Hope you are so happy and well!

Here are some fresh Yoga-Inspirations for you to help kickstart the weekend. 🙂

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Quote I’m thinking about:

“In many shamanic societies, if you came to a shaman or medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited or depress, they would ask you one of four questions:
When did you stop dancing?
When did you stop singing?
When did you stop being enchanted by stories?
When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of silence?”
– Ageles Arrien, from the forward to “Maps to Ecstasy”.

Book I’m Reading now:
the Bhagavad Gita – Introduced and translate by Eknath Easwaran
As I prepare for our upcoming 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, from February 17 – March17, 2019, I am brushing up on the classics: The Bhagavad Gita, “Song of the Lord,” is probably the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Easwaran’s clear, accessible translation is the best-selling edition. The Gita’s timeless wisdom focuses on the subject of the war within, the struggle for self-mastery that every human being must face. The Gita offers us sublime instruction on living and dying, loving and working, and the nature of the soul.

Sacred Song I’m LOVING to dance to:
Cuando La Luna – Giselle World & Walker Bernard

Podcast with Malaika Darville: Walking the Beauty Way
Episode #21 – Talk – Walking the Beauty Way

Introducing the incredible Malaika Darville – shamaness, ceremonialist, Yogi, musician, community elder, 5-elements Ecstatic Dance facilitator, and DJ. In this episode, Malaika shares:

– the Rise of the Feminine and why we need to balance Shiva & Shakti
– Being in the body, Ecstatic Dance & Community‘s for Healing ourselves and our planet
– Walking the Beauty Way – Emergent Culture and the rise of festival and retreat culture
– the Importance of Ceremony, Ancestors, & Tribe for initiating people and bringing people together to heal
– Indigenous Wisdom – Ho’oponono – conscious relating to bring freedom from the trauma / drama cycle
– Elemental Awakening and the benefits of planting seeds for exploring our shadow as well as our light
– Going with the Flow & why we need to have experiences timelessness for our inner evolution

Video to Inspire Your practice:
Introduction to Sun Salutations with Francie – 6 mins
New to Yoga? Want to refine your alignment. In this video, I help you break down the basic Sun Salutation sequence to help empower you to feel confident to practice at home.

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Have a wonderful weekend & thanks again for being a part of this Pure Flow Yoga Tribe.

We LOVE you!

With Love & Blessings

XOXO

Francie

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Hope you are having a beautiful start to the new year!

Today we want to experiment with sharing some bite-size LOVE + INSPIRATION,

and also ask you:

What questions do you have about Yoga? What are you working on in your own practice? What would you like help or guidance with?

We are gonna start doing some facebook or instagram lives in the near future, and our purpose is really to connect with you and share more depth from this vast tradition of Yoga and it’s practices to help you go deeper with what you’re interested in.

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Inspirations from Francie:

Quote I’m thinking about:
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” — Albert Einstein

Book I’m Reading now:
Waking the Tiger, by Peter Levine
Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing question: why are animals in the wild, though threatened routinely, rarely traumatised? By understanding the dynamics that make wild animals virtually immune to traumatic symptoms, the mystery of human trauma is revealed, and through a series of exercises that help us focus on bodily sensations and heightened awareness of these sensations, trauma can be healed.

Song I’m listening to on Repeat:
Cunaq – Raio {Mose Remix}
I love and am fully grateful for how awesome the people in my life are. I totally love and support the art you/they are creating. This medicine song was recorded at the home studio where I live part-time in Bali, from two of my favourite sacred music artists, Raio and Sophie Sofree. Hope it inspires your flow, and that you love it as much as I do!

Blog post to Inspire You:
My top 5 favourite Asanas to do Everyday
A home practice can be as simple as sitting in your mat for 5 minutes and stretching, breathing and witnessing. Ultimately our practice of Yoga is designed to guide us inside, to listen to our inner wisdom and to the body, to be able to feel what feels stuck, tight or tense, and thus what we could benefit the most from next. Try these 5 simple yet awesome poses and their variations with me. Feel free to do these poses anywhere and anytime you have a few moments to open your body/mind!

Today’s Practice on our Pure Flow Yoga Podcast:
Episode #20 – Fall in <3 with where Your are – 90 mins
Recorded live in our jungle shala this morning! You’ll love this flowing, meditative dynamic flow class, where we set our intentions, and allow our practice to be in dedication of the highest good. We explore a creative standing sequence with fallen star, gekko lunge, wild thing and we also play with a fun yet challenging balance sequence including dancer’s pose, levitation pose and more, to bring you to your edge! Please enjoy! And let us know what you think!

You can find more live classes and conversations on our Podcast here as well as on Itunes, Spotify, Google podcasts and More!

News I’m excited to share with You!
Yoga of Music Retreat with Mel Dobra and Francie, July 7 – 13, 2019
So excited to announce this beautiful musical offering: Calling all music lovers, musicians, body shakers, embodiment lovers; Free your Voice, Awaken your Heart and discover your Creative and Expressive Potential. On this retreat you will learn the meaning behind the mantras and sacred songs, and connect to your inner song, as we open your body, heart, mind and voice through daily Yoga, Meditation and Music practices, techniques and tools to explore and express yourself. All levels welcome | Prior music experience unnecessary. EARLY BIRD ON NOW!

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Happy Weekend & Thank you so much for being a part of this community.

We really love YOU and we LOVE staying connected and helping to inspire you!

With Love & Blessings

XOXO

Francie