Fall Yoga Care + links to recipes, movement, meditation, + more...

 

The beauty of fall is here! I hope you are all enjoying these first few weeks of the season. The Fall Equinox came and went symbolizing balance, blessings, gratitude, reflection, and release. The days are getting shorter, nights are longer, and the full harvest moon is this week. The bounty of the garden brings delicious food to the table and I love to cook. Back in August, I had an abundance of heirloom tomatoes. I picked them a little early and set them on a sunny window ledge to ripen. I then packed them up and brought them on vacation with me as we were visiting friends, which gave me an opportunity to share a dinner. The best part was that I cooked with my youngest son and taught him how to make a garden tomato sauce. For more about heirloom tomatoes and the tomato sauce recipe, click here. 

Please find my updated schedule and links to FREE yoga and meditation below.

I'll be sharing another FREE 4-week yoga series at the Melrose Public Library Wednesday evenings 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm starting October 22. Expect a gentle/moderate mat yoga flow where we will move from seated to standing to lying down poses. Register for each class on the MPL website or call 781 665 2313. 

I started a monthly 'Movement Challenge' back in September and I have a new one for October! 

You can find them here (September) and here (October).

'Unfold & Unwind' is a guided meditation honoring our connection with nature, highlighting the transition of fall into winter.

Weekly in-person yoga classes:

Wednesday Chair Yoga (10a-11a) at the Melrose YMCA.

Thursday Mat Yoga (8:45a-9:45a) + Chair Yoga (10a-11a) at the Milano Senior Center.

I'll continue to sub in yoga classes at all Metro North YMCA branches in Melrose, Saugus, Peabody, and Lynn as my schedule allows. 

FREE yoga videos on YouTube

FREE guided meditations on Insight Timer

Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning both "circle" and "center" representing the visible world around us and the invisible world within us. I made this nature mandala in celebration of the Fall Equinox to honor the beginning of fall, the harvest season, and the balance of day and night. Enjoy the beauty of my last garden blooms; marigolds, sunflowers, hydrangea, and the glorious dahlias surrounded by a rosemary ring. These mandalas symbolize intention in the ordinary moments of the day, staying connected to the earth as the seasons change. Look around your home, go outside for a walk, get into nature, see what beauty you can gather. Nature mandalas are easy to create, follow your inner wisdom. 

P.S. I LOVE dahlias! ALL the different colors, shapes, and varieties with their petals unfolding towards the sun creating visible geometry in nature. I'm including a few photos of the dahlias in Gloucester, MA planted by the Generous Gardners, a volunteer gardening community.

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