The Yoga of Glimmers
Hello friends!!
I’m back and I’m so excited to see you again. The past 4 weeks have been an incredible whirlwind of fun and now it’s time to return to our regularly scheduled programming.
There’s so much to share! I know that many of you are asking if I practiced yoga everyday, and the short answer is yes.
Here's the long answer:
Yes, I did full practices with seated, standing, and lying down postures. But not every day. Some of the hotel rooms were too small and some days I was just in the wrong time zone to figure it out.
But I did practice being fully aware. In everything I did, I tried very hard to be aware of the glimmers. Remember those? A glimmer is a cue, either external or internal, that brings one back to a sense of joy or safety.
There were so many glimmers during my travels.
I traveled to places in Italy that I’ve been before, but they still took my breath away. I ate food that was so good, it made me cry tears of joy.
Amazing bruschetta glimmer in Italy
I traveled to London, a place I’ve never been, and I was overwhelmed when I came up from the underground station and saw Big Ben in person for the first time.
Big Ben glimmer
And then there was Ireland. It’s a magical place to begin with, so you can be sure there were tons of glimmers there - including this rainbow!
A rainbow glimmer!
So yes, I practiced yoga - the yoga of glimmers. I tried to be open to and aware of the joy that was around me. Vacation is a great time to practice that - the challenge is to continue my yoga of glimmers now that I'm back home.
We know that our world is full of triggers - things that put our nervous system in the fight or flight mode - especially during this election cycle. But our world is also full of glimmers. We all have different glimmers - if you dislike tomatoes, that bruschetta wouldn't work for you! But our unique glimmers can offset the anxiety and apprehension that the triggers bring.
This is why we practice yoga - to return a sense of calm to the nervous system.
Please join me on your mat. I look forward to practicing with you.
Love & glimmers,
Nina G