Infinite Bliss Yoga

January 2012

I am filled with excitement for 2012 and my Infinite Bliss community of friends, students, and teachers! Infinite Bliss Yoga has new t-shirts in stock that were designed by my daughter Rachel who is a sophomore art major at the University of Louisville. She had an assignment to take a symbol from history and update it. She chose the OM symbol – she took the 3 physical parts of the symbol (representing the life cycle of creation, sustenance, and dissolution) and spread them apart to become the roots and the branches of her tree. What a great metaphor for our lives – we are always connected to our past but able to grow and branch out in new ways in the future.
As we begin a new cycle with this New Year, take time to meditate on your aspirations and resolutions. What is your overall view (darshan)? Anusara Yoga teaches us to start each day with a life-affirming view – to look for the good in the world and situations. Next, set your intention (sankalpa) for the year keeping your darshan in mind. You may want to seal your sankalpa with a hand gesture (mudra). Then put your intention into a spiritual practice (sadhana) again and again and again. As the year progresses with your practice, your view and intention with become etched into your heart, body, and mind as an imprint (sanskara). And don’t forget to enjoy and celebrate your life and the benefits of your practice each day!

So, from my heart to yours, I wish you a Happy New Year and as the t-shirt says, “Fertilize your roots in the community of the heart to grow and flourish.” I will see you on the mat.

Love, Denise