Zen Life

  What Yoga means to me  I have been practicing yoga on and off for 20 years  The last 4 years I have really gotten into it, along with Meditation, I practice Dailey  4 years ago I was diagnosed  with breast cancer, to me it was a death sentence. I had never been so scared in my life. Thoughts of  Suicide entered my mind. I even went as far as looking up the easiest way to put me out of my misery. After all I had been through in life, now cancer!!!  What did I do in life that was so bad to deserve this?? I literally did not want to go on…. I was in a state of deep depression. In desperation to help myself, I went on to the computer and searched Meetup Wellness Groups. Gather Movement and Wellness in La Quinta had a Sunday Morning class called  Sacred Sundays with Paul. Sounded interesting so I signed up.  On that Sunday in late March I drove into the parking lot. Through  the front door and up the steps, into a welcoming space. I took off my shoes, unrolled my yoga mat. Paul gave us al

 I start each day with a Meditation - then I slowly rise up.  Grab a cup of coffee- write my intensions for the day. -  Each day I have a purpose - even if its just one thing.  Do some form of exercise - Yoga, Nature walks, and swimming are my go to.  By 9:00 I am ready to start my day - what ever that may be.  I have learned to focus- just on one thing at a time. Not have my mind jump from one thing to another  I have learned that I can not sit at the computer for hrs. at a time . Doing so - my mind gets mushy and not sharp. So every 2 to 3 hrs I take a break - do 10 min of yoga, or some form of exercise .   I have learned and accepted I can not go go go like I used to. I try to end my day out in the field by 1:00. Home to rest for an hour. Either take a nap, or just meditate. My Body and Mind need to rest and rejuvenate.  After I am fully rested - I will do office work - Answer emails - text and calls. By 5:00 - 6:00 the latest I am done.  Day ends with yoga- a swim - relaxing in spa

 My Older Self  A few years ago - my yoga instructor Jen, had a special meditation practice. She took us to a place, and asked us to envision what our older self was like.  My older self has long brown and gray hair with a slim figure. She is dressed in black yoga pants - black tank top, with a burgundy long sweater, with no shoes.  She lives in a small home - on a cliff - overlooking the ocean down below . Her home is bright and airy, with photos hanging on the walls of places she has been to. The home smells of fresh lavender, the sound of waves crashing below.   She invites me in - we sit on her cream colored sofa and drink hot tea and eat cookies. Since that meditation - I frequently will take myself back to this place. A place of peace, calmness, and wisdom.  This morning I took myself back to this place, to ask my older self wiser self , what to do about work and life. She sat me down on the sofa overlooking the ocean. I felt so at peace. All of my worries, and frustrations, went

   Up to the Universe Despite all the personal Drama and Sadness I have had recently, I feel so at Peace and Ease Despite having the worst April finically I have had in years, I feel so at Peace and Ease. Despite only having a few design jobs on the books for the rest of the year, I feel so at Peace and Ease. Despite my stocks going down, I feel so at Peace and Ease. Despite not knowing if my new Photography Venture will take off or not, I feel so at Peace and Ease. I am leaving t up to the Universe to guide me