Happy Birthday, Geminis!
Evolutionary astrologer Steven Forrest describes Gemini as being represented by the twin archetypes of the Teacher and the Storyteller. These two archetypes exemplify the Gemini qualities of curiosity, open-minded perception, and communication. He says the best teachers and storytellers convey information in a way that lead the listener’s mind to stop in its usual and predictable tracks in order to consider something entirely different. In his Book of Air, Steven Forrest describes a Gemini breakthrough moment when his main spiritual teacher said something to him in greeting that, “stopped the endless flow of business-as-usual-reality affirming words in my head.”
I love that: Words that stop the mind’s habitual process in order to reach a fresh perspective. It reminds me of the modern mystic Byron Katie and her method of questioning one’s own stress inducing thoughts.
In this recorded practice we’ll honor Gemini through storytelling, a Byron Katie-inspired inquiry practice, and asana which stimulates pranic flow in the Gemini ruled body parts: shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, and the nervous system as a whole.
I hope you enjoy!
Standing sequence & floor postures: 51 min. Vinyasa Flow & Yin/Gentle Yoga (suggested Spotify playlist is in the Vimeo description that you’ll see once you click the link.)
https://vimeo.com/717292278/f4d41eed95
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You can find me in the studio at Asheville Yoga Center:
July 8-10 Restorative Yoga, Pranayama, and Meditation
Co-led with Gota Cebrero; All are welcome! Register at https://www.youryoga.com/300-hour-tt/
Here's my weekly class schedule:
Mondays in-person at Asheville Yoga Center:
4-5:15 Warm Gentle, Restorative, & Yin
5:30-6:45 Hot Vinyasa Flow & Yin
Wednesdays In-person at Asheville Yoga Center:
12-1:15 Hot Vinyasa Flow & Yin
Would love to see you there!
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