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Greetings Friends,
We’ve certainly had an interesting few days during this holiday season. I can't recall it ever being so cold in Boone, and I’ve been here for 35 years. The extreme weather gave us the opportunity to apply the practice of yoga (off the mat), and surrender to forces greater than our own.
It’s times like these that a regular practice can be the common thread that grounds us, connects us, and helps us manage the roller coaster of life with grace and acceptance.
I want to take this moment to say “thank you.” Thank you for showing up, in so many ways, this past year. Because when we show up for ourselves, we show up for the collective.
Here we are at the completion of another calendar year. Closure can be a powerful impetus for growth, for shedding old layers so we can truly begin again. Closure is not just an act of finality, it is also one of transition. It acknowledges where we have been, the lessons we’ve learned, and the knowledge we gained along the way.
How do you want to show up in 2023? It’s easy to shift our daily routine in a way that fills our time but doesn’t feed our soul. How are you making time for yourself, and for the things that are truly important to you? We want to help. We want you to reconnect with why you came to yoga in the first place. How can you return with beginner's mind, again and again?
Let’s come together, honor what has passed, and anchor into the present, as we cross the threshold into a New Year.
I’m so grateful to be walking this path with all of you.
In peace and with gratitude,
Valerie
(and the Neighborhood Yoga Family)
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