PSUMC Yoga Pals

 

We made a bracelet this evening to celebrate the Yoga Peeps at PSUMC!

Asbill -- Clemson Paw Charm -- GO, TIGERS!🐯  Tiger Pose (also referred to bird dog)

Broam -- Bee Charm -- Three Rounds of Bees Breath -- Buzz!  Buzz!  Buzz!🐝

Cobb 1 -- Yoga Peep Voted "Most Likely to Be a Mermaid!" -- Mermaid Twist

Cobb 2 -- Running Shoe Charm -- Leg Stretches

Cobia -- Umbrella Charm -- Yoga Peep Voted "Most Likely to Be Prepared" -- Umbrella Breath

Jones 1 -- Our Harriest Potter Fan -- "Believe Charm" -- Magic with Cow Face Arms & Legs

Jones 2 -- Motorcycle Charm -- Warrior I -- Warrior III -- Popping a Wheelie!

I Love Yoga Charm for PSUMC Relaxation Time -- the BEST PART of our YOGA TOGETHER!

Warmed by the Spirit of God

"January 22 ~Packed in the back of my Jeep I stored my favorite red woolen blanket.  I didn't need it for the warmth because I didn't sleep in the cold.  I needed it to remind me of the importance of comfort . . .   Open yourself to receive comfort, the comfort that touches the heart and nurtures the soul." Journey to the Heart by Melody Beattie . . . THIS is the devotion I read the day before Ms. Lesley shared blankets she made with Koinonia of Columbia.🙩  Thank you for my Christmas gift, Nancy!!🕮 #warmedbytheSpiritofGod

 

first step, OPEN the door

" Open this eyes, open your senses, open your heart. Walk out your door and look around. You'll be shown. You'll be guided. Your heart will lead you to what you need." Journey to the Heart by Melody Beattie 

And who lives in YOUR heart❤️ and is ALWAYS with you? Matthew 28:20

BEE Anchored in Yoga 2023

 

I'm attending a Diaconal Ministry Conference in Farmington, MN this week!  I'm trying out my BEE Anchored in Yoga series on my classmates⚓

Today we celebrated our "why."  When you are intentional, you are more impactful in what you do and how you do it:

https://youtu.be/1ytFB8TrkTo

Sit up tall and place your hands over your heart.  Breathe in and out and consider your purpose, your spiritual gifts, and how God is calling you to make the world a better place.

Move like the SUN:

seated -- https://youtu.be/fbhTmAygygs

standing -- https://youtu.be/0Sv46QThYxc

Loving-Kindness Meditation

"May you be happy.  May you be healthy.  May you live life with peace, ease and grace."

1. Yourself

2. Someone you love

3. Someone you recognize but don't know well.

4. Someone challenging 

5. Yourself

We are beloved children of God, making the world a better place like only we can do! This the day🌞

D'Etta zipaDeeBee Bangle

When I think about my call, I think about the MOST IMPORTANT lessons from the vocations I have had opportunity to experience so far in my service to God.  I think these lessons will be important for any vocation I am gifted next:

D' -- Don't give up!  Persevere.  One day, one moment, one breath at a time. I represented this with a turtle charm for the sea turtle that travels back to her birth beach to lay her eggs, even though it would be easier to go to the NEAREST beach . . . Sea turtles have GRIT (growth, resilience, integrity, tenacity). Also I kinda move a the pace of a turtle . . . here's how to make a "turtle" with your hands: http://vitamindb.blogspot.com/2019/11/turtle-hands.html

E -- Encourage. Encourage others, encourage myself.  Be a cheerleader for God's work in the world!

t -- Tune into others.  Listen with my WHOLE self: my brains, body, heart, and light.  Where is the spiriting directing us to go in this moment?  Be the Rabbit: https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbroam/home/breathing-toolbox/bunny-breath Here's the inspiration to be the rabbit: http://vitamindb.blogspot.com/2020/03/building-on-tuesday.html

t -- True North.  Aim TRUE.  Be the child of God only I can be. Do the work God is calling me to do in the way only I can git 'er done.

a -- Ask questions.  Ask questions. Ask more question.  Be curious.  Clarify.  Be humble and open to others' perspectives and experiences.  We are in community for a reason.  We are not designed to go it alone. Where is God in all this?  What is God desiring or how can I love my neighbor in this moment? How is God making our crooked paths straight today? Without questions, we can't find answers.

Spiritual Practices -- Anointing

I was sharing this practice with my beautiful Field Education Supervisor, and she shared this was "annointing!"  Isn't it interesting the things we do intuitively can be the things we need to do to take care of our body, brains, and heart?!  Thank you, Holy Spirit for the work you do every day and EVERY WAY!  Please help us to LISTEN.

https://youtu.be/tAoUU-KoLYA (7 min 52 seconds)

HEART CHARM WITH HOLDING HANDS & I'M OKAY CHARM -- "God's Got This and I'm Okay!" Roll or rub lavender oil on your heart and belly!

FEET CHARM -- I'm ready and available to do the work God is calling me to do. Rub oil on to feet.

JOY CHARM -- I will serve with joy and freedom (hips), peace and love (shoulders).

BUTTERFLY CHARM & IT IS WHAT IT IS CHARM -- with hope and faith (wrists), I accept what is (inside of arms) because I know "God's Got This and I'm Okay!" (heart and belly) Repeat the HEART CHARM WITH HOLDING HANDS & I'M OKAY CHARM

This practice and the words developed in the beginning of my retirement.  After most every bath time, I connect back to this practice.  Tie a spiritual practice to a daily habit or "have to" so you'll remember to do/easily incorporate it into your days!  It's one way to incorporate time with God into your life.

Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

 

Zebras experience acute physical stressors.  They run from the lion and then survive (or don't😬). . . Zebras don't ruminate about the experience, aren't worried about finances or if they are good enough or when an assignment is due or if they are discerning God's word and living it well. "Human Doings" have chronic and psychological stressors! We're always running from the lion🦁, and, therefore, may develop ulcers or other dis-ease . . . When can you yoga? It's one way to be more zebra-like🦓! How can it help you best? Need stress-relief? Energizing and enlivening? Opportunity to laugh and be in fellowship with others? Confidence? Self-regulation? Self-care? Let me know LTSS community: https://forms.gle/jof9uT9JCrztNier9 Let's be "Human Beings" together! Strong and healthy in our brains, body, heart, and spirit so we can do God's work, sharing His love with our world, in a high quality way❤️ You CAN change your STRIPES with yoga🙂