I Love Paths
We are fortunate to have beautiful bike paths
around here. Last year along the trail I
encountered a fox, multiple deer and best of all, in 3 different locations, 3
very large turtles. It was an honor to
spend a little time looking at the turtle, wise, beautiful and a bit
intimidating on one side as I ran on the other side of the path. We can learn so much from experiencing
nature.
I appreciate the chakra path.
Spending time in nature connecting connects
me to my root chakra.
Dancing connects me with Swadisthana, the
sacral chakra.
Marathons and now 13-mile bike rides I
connect with Manipura chakra.
Studying nature and yoga, I connect with
Anahata, heart chakra
Chanting is an excellent way to connect with
Vissudha, the throat chakra.
Daily meditation connects with Ajna ~ third
eye chakra
Connecting with Sahasrara can be a
combination of discipline and yoga.
Welcome Back
There were times you did not succeed.
Walking on the empty path, you were floating in the air,
lost in the cycle of birth and death and drawn into the world of illusion.
But the beautiful path is patient, always waiting for you
to come back,
that path that is so familiar to you,
and so faithful.
It knows you will come back one day.
And it will welcome you back.
The path will be as fresh and as beautiful as the first
time.
Love never says that this is the last time.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
I do not advertise often for East Bank Yoga. Taking a yoga class is a conscious choice to advocate for yourself.
Venturing to a new yoga class can be intimidating. At East Bank Yoga you can find an environment
honoring the principals of yoga that go back thousands of years. The people are friendly and one of my goals
for class is to facilitate feeling good in mind, body and spirit.
Class takes place every Tuesday. I teach at Hills Stainless Steel, 4100 N.
Northview Ave, Sioux Falls, SD. on one Tuesday and the
next Tuesday I teach a Zoom class.
6:00-7:00pm. Registration
required by emailing eastbankyoga@gmail.com or texting
605.759.7459. Payment is due at
class. Drop in rate is $12.00. If you have any questions, please contact me
via the above methods. Please see the East Bank Yoga website for additional
information as well.
In January I started a 9-month study course with the Self-Realization
Fellowship.
I have gained so much already from my lessons.
Lastly I am enclosing a link to a education offering that I
found to be of interest.
Be kind and make a positive impact.
Namaste,
Jill Moncur, E-RYT
An eight week college level course
This course is an ideal resource for anyone – men or women – who
would like to learn more about the methods of C.G. Jung and how he understood
the role of the divine feminine in the individual psyche as well as in the
broader culture.
This course includes one free
class plus eight full modules with resources and further learning
opportunities available through our online learning platform, www.depthpsychologyacademy.com.
Successfully complete all of the assignments in the online learning platform
and earn a certificate of completion!
Attendees may also
simply audit the course,
without needing to
complete assignments for credit.
Click Here to Register for free introductory class
Click here to pre-register for
the full course
“I would say the goddess energy is trying to save us. If we go on
with our power tactics, we're going to destroy the earth. That's why we haven't
got a long time to evolve. We're either going to make a leap in consciousness
or we aren't going to be here. Sophia, Shakti, by whatever name we call her, is
that wisdom deep down in all matter, pushing her way into consciousness, one
way or another."
(Marion Woodman, Conscious
Femininity, p. 97).
Much of the moral and ethical bankruptcy that we encounter in the
contemporary world can be traced back to the loss of what Western rationality
has typically described as feminine values. Warmth, feeling, gentleness,
kindness, contentment, serenity, these are not specifically nor exclusively
feminine qualities, yet they are typically excluded from descriptions of the
masculine. This is an historical Western cultural issue, but it has begun to
reach a tipping point in contemporary culture. Although steeped in Victorian
and European patriarchal cultural values, Carl Jung recognized and championed
the need for a new appreciation and integration of feminine values into the
contemporary world.
In this course we’ll look at how classical Jungian psychology
understands the importance of the divine, or archetypal feminine in the context
of individual as well as cultural development. Through his appreciation of
myth, folk tales, and non-rational way of discovering meaning, Jung was able to
recognize the value of ways of understanding the world that have largely been
displaced by the values of contemporary patriarchal culture. We will explore
Jung’s psychological theory, and why mythical expressions of the divine
feminine have such an important role to play for the individual and cultural
development of both men and women in the modern world.
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