December 1st - Solstice Prep

December 1st -- Water / Salmon

Preparing for SOLSTICE PREP: Preparing for the Light workshop -- I'm exploring the Elemental Meditation Card Deck by Robert Hensley Nature Reconnect .

Today's card draw --
💧Salmon - Seeking truth and knowledge.
💧With the element Water - "Enjoy meeting and learning about new people before bringing them into the fold."

My reflection: for me, as an introvert, my nervous system prefers one-to-one conversation, delving deep into interesting topics versus "small talk." Hence why my inner circle of humans is small 😉 -- and I mainly connect with Nature and Animals. I do love Humans --  in intentional doses.

That said, my passion is learning ... and also sharing what I learn through teaching. Today, a few pieces of knowledge I'm swimming with --

📚I was struck by a post from @Dr. Clara Pinkola Estes (see the post on my page)about the medicine needed at this time.
📚I learned from Panditji of Himalayan Institute in his series The Art of Joyful Living that each of us has a purpose in this life -- to either continue a good work we started and haven't yet finished ... or to remove some undesirable things and have not yet finished ... of "completing the laundry" or "tailoring a garment ...creating a new, fresh design" ... "That is what life is all about ... "On one hand, it is a very serious matter ... on the other hand, it is not serious at all 🤣."

We as Yoga practitioners take the practice and philosophy seriously -- and yet don't take ourselves too seriously 😉.