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The Significance of Circles 🟒

Published 11 months agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read

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Today's issue is about circles and how they can be healing and helpful to finding peace and calm within both on and off our mat. Read on for:

  • my first pottery experience and what it taught me
  • the circles that show up in yoga and why they are important
  • monthly mantra
  • my latest offerings
  • simple, but wise words
  • ask me anything β€” NEW!
  • my recommendations β€”Β NEW!

Off the Mat: The Power of the Wheel

My first foray into this ancient art form that allows one to create both works of art and function, I awakened my senses in ways unexpected.

On the Mat: Circles of Yoga

The circle or wheel has a significant symbolic and practical connection to yoga. Just as the breath flows in a continuous circular motion, circles are represented in yoga props, poses, sequences, and philosophical teachings.

Monthly Mantra

I embrace and learn from the circles that are within and around me.

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Wise Words

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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

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