I received this “Heart Advice” from a Pema Chödrön email yesterday and it grabbed my attention immediately. “Whatever happens to you, to me, to anyone, is either the beginning of liberation or the means to attain liberation, or the means to deepen confusion.

It is hard to believe it is already September, especially with these 90 degree days continuing. The Power Path referenced the month starting with some “squirrelly” energy and I know I felt that today. I also heard a speaker today reference “being where your feet are” and I thought that was a great description of present moment awareness.

We have shifted into Virgo season with its energy of routine and structure and are moving toward a new moon on Saturday. The Power Path is offering a healing ceremony Sunday evening if you are interested.

After a chill trip to Iowa to help our youngest son move into his new place, I returned to a chaotic week in the school district. Sometimes when things are upended we revert to old patterns of reacting, rather than pausing, processing, and responding.

I am sitting outside under the almost full moon as I write this. It is a beautiful Colorado summer night! Tomorrow, August 11, will be the Aquarius Super Full Moon. Lena from The Power Path says this moon has big energy to propel us toward our next steps with gratitude.

This week I started back to work as the school year is beginning. I always say that it doesn’t mean summer is over, it just gets moved to the weekend.

Today is a new moon in Leo, bringing us the energy of abundance, joy, and creativity.

My yoga practice this week offered a couple of lessons I thought I’d share. I was playing around with Bird of Paradise balance pose, which I hadn’t done in quite awhile…

I hope you are finding ways to cool down as we experience the steady heat of summer (thank goodness for our brief respite on Monday 🙏). Last Saturday in class we practiced Chandra Bhedana, left nostril breathing, which helps to calm the mind and cool the body.

It has been a week of many emotions and managing the roller coaster ride has been challenging.

Happy Summer! I hope you are enjoying the shift of energy and tapping into the joy summer offers with celebrations and playfulness

I hope this finds you all well and staying cool as the heat ramps up again this weekend. Pitta qualities can be exacerbated by excessive heat causing us to feel irritable and short tempered.