Happy Belated Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays. I had an awesome experience last week when I was teaching the Thankfulness and Giving Gratitude Yoga Class at lululemon Northpark this past Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving.

I taught the Yoga class in a corridor of the mall. As I was teaching, an older gentleman named John, who was volunteering with The Salvation Army, approached me. He had been standing off in the distance, listening to the music and watching from afar. He asked if the music I was playing was on a cd. I answered him that it wasn't...that it was a playlist I had made. He said he loved all of the music I was playing. About 10 minutes later he came back. And, so while the class was in Pigeon Pose, I spoke to him again. (can you imagine the whole class stayed in pigeon the whole time?! About 2 or 3 minutes) John said he wished he could be taking the class with us. He said he had had a stressful day and that just listening to the music and our breathing was healing. He became slightly teary-eyed as he told me this, and I let him know I would make him a cd of the music. So, yesterday, I went back to Northpark and gave him the cd. It was awesome to get to give the gift of music because I know how powerful music is to me.

Oh my gosh...as I'm writing this they are talking about this exact thing on the news playing in the background...just how powerful and emotional music is. I think they were talking about soldiers listening to music.

Anyhow, it was awesome to realize how healing energy can be, even if it's just being near a group of people who are aligning with a positive connection to breath/prana, listening to positive music, breathing positive thoughts and intentions together.

I will be back to write more soon...but just wanted to give a quick update. There is so much to be grateful for, I am especially grateful for Shiva Rea coming to Austin in January. What an awesome way to begin the New Year! The picture above is of my nephew, Luke, enjoying his first stuffing ever. He will be 2 on New Year's Eve. I am blessed and knowing I'm blessed is the greatest blessing there is.

Here is a powerful quote from Parmahansa Yogananda.

"This earth is full of imperfection; but in the Land Beautiful no clouds come and we can materialize the golden dreams of our earth sojourn. Only the ark of silence can take us to that Land. There all hearts meet in unity and wisdom; our love is not limited by human attachment, for our souls greet the Spirit in one another. If only you would take the ark of silence, you would reach that Land where you all want to go." - Paramahansa YoganandaRead more