Last month we shined a light on a true cost of busyness. Pull on that thread, and it becomes clear that busyness doesn't just live in our calendars and schedulers, it has permeated the very fabric of our lives, affecting the way we think, eat, move, interact, raise our children and connect to our significant others. As Roma eloquently put, "One of the highest costs of busyness is relationship.  When one is so mentally consumed with activities (read job, over-commitment to anything really), one is never fully present to another person.  What I've found is that intimacy is lost and soul-mates become room-mates.  It doesn't happen all at once, but busyness eventually erodes all that really matters in a relationship - presence to one another in love."
Many of us long for slower, gentler flow of life; deeper connections; more time to do the things we love. As this year draws to an end and the hectic holiday season approaches, create space and cultivate stillness by examining what is hiding behind your need to be busy and assessing the collateral damage of " time-sickness".
And BREATHE...

Satori strives to promote awareness in everything you do. So, before you read any further (and hey, thanks for reading this far, by the way), close your eyes and take a few deep, nasal breaths. Notice any sensation of tightness, closure or contraction that is present in your body. Gently trickle your breath into the area that feels tight or restricted, along with the thoughts of loving kindness (there are no "stupid" knees, shoulders or back; pain is the only way your body can interact with you - please, pause, and listen). Slowly open your eyes. Shall we move along?

If you shoulders' are still floating somewhere in the vicinity of your ears, try this:
 
  In an easy seating posture, place your right hand on your left shoulder, between the tip of your shoulder and where your neck begins; grasp the whole trapezius muscle in your hand; be gentle, but firm. Let the left arm hang down and shrug the left shoulder (tiny, little shrugs, as though testing the movement). Now turn the shoulder very slowly from front to back, making small circles. Avoid using your elbow to assist the movement, and hold your trapezuis tightly, so it plays as little role in the movement as possible. Repeat 5 to 7 times; let the shoulder go and both arms hang down freely. Which shoulder feels more " oiled"? Repeat on the other side.

November 8 - 12: No yoga classes - I'm off to sound healing workshop with Jennifer Berezan.
November 15: Winter Yoga registration opens for all currently enrolled students.
November 29: Winter Yoga registration opens for general public.

  Would you like your private sessions to continue in January? Please remember to re-book early!
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