Do you have the 4th of July off? Please consider joining The Yoga Loft Co-founder Maureen Oar for a special offering. Maureen will focus on perhaps one of the most famous and well known poses, Warrior. As a reminder, all remaining classes are cancelled that day. We didn’t want to do it, but fireworks and savasana aren’t a good mix. All classes resume their regular schedule on Friday, July 5th.
by Anne Phyfe Palmer
When I think of Independence Day, the word freedom comes to mind..The word for freedom in Sanskrit, the language of yoga, is moksha. The actual meaning of moksha is "release" or "to let loose, to let go." It's opposite is to hold, to restrain, to control. Many things can bind us from the outside - laws, familial obligations, work - but we can also be wound tight by our own minds. The gift of yoga is that it teaches us to use control to find freedom. We learn through the discipline and attention of practice to become less held by the fluctuations of the mind. We learn to witness not follow its dance. We become able to be with what is, rather than follow the yarn our mind weaves about what was, or what could be. The true goal of yoga is moksha, freedom. How do you experience freedom, today? What still binds you? What freedoms are worth fighting for? May you enjoy your July 4th, and consider the freedoms we have, and can continue to receive.
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