Happy New Year!

Infinite blessings now and always…

Just before the new year, I was contacted by an awesome company called Learn it Live.  Learn it Live has created an incredible technology platform that allows, anyone with a computer, anywhere in the world, to learn from top experts and professionals in, pretty much, all fields…LIVE. 

The more I have learned about this company, its initiatives and its vision for positive global transformation and evolution, the more I have fallen in love with it. 

So, I’ve set up my profile and, finally, a dream I have had for a long time of being able to bring you Yoga, health, wellness videos with me, has come true.  But, it’s come true in an even better way because it will be LIVE.  We’ll be able to interact, talk, discuss topics, answer questions, share, connect and feel the positive energy of one another in this awesome cOMmunity as we all grow and evolve in positive ways.  The first True Yoga class with me will be this Friday, January 6th at 1-2 pm (EST).  Throughout the month of January, all classes with me will be FREE.  I will also be offering classes in nutrition, health and wellness.  The first nutrition class with me is Monday, January 9th from 1-1:30 pm (EST). To sign up for any of the classes I am offering in January is simple and free…simply click here to register for classes with me or anyone else on Learn it Live…

God is AWESOME and He works in incredible ways.  I am fully surrendered to His grace and glory and leading my life in the best way.  Remember, the journey of life and Yoga is about progress, not perfection, which, I write about in the Fresh Fruit Cleanse book.  As we begin a new year, we find ourselves creating resolutions for ourselves.  There is no failure.  There is only doing our best one day at a time.  You can make positive changes for yourself, but go easy on yourself, and remember to set realistic resolutions.  We are not here to be perfect.  We are here to live life to the fullest and progress in the best way possible realizing anything is possible. 

Practice, and all is coming. -Pattabhi Jois

I have mentioned that quote by Astanga Yoga Master and guru, Pattabhi Jois, many times.  And, I remind people that the comma after practice is very important.  Life is not about immediate gratification.   It’s about having patience always and enjoying the journey, each day to the fullest. 

‘Live each present moment completely.  Fully enjoy the beauty and wonder of each instant and the future will take care of itself.’  -Paramahansa Yogananda

So, as we inhale into this new year and exhale out the years we’ve lived, let’s remember to live each present moment completely fully experiencing the awesomeness of God’s love, grace and glory in each moment.

I love this poem by my incredibly gifted friend, Mark Head.  

i marvel at that beauty

“the fire and the rose are one”
and i marvel at that beauty

as i shift within
i find ancient nuggets of presence
in my body
in my etheric cathedral
and i marvel at that beauty

the shift within
brings the shift without

hoisted upon the updrafts of spiritbreath
i am breathing
exhaling with a shout of YES!
inhaling with a sigh of “finally”

taking in new dreamstances
navigating the terrain of emergent bliss
and i marvel at that beauty

when i find new peace within me
you find new peace within you
we both elevate
we both emancipate
we both emanate
we both undulate
on awestreams of cosmic consciousness
floating, dreaming, sailing
into realms
where satori reigns
and our dharmas oscillate
between us
and i marvel at that beauty

tender caress of healing
tracing the Mother’s contusions with the finger of god
pouring into her woundedness the healing of love
as we learn to glow forth
our own ascension
through deeper and deeper grounding into Her body
“let our joy be so triumphant, that we rest in god, and say amen”

i feel the Mother’s breath
whispering against the back of my neck
saying always “yes,” “now,” “be nourished,” “be free,” “be holy,” “be me”
i marvel at that truth
and i marvel at that beauty

so joyful that you are joined with me
on this journey of humanness
on this journey of discovery
“we are the leading edge of god”

let us arise from slumber
and smile upon Gaia’s brand new day
and let us
together
marvel at that beauty
with the Beloved

~mdh, 12/29/11

I cried tears of healing and joy several times after reading that mind-blowingly beautiful poem.  Thank you, Mark, for sharing your gift with all of us.
Also, I loved this and posted this on facebook on New Years Eve.  Did you know they discovered a new ‘earth like’ planet 600 light years away?  One of my Yoga teachers, Dharma Mittra, says, in the next several years, astronomers will be discovering blue planets all over the place.  I actually saw a movie this past summer called Another Earth and it was fabulous.  I love that movie.  I highly recommend watching it…it’s available on DVD now.  I went to a screening in Dallas and was able to hear the lead actress and director speak in person…was really great.  Anyhow, Dave Letterman did an awesome top 10 about how ’super earth’ is different than regular earth.  It’s hilarious and brilliant. 
Infinite blessings always of joy, peace, health and love in 2012 and beyond. 
Namaste!