasing the effort,

And coming back to what is.

A couple more full,

Deep breaths,

And again,

Adapting,

Making this your own,

And creating this remembering,

This dropping in,

And that is the practice,

How can we,

No matter what's going on,

How can I enjoy this more,

How can I find the yes and,

The paradox of it all.

Last full breath here,

In this wide leg shape,

Full breath out,

And whatever variation you've taken,

And I haven't added on for very specific reasons,

As I usually do,

So if you've shifted a million different ways,

Coming upright,

If you were folded forward,

If you were laying down and doing a different variation,

Please feel free to stay down,

But if you're folded forward,

Coming up with that beautiful wide leg shape,

Breathed in spine,

Removing whatever props you might have from underneath the thighs,

Or the knees,

And then pick a side,

Really slowly,

You know,

We put ourselves in these vulnerable shapes,

And we hold them for a while,

So take your time,

And I use the word scooch a lot,

And I hope that translates,

It's just a slow,

Methodical movement,

Or,

You know,

Very slowly,

Very kind movements,

So that we can then continue together,

Creating more symmetry,

Feeling in how did that feel,

In whatever parts of the body that we were experiencing sensation,

And then for me,

It's always a little wiggle in my toes,

Creating more sensation in the bottom of my feet,

Some arch movement,

So wherever your body ends,

Allow whatever sensation is there to be felt,

And to be acknowledged,

Validated,

Supported with the hands,

Or not,

We won't be here for another,

For too long,

We'll be moving on,

And that's the beauty of yin,

It is the more contemplative practice,

So it's not all circus tricks,

It's not all of the things that we might be performing,

This is the going inward kind of practice,

All right,

A little bit of movement,

Whatever you needed,

And again,

It's the tapping back in,

What,

What is self,

Who is that,

And it's that capital S self,

All right,

Lots of words today,

Coming back to breath,

All right,

So I've moved my cushion out from underneath me,

Let's extend the legs,

Maybe you put it back,

Maybe you have something,

And you're like,

Oh no,

For me,

I know for this,

Today,

This is what I need,

I listened,

I moved,

Here we are,

Again,

It's not my practice,

However,

For demonstration,

I could add a lot of different things,

I have this,

I have this blanket that was not too far that I could reach,

Arms reach,

And I could roll it and make that more accessible for knee stuff,

If that were kicking today,

Allow what you need to be there,

And again,

If you feel really slouched and like there's no support,

Let's create support,

So for me,

Again,

I have this great mantle behind me,

Where I can lean up against and allowing my spinal differences to be accommodated,

We all have differences,

So creating that length,

Find what's supported,

Where I don't have to hunch and crunch and compromise to release,

Because then,

You know,

It's all attached,

How can we support so that it all can benefit,

And it starts with that checking in,

How am I attached to the earth,

What can shift,

What's sustainable,

In a way that's nourishing and kind,

We have to start from within,

If we're nice to everybody else but ourselves,

That's,

We're still perpetuating the harm,

So we're all in learning,

We're all learning,

And we're all creating help where we can,

And it starts,

Starts on the in,

Coming back to that remembering,

Coming back to that remembering,

That we're,

We're already all right,

Things aren't okay,

Yes and,

How do you start in your body,

How can you continue to regulate,

Or to start,

Or to realize,

Or to aha,

Or to,

Creating awareness friends,

One breath at a time,

And let's be here for another moment or two,

Coming back to the breath,

And especially if the brain,

And when the brain takes over,

Allow the breath to be the anchor,

Perhaps you have a mantra,

Mantra has been so very helpful in my life as of late,

Perhaps you have a mudra,

A visual,

A fun song,

Something you tell yourself,

All of the different things,

They all count,

And under the umbrella of what I come back to is yogic practices,

That's what I share,

Allow the breath to be full and deep without bullying,

Without pressure,

Without force,

And take a couple more of those full,

Expansive,

Nourishing breaths that bring you home,

Last one here together,

And again,

If you had taken a fold,

Or varied in some way that's not laying down,

Allow yourself to come upright,

If you have a prop,

Gentle,

Gentle removal of the prop,

Set it to the side,

And then I'm just moving over a little bit,

Because I realize you couldn't see my feet,

So I'm turning,

And then again,

I'm supporting,

I could have stayed leaning up against my mantle here,

But I'm now pedaling through my legs,

How do my feet feel,

Coming back home,

Especially it's easy if you're a chronic anything sufferer,

Coming back to the body again and again is not always easy,

So using the breath,

Using what you know to be safe,

So creating all of that awareness,

Or not,

Maybe you're just stretching,

And that's all right,

And there's no just also,

All right,

Now that we've pedaled that out,

We've shaken that out,

Let's come back down to your back,

If you're not there already,

Full body stretch,

And again,

Coming back to that reach and stretch on both sides,

Kind of feeling in,

Kind of moving the spine in a lot of the directions,

I realize all the words have been needed today,

So taking the movement that you need here,

I'm staying upright,

Because I'm getting ready for Shavasana,

Moving the spine around a little bit,

So reach and stretch as you are on your back,

It doesn't have to be a thing,

What is the body calling for,

What is the the human animal need,

What is,

How can we honor and validate that part,

And then stay out of the loop of the why,

Or the how,

Let's come back to the basics here,

What are the basics of regulation,

Of breath work,

Of I am all right,

And dot,

Dot,

Dot,

Breath in,

Breath out,

If you're not already there,

Lower the arms down by the side,

And set yourself up for your Shavasana,

So perhaps you add more cushions,

You cover the body with a blanket,

It's a little later than I thought,

If you were able to go over by a couple minutes,

I might go over a couple minutes,

If not,

Create some sort of visual for yourself,

Where there will be a reminder to cut out when it's time,

I will also give a little bit of a,

Hey,

If you're leaving now,

Perhaps you stay longer,

If that's available,

Just by a couple of minutes,

Transition time is also important,

All right,

Finding your way into your Shavasana,

Maybe you move to your bed,

Your couch,

Chair,

Sustainable softness,

To be able to come home,

How is the body,

The animal supported,

What would you do for your dog friend,

Your cat friend,

Your bird friend,

All of the animal friends we have,

But how would you make them more comfortable,

Let's do that here,

And as you arrive,

Feel again into however the body is touching the earth,

Creating awareness in that connection,

Feeling into the sensation,

And maybe then you realize,

Oh,

I need more cushion here,

More warmth there,

And you breathe into that okayness of self-advocacy in that moment of covering the body,

Because it is cold,

Breathe into the connection of the earth,

The softening of softening of the tension,

The gripping of the muscles,

The bracing,

And let the breath be the foundation,

The scaffolding here,

A practice that is always with us,

Coming back to the breath,

Allowing the brain to take a step back,

Turn the volume down,

And to come back to the breath when the body feels or doesn't feel a specific way,

Listening to those cues,

Feeling into the much-needed rest,

Or the break we take from dot dot dot,

Dot dot dot,

So that we can come back to this breath,

This body,

Big breaths out,

Allowing the exhale to be extra long,

Allowing the exhale to be extra long,

And perhaps if stillness isn't available to you,

Feeling into the wiggle of the toes,

The arch of the foot,

How you're connected to the earth,

Every validation is available to you through the breath here,

And remembering in that depth of it's already okay within one breath at a time,

You are here,

We are here together in this moment as seekers,

Knowing there's more than the busy,

The rush,

The money,

The roles,

The labels,

The personalities,

We come back to the human,

The breath,

We come back home again and again,

And we are reminded there is no separation,

Underneath it all,

We are the same humans,

If you are sliding out of Shavasana because of time commitment,

If you are sliding out of Shavasana because of time commitments,

It is time,

If you are able to stay,

Continue to feel this connection,

This dropping in,

Knowing that it can be and is one breath at a time to enable this dropping in of it's going to be all right because it's already all right one breath at a time,

Things aren't okay,

Perhaps,

I know they are not,

But we,

You,

The collective,

We must help in our own way and that's being all right from within,

Finding our own healing,

Our own reconnection,

How can we help in our own body's breath and how we connect to others,

Despite the yard sign,

We must come back breath by breath to unlearn the labels,

The dot dot dot one breath at a time,

We drop in and feel the beauty of the universe,

We are reminded through our own heartbeat,

Our own connection to the earth,

Stabilizing where we can,

One breath at a time,

Breath at a time,

Coming back into all of you,

If you have been floating,

Starting to feel back into where the body is connected to whatever you're resting on,

Creating some movement into the fingers and toes,

And friends,

If rest is where you need to stay and you have the time capabilities,

Please stay there,

Rest in and receive the rest of the class as transmission,

The class as transmission,

As permission to rest,

Otherwise you're taking on the movements that need to be felt in the softest and most generous way,

What's helping you to remember and breathe into these movements so that we're not jumping ahead,

That we're in this moment,

Grieving,

Rejoicing in the humanity of this connection,

The hope,

Allow your breath to start getting a little bit deeper,

Bringing everything back online,

Back to center,

Maybe you flutter the eyes open,

Find that full body stretch,

Reach and stretch,

Taking your time and then eventually rolling over onto one side or the other,

Find stability here in a pause,

In kind of that seed shape,

Dropping back into your inquiry,

Your breath,

Releasing the effort and creating that new sense of remembering,

Stripping away some of that label,

One breath at a time,

When you're ready,

Gently press your way up into a seat,

Eyes can soften again if that's comfortable,

But finding that full spine,

Maybe you lean up against something,

Maybe you're on your back,

If it's available,

Palms come to touch,

Anjali Mudra at the heart,

Spine is long,

Everything's soft but at attention and together,

Friends,

Let's find the deepest breath in with no force,

No bullying,

Finding the softest breath in,

Together,

And longest,

Deepest,

Most audible exhale outwardly,

Let it go,

Let something soften and together again as community,

Thumbs come to the space between your eyebrows,

The seat of intuition,

Of wild wisdom and together as community,

Let's bow forward to the teacher within all things,

Yard signs set aside,

Let's bow to the teacher and one another and give a hearty thank you for change is possible,

When you're ready,

Lift the gaze,

Thank you,

Friends,

Thank you for being here,

Especially today,

I appreciate everybody,

I appreciate this connection we have,

If this is your first time,

If this is your last time,

If this is your hundredth time,

I am grateful for all of you,

I'm going to scooch closer here in a second so I can see the comments,

But feel free to reach out off of the chat,

DM me if you want to discuss anything that I've talked about,

If you have something you want to share,

I know today was big,

I know it was heavy,

And know that I am here for support,

This is a connection,

This is a relationship,

This is not,

And I am talking about within the appropriate bounds here,

But allowing that sharing that this space holds for one another,

So know that we are vulnerable and it's not just we don't heal within ourselves or in a vacuum,

So thank you,

Yeah,

Let me slide in here so that I can actually see and get my glasses,

Thank you,

Elizabeth,

Thank you for being here,

Thank you for the donation,

Dora,

Thank you,

I see you,

Maddie says,

Every person I encounter is a reflection of my true self,

So when I accept and love everyone I meet,

I accept and love myself,

Yep,

Indeed,

Maddie,

So insightful,

And from my end it looks like there's like five people here,

And amazing,

Because one-on-one is like a gift,

Especially for how I work,

I don't know if that's the case or not,

But it's it's not for everybody at all times,

Because things are big,

Things are heavy,

Things aren't okay,

So it's not about accepting,

Like,

Oh,

I guess this is how things are,

It's about how can I make a shift,

And it's not always about screaming our faces off or,

You know,

It's not a violent shift,

Because that's not how we change violence,

Yeah,

All right,

Friends,

I feel I feel like I've used all the words in the universe,

So I might slowly step away here,

And I'm so over time,

So I am grateful if you're still here,

If you stuck with me,

If even if you're not here anymore,

I am so grateful,

Lots going on in all of our worlds,

And the greatest collective is needing all of us to keep breathing,

Keep inquiring,

And it's that which cannot be taken away,

All right,

Friends,

Thank you so much for being here,

Again,

I am here to support if you need,

If,

You know,

It's not always available in the chat to share the heart stuff,

So know that if you're following me on my profile,

And I am here every week,

It's not always like this,

But,

You know,

Things are shifted,

We're not the same,

Things are shifting,

That's what we're being called to do,

Especially in my kind of seat,

The seat of this kind of teacher,

Of this kind of healing work that I do,

So,

Yeah,

There we go,

All right,

Take care,

Friends,

I'm letting you all go,

I'm stopping with the words,

Please be kind,

Please be safe,

Please love yourself,

All right,

Bye,

Take care.

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Thank you Lisa for an amazing practice this morning 🫶🏽