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Namaste Blissful Body Yoga blog readers! The Blissful Body Yoga blog has moved permanently to the following address on blogger:

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A lot of new, great things are coming from Blissful Body Yoga this year, and next, including the premiere of Blissful Body Yoga audio download meditations, available soon on yogadownload.com!! I am so excited about these. They are my offering to you, to bring yoga to your home and to help it grow in your life.

In the meanwhile, you many not be aware of my other blogs. I also write the Daily Gratitude Blog which can be subscribed to here:

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Many of you are familiar with my fine art and work as a graphic designer. I started a blog to showcase my own work, and work of other independant artists, called the Teal Designs Art Studio Blog. It can be found here:

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Prints on paper and canvas of some of my fine art work is available on ImageKind here:

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If you need a graphic designer with 15 years experience in designing for print and web, look no further. You can few a portion of my portfolio on my Teal Designs site here:

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May you be free from all suffering

Om Shanti, Shanti Shanti

Teal Marie Chimblo, Owner/Teacher, Blissful Body Yoga

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Get in Touch with Your Inner Goddess

My
mom called me the other night. She gets together with this awesome
group of women who have the most incredible parties. Their big one is
in June, and it’s called Estrofest…it’s quite an extravaganza. Anyway,
they are having a “Goddess Party” this weekend and she, and my
sis-in-law, were asking for some ideas for goddesses. I was just going
to email them, but then I thought, hey, this is a great post…

So,
before the concept of “God” started leaning toward the patriarchal,
bearded grandfather concept that dominates many religions today, the
goddess, in her many forms, reigned supreme. This is a vast and
fascinating subject, and the archetypes represented in the pantheons of
goddesses across cultures and millennia have a lot to offer to us. They
show up in our dream minds,
and inform our ordinary waking states. We can recognize some aspect of
all of them in ourselves, and it can be helpful to contemplate them
when we need a little support cultivating the energy or ideas that they
represent in our own life.

Here are a few goddesses that come first to my mind in this autumn season:

Demeter: The Greek Goddess of Agriculture.
Her
name means, “barley mother” and “earth mother”; she is a fertility
goddess, and is often shown with a stalk of corn or grain, a torch, and
a crown. She helps women harmonize with the ebb and flow of their life
cycles. Her daughter, Persephone, was carried away in a notoriously bad
relationship with Hades,
god of the underworld. Demeter was so grief stricken that she caused
the world to ebb into winter and to stay in that state of death until
Persephone was returned, albeit for only part of the year (hence, the
seasonal cycle.)

Hestia: Greek Goddess of Hearth and Home
Hestia
represents purity, sincerity, sanctity and safety. She is responsible
for the wholesomeness of a warm meal and a cozy hearth. We bring her
energy into our lives when we express the “domestic goddess” inside of
us.

Now, if you are looking for a goddess with energy a little less tame, meet a few of my favorites:

Durga: Hindu Warrior Goddess
Durga is my girl.

She
symbolizes strength, valor and protection. The Hindu gods called her
forth with a “breath of fire” when they found they could not defeat the
Buffalo Demon, Mahisasura, who
threatened the world. She rides on a lion in a sacred trance,
brandishing a weapon given to her by the gods in each of her eight arms
(click the link above for more on her weapons.) She is the slayer of
evil, and is also referred to as “Triyambake” meaning the three eyed
Goddess. The left eye represents desire (the moon), the right eye
represents action (the sun), and the central eye knowledge (fire).

Here is kirtan (a sacred chant) to Durga

Lilith: Hebrew Goddess of Personal Power and Sexual Appetite
Take
a walk on the wild side ladies. When God made Lilith (the first Eve)
for Adam, and she told him, “I will not lie beneath you”, and he gave
her the old “well, I won’t lie beneath YOU because you should always be
in the inferior position…”, Lilith said, “Ah, no you din’it!”…or
something like that. Anyway, Lilith doesn’t take any shit, so if you
feel like you need to pull a little of that power into your aura, she’s
ya’ girlfriend. Lilith is all about freedom of choice; she makes her
own rules, and she doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her. She is also
a sensual seductress, tempting men to follow her for her own pleasure’s
sake. So, have at it ladies. YOu may also want to check out Lilith Magazine.

White Buffalo Calf Woman: Lakota Goddess of Peace
This sacred woman of supernatural origin gave the Lakota their “Seven
Sacred Rituals”. She is the ultimate role model for woman as
facilitator, leader, healer and bringer of peace. You know the “Peace
Pipe’? Yep, that was all her. The peace pipe was used in rituals within
a sacred circle; it was passed from person to person so each could
share their truth, and understanding and unity could be brought to the
group. I love her because her way to peace and understanding is
decidedly feminine, based in communication and tolerance.

Saraswati: Hindu Goddess of Knowledge and Arts
Saraswati is my patron saint, so to speak. I just love her. She dresses in white, and holds a mala
(prayer beads) and a palm leaf scroll, indicating knowledge. Saraswati
usually rides a swan or a peacock, while playing music on a veena. She
is the mother of the Vedas, the ancient scriptures of India. She is identified with the Saraswati River and it’s nourishing and purifying aspects. She is the consort of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. Saraswati Puja
(celebration) is coming up in October, if you have a Hindu temple in
your town, try to go, they are amazing rituals and celebrations.

None of these great goddesses resonating with you? Here are a few more to ponder:

Aphrodite: Goddess of Love
Green Tara: Buddhist Goddess of Compassion
Isis: Egyptian Goddess Magic and Life
Artemis: Greek Goddess of the Wilderness and the Moon
Butterfly Maiden: Native American Goddess of Renewal

Manditory Goddess Reading:
Goddesses in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman by Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD
A Goddess is a Girl’s Best Friend by Laurie Sue Brockway
Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.

Other Resources for Your Inner Goddess:
Goddessdownload.com
Inner Goddess Retreats
Art of the Divine Feminine
Goddess.com.au
Lush

Enjoy, and may the Great Goddess hold you in the palm of her hand always.

Teal Marie

P.S. Mom and Sarah, send in some pics from the party and I’ll put them in a follow up post.

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Yoga master, 90 next month, says discipline makes him feel one-fifth his age

This is a beautiful and inspirational story about yoga and the positive impact in can make on our lives. This guy is my hero! I’m telling you, if we all did one hour of pranayama each day we would live in radiant health forever.

I was also excited to see that this gentleman did some of his studies with Swami Kripalu, who is the head of the Kripalu Yoga lineage that I teach. They were both from Gujarat, India.

Make sure you watch the slide show! To see it go to the original article by DAVID CASSTEVENS, here.

ARLINGTON — He spoke as if he were seated on an examining table, talking with his doctor.

“I am feeling very goood,” he declared.

Any pains?

“No headache. No fever. Never.”

Problem with medications?

Kantilal Talati smiled. “No med-i-ca-tion.”

The polite, gracious man from India, who turns 90 next month, summarized his well-being in economical English. “I never fall sick. Due to yoga only.”

Arpita Shah’s grandfather knelt on the living room carpet of an Arlington home where he has lived with his daughter and son-in-law since leaving Bombay, India, last summer. Limber as an Olympic gymnast, Talati curled his 5-foot, 125-pound frame into a tight ball, and using his head for balance, slowly raised both legs overhead until his inverted body punctuated the accomplishment, forming an exclamation point.

Then Talati lowered his bare feet, turning the soles inward until they met in a posture of prayer.

As he maintained the headstand — the king of yoga poses — his family watched with respect and admiration.

Daily devotion
Talati performs a variety of positions — asanas — as part of his disciplined daily yoga schedule.

“Never do I lapse,” he said proudly.

Yoga, an ancient Hindu practice, is aimed at achieving a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility. Postures and breathing techniques induce relaxation.

Talati devotes one hour every morning to pranayam (breathing exercises), followed by an hour of yoga.

After breakfast he gives yoga lessons to his hosts.

In the afternoon he does another session alone, performing more challenging yoga poses and movements that massage internal organs, enhance blood circulation and act on the joints, increasing strength and flexibility.

According to a yoga philosophy, it’s not the number of years that determines a person’s age but rather the suppleness of the spine.

Talati credits his 30-year regimen for his good health and longevity.

“I am very young now,” Talati said. “If someone asks me ‘How old are you?’ I always say, ‘I am 18 years!’”

Amused by his own statement, the man born Oct. 25, 1918, broke into a high-pitched staccato laugh..

“My grandfather,” said Arpita Shah, a 33-year-old nutritionist, “is my hero.”

Crisis spurs change
A native of Bharuch, a seaside city in the state of Gujarat in western India, Talati worked as a project developer for the government-operated Western Railway. As a young man he smoked heavily.

“Four packs a day,” he said.

“What!” his granddaughter said in disbelief at this revelation.

After Talati suffered a heart attack at age 44, he made a commitment to dramatically change his lifestyle. He learned relaxation and meditation techniques, and yoga poses from famed guru Acharya Swami Krupalvaanandji and, after he retired, began teaching the discipline at schools, temples and public gardens.

Talati is registered with the Yoga Alliance to teach at the 500-hour level, the highest level available.

“He is a jewel, the perfect testimony for yoga,” said Marinda Hollar, owner of the Arlington Yoga Center. “It’s not only his physical prowess, but his kindness. Humility. Authenticity. He’s not trying to get money or attention. He cares about others. That’s what a yogi is.”

Talati hopes to open a yoga studio next year. For now, his daughter and granddaughter are his regular students.

Arpita Shah’s stamina has improved, but she has yet to master the headstand.

“My grandfather won’t let me use a wall to help balance,” she said. “He tells me, ‘There are no shortcuts.’ He says I must learn the right way. No matter how long it takes. I am so lucky. I have found my teacher in him.”

A simple life
Talati lives simply, modestly, happily, at peace with himself and the world.

He sleeps in a small guest room furnished with a rattan bed and a dresser.

A photograph on one wall pictures the woman to whom he was married for 66 years.

After Padmavati Talati died last year at age 85, her husband left his homeland to live with family in Texas.

“I prefer it here,” Talati said. “The climate is better. The atmosphere. The air.”

Rising before dawn, the yogi bows before a brightly colored painting of a Hindu deity and then begins his regimented day with a body-cleansing cup of hot water with lemon juice and honey.

A vegetarian, he has whole-wheat toast, with egg whites, juice and Indian tea for breakfast.

He doesn’t require naps and spends hours each day reading and writing about yoga.

Before retiring at 10:30 p.m. he walks about two miles.

“He wants to start jogging,” his granddaughter said.

How long will he live?

The question appeared to surprise and amuse the elderly man.

“As long as God gives me that bonus,” he said, smiling. “It is not in my hand. I want to die healthy. That is always my prayer.”

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Stop Trying to Be Perfect…Stop Trying to Be a Saint!”

“Stop trying to be perfect…stop trying to be a saint. Just stoooop! Ok? Have some fun! Stop trying to be perfect, and make a mess…make a big mess!”

When I was at Yoga Teacher Training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health this was my favorite thing to hear, and I got to hear it, often. Now you have to hear this in your own head with the most delightfully, lilting Singapore accent, because the speaker was Jovinna Chan, one of our teachers, and that is what she sounds like. Every time I heard her say these words it was like all the bones went out of my body. Ahhhh….I would just sink into that delicious release from the slavery of perfection. How long had I waited to hear those words? To be given permission to be “imperfect”; permission I would never fully give to myself? A very long time.

Perfection is a hard task-master. It keeps our nose down on a grindstone with singular purpose, believing in the end we wil grind out something of beautiful, polished perfection. But, all we end up with is a sore nose and a pile of grit.

On and off the mat, yoga is a great way to become, like myself, a “Recovering Perfectionist”. Anything you carry with you will show up on the mat, and as you work with it you take the awareness, and the biological changes that occur in your mind and body, into your everyday life.

Dinabandhu Garrett Sarley, the CEO of the Kripalu Center, says that, “There is a physical analog for every spiritual experience.” (You can read more about this in Dinadandhu’s article in the current issue of Yoga Bulletin here).

Our work on the mat is transformational, bringing us in very concrete ways closer to our own humanness. And humans aren’t perfect.

So, let’s just let that one go… all together now…

one…two…three, deep breath…I N H A L E… and…E X H A L E.

All gone.

Hmm…perfectionism can be stubborn. So, if you feel some residue of that grimacing task-master left behind, maybe this offering which we read so often in Yoga Training will speak to you, as it did to me. Maybe you can read it to your task-master.

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting —
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

from Dream Work by Mary Oliver
published by Atlantic Monthly Press
© Mary Oliver

May you be happy, May you be free from all suffering,

Teal

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Kripalu Yoga: Exploring the Yoga of Life

I am a Kripalu Yoga teacher, so I know I am biased, but I really think the Kripalu tradition is one of the most accessible and compassion-centered approaches to yoga.

If you are new to yoga, or just don’t know about Kripalu Yoga, the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health Website is a great place to start. The center is located near Lenox, in the Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts, and it is a fabulous place. They offer classes, workshops, retreats, and teacher-trainings in practically every yoga tradition in the world. World renown teachers come from around the globe to teach there. It is also an amazing place to just go relax, eat some healthy vegetarian food, take a yoga class, hike in the hills or swim in the lake, and just chill out! I spent a month there during my teacher training and it was one of the best things I have ever done.

Check it out…

Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health – Get inspired. Explore fresh perspectives emotional wellness, physical health, and spiritual sustenance. – :

Namaste-
Teal

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Child’s Pose: It’s Child’s Play…

A reader request…this one’s for you K…

OK, no really, it’s called Child’s Pose (or, Garbhasana in Sanskrit). But, some of my awesome students back in Houston sort of inadvertently renamed it “Child’s Play,” and the name has stuck.

It’s an apt renaming because this is a really, really easy pose, and the great thing is you have been doing it since you were a child, so no practice required.

This posture is a forward bending movement and so it is extremely calming to the central nervous system. This is something yoga really excels at: turning off the sympathetic nervous system which initiates our “fight or flight” responses, and turning on the parasympathetic system which makes us feel, “ah…relaxed…happy….safe.” Too much of the former and not enough of the later leads to chronic stress syndromes, weight gain, adrenal depletion, and many other “dis-eases” of the body, mind and spirit.

So, lets practice together:

Come down on to your hands and knees on your mat, or the floor. Sink your hips back onto your feet and fold forward at your hips so that your hands come down in front of you and your forehead touches the floor; you can also move your hand to your sides with the palms facing up, still keeping your forehead on the floor. Experiment with both and notice the differences. Allow your tail bone to lengthen down towards the floor so that your spine feels very long.Stay here breathing deeply in and out of your nose for at least three minutes. Allow your body to sink into the posture more deeply with each exhale. Repeat the mantra, “I have everything I need. I have everything I need. I have everything I need.”

Notice the changes in your body and mind from when you start to when you complete your posture. Allow the sensations you feel at the end of the posture to resonate inside of you for a minute or two. Remember, as you move slowly out of the pose and into your day, that you carry this calm and equanimity within you…after all, it’s just child’s play.

Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti
Om Peace, Peace, Peace
-Teal

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Mountain Pose: Standing on Your Own Two Feet

Standing on your own two feet sounds like one of the simplest of tasks, but it is something I find challenging my students again, and again. Making contact with the ground in a firm and balanced way doesn’t always happen automatically for a number of reasons.

Firstly, we all have our own habitual ways of standing, and the longer we stand the more pronounced these usually become. A teacher of mine used to say, “Let me see your best grocery store line stance.” And there we’d all be, leaning on one foot or the other, maybe a heel rocked back; a slouch though the torso. When we get tired we tend to alternate putting more pressure on one foot, then the other, when in reality we would get heaps more energy if we would just push down into our feet evenly.

Secondly, these habitual patterns create, and reinforce muscle and skeletal imbalances. In turn we feel more fatigued, and this spreads throughout the whole body.

Thirdly, our footwear can be truly horrendous. Much of it fails to give adequate support to our feet and legs, some of it tips our pelvis and torso at odd angles (high heels, anyone?), and they can reinforce or exacerbate imbalances already present.

But, never fear…YOGA is here, and it provides an easy solution in the posture known as Tadasana, or Mountain Pose.

This posture is basically standing evenly on your own two feet. Try it out (get outside in the grass if you can, it will make this exercise even more yummy):

Come to a standing position in your bare feet (important so that you can feel them!) Stand with your big toes, heels and ankles together, if this is very uncomfortable for you, try separating your feet about 6 inches, but keep your feet parallel. Allow your hands to hang down by your side.

Begin to press your feet firmly into the ground. Can you feel each of the four sides, of each foot, touching the ground? Notice if there are any gaps, or if you are leaning a little more to one edge or another. Press down the balls of your feet and lift your toes; then spread them out as if they were fingers, and place them back down one, by one. Press fully into your feet again. Notice the sensations that come as the soles of your feet make contact with the earth; feel the energy that is being drawn up and into your body.

Notice what is happening in your legs as you press. Do you find a new firmness? An increase in energy? What has happened to the pelvis? Bring your awareness further up, and notice the position of your chest, shoulders, neck and head. Do you feel lighter? Straighter? Stronger? Take note of all these things and the way your entire body feels in its position in space.

In Yoga we use the energy of moving down, to rise up; this is the foundation of every posture.

If you are new to yoga, WELCOME, you are doing it, and can continue your sadhana (practice) every time you are standing on your own two feet.

May your feet always rest joyfully upon the earth,

Teal

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Monday Mantra – August 19, 2008

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Another Monday Mantra…on Tuesday. Do you think the Universe is trying to tell me something? Honestly, I tried to carve out a bit of time yesterday for this post, but it just didn’t happen. Mondays are always just so busy. But, I love it, because the Universe does have a sense of humour doesn’t it? I mean, my thought on posting a mantra each Monday was that it is such a frenetic day we could all use something to give us a mindfulness break, and opportunity to shift focus, to regain steadiness and concentration…and then, I couldn’t find time to do that. Hmmm… will have to work on that, for now here is a new mantra for you.

Om Namah Shivay (Aum Num-ha Shi-vi-ya)

Om Namah Shivay, is a mantra of transformation. It is an homage to Lord Shiva, the Hindu aspect of the Divine responsible for the transformation of the Universe. Sometimes referred to as the Destroyer, but in the cyclical Hindu world-view nothing is really ever destroyed so much as it is transformed, changed, or “reborn” into something new.So, one of the great and powerful uses of this mantra in personal practice is for transforming one energy into another. If you are feeling stuck in a certain mind state, Om Namah Shivya; if you are feeling tired and need to build some energy, Om Namah Shivya; if you are feeling stricken with grief that is weighing you down like an anvil on your chest…Om Namah Shivya.

It is critical that you say the mantra, out loud or in your mind, with the greatest intention, but be aware that the mantra will do it’s own work after that. You may not feel that it is working, you may even feel it is making things worse, or just a lot of resistence or anger towards it; these are always good clues that the mantra is doing its work. Stick with it awhile.

Shiva, whos mantra this is, is also the symbol of the inner self that is left intact after everything else has been consumed, so in speaking it the chanter is bowing to her inner shelf.

Let this mantra vibrate in your heart.

May it bring you great transformation, a returning to that which you already are.
Abide in Peace.

Chanting of this sacred mantra from Krishna Das

Namaste,
Teal

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My Review of Asolo Attiva Hiking Boots – Waterproof Gore-Tex(For Women)

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Closeouts . Asolo Attiva hiking boots provide the waterproof breathable protection of Gore-Tex??, superior support and comfort, and Old-World quality. Heel and toe bumpers Convenient rapid lacing system Padded collar Gusseted tongue Pull loop Suede and nylon uppers Removable insole Non-mark…

Asolo Attiva Hiking Boots – Waterproof Gore-Tex?? (For Women)

Incredible boots!

By http://www.blissfulbodyyoga.com from Gastonia, NC on 8/12/2008

5out of 5

Sizing: Feels half size too big

Width: Feels true to width

Pros: Stable, Comfortable, Durable, Breathes Well, SUPER comfy out of the bo, Warm

Best Uses: Wet Weather, Casual Wear, Hiking, Travel, Cold Weather

Describe Yourself: Comfort-oriented, Looking for good value, Looking for high-quality

Asolo was recommended to me by my cousin who is an avid outdoors man, and wears the boots for construction work all day. He said they were a great fit out of the box, warm and durable, and they are ALL those things. I literally put them on and went hiking for 3 hours and my feet and legs felt great. The tred gives good traction, the ankle stability is excellent and the weather proofing really keeps the moisture and cold out. I have worn them on 100 degree days as well and my feet have stayed comfortable, so they breathe well. I would recommend these to anyone and will definitely by them again. Also, the price at Sierra Trading Post was unbeatable (and I shopped around a lot!)

On the recommendation of other reviewers I ordered a half-size smaller then my normal size and they were a perfect fit.

(legalese)

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My Review of SmartWool Adrenaline Cushioned Hiking Socks (For Men and Women)

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SmartWool’s specially processed merino wool gives these socks soft, itch-free comfort, warmth and wicking that will surprise you. Merino wool is warm in winter, cool in summer Features include ankle and arch braces Contoured flex zone for all-day action and comfort Waffle knit instep for tempera…

SmartWool Adrenaline Cushioned Hiking Socks (For Men and Women)

The best socks EVER!

By http://www.blissfulbodyyoga.com from Gastonia, NC on 8/12/2008

5out of 5

Fit: Feels true to size

Pros: Wash and dry well, Wicks Away Moisture, Comfortable, Regulates Temperature Well, NO blisters EVER, Stylish, Durable

Best Uses: Daily Use, Travel, Team Sports, Backpacking, Hiking

Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational

These are wonderful, as are all the SmartWool socks. Your feet will be so happy! I usually get blisters ALL the time, and I never get them as long as I wear SmartWool socks (even if my feet get wet.) I wear them for hiking and running, and I put A LOT of miles on them. They are extremely durable and machine wash and dry well. Sierra Trading Post definitely has the best prices on them.

(legalese)

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