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Thursday, August 4, 2016

It's Good to Be HONEST!

We studied chapter 5 of Liz Curtis Higgs' "It's Good to Be Queen!" We worked a "box" move to remind ourselves that BEING TRUTHFUL breaks us FREE of the "boxed in" feelings that lies, secrets, deceptions, and disguises lock us to. Queen Sheba "shelved her pride, ditched her embarrassment, and spoke the truth, holding nothing back."

We moved one side of the box with goddess steps: step sideways into goddess pose,

then slide feet and hands together and repeat.

1st Box Corner: "SHELVE YOUR PRIDE"

Standing on the left leg, cross the right ankle over the left knee. Bend the left knee and balance your half lotus.

Step back in Warrior 1 to make the 2nd box side. Step back left,

step back right. Be intentional and strong as you move.

2nd Box Corner: "DITCH YOUR EMBARRASSMENT"

Again, standing on the left leg, crossing over with the right. Left elbow stacks in right, arms back to back and maybe twisted once, depending on your flexibility!

Move the 3rd side of the box with cross steps. Step to the side,

then cross right over left.

Step to the side,

crossing right behind left.

3rd Box Corner: "SPEAK THE TRUTH"

Standing on the right leg, crossing over with the left. Right elbow stacks in left, arms back to back. Wrap the arms if you need more stretch!

Step forward in Warrior 1 to make the final box side. Step forward left,

step forward right.

4th Box Corner: "HOLDING NOTHING BACK"

Standing on the right leg, cross the left ankle over the right knee. Bend the right knee and balance your half lotus.

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

It's GOOD to Be OPEN

We explored chapters 2 & 3 tonight of Liz Curtis Higgs' It's Good to Be Queen. We highlighted the author's idea to be OPEN you must be (1) Willing (2) Eager and (3) Available -- Here's our yoga moves to help us remember:

(1) Willing

(2) Eager

(3) Available

To be OPEN you also need to have ON your listening brain, your listening ears and your listening eyes!

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Pose of the Day: Down Dog

Thank you, Roxie, for demonstrating the "Pose of the Day!" The "Down Dog" movement strengthens and stretches! You work the top of the body, and the lower body too. You’ll feel it in your hands, arms, shoulders, back, calves, hamstrings and even the arches of your feet. When your body is "inverted" (or your heart is above your head), you encourage blood flow and energize and calm the body!

Put a little microbend in the knees. Heels reach to the ground. Roll into a plank and the back to down dog to check the distance between your hands and feet. Push through the ground and separate or lift the shoulder blades. Feel strong and feel the stretch in your arms, back and legs!

Try to be a little upside down EVERY day!

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Be Ready for Battle

Suit Up with the Armor of God, Ephesians 6:10-19

The BELT of Truth provides stability to the core. All the other pieces of armor attach to this one!

The BREASTPLATE of Righteousness -- Righteousness is "Right Living"

If a boat is stored upside down, the environment created encourages creepy crawlies, legless and otherwise . . . not so when the boat is upright! Create the environment for "right living" by aligning your behavior to God's standard.

The SHOES of Peace give us strong footing on a chaotic path. Peace guards AND guides. ". . . the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." ~Philippians 4:7