Dear Friends,

To refine your posture, ask – what if there was a little more uplifted-ness in the way I am sitting and a little more gentleness in my chest? Remember the sky and the earth support you. Take a moment to think about the space around you – feel the openness and expansiveness in the space. Allow gravity to soften your shoulders as a long exhale spirals through your body into the earth. The air we breathe and the space around us is what connects us to all things – we are in this world together.

As we move toward winter and closer to a new year we are in the season of ritual and celebration. It may be time to pull inward to hibernate and rejuvenate or it may be a time of busyness with family and holidays. Whatever path we are on, we can invite our Centered selves to the moment. We can include our practice in our rituals and celebrations to support our rejuvenation or enhance a beautiful moment with greater presence.

With reflection I notice that time and distance allow us to gain a broader perspective. This broadening can help us unearth some of the deep lessons or rich compost from our past. We can use this compost to enrich our garden of things we wish to grow, to give or create. The practices of LE have helped me dive into my own year’s compost pile and begin to feed the vision of a spring garden full of vibrant colors and gifts to offer out into the world.

I also want to share with you Wendy’s spirit as she has been with me more and more over this past year. She has gifted us all with this beautiful LE model full of practices to support our growth and learning. We can keep our practice vibrant by looking for opportunities to Center and invite more ease. Life is full of what Wendy would call “worthy opponents” both internal and external. We can put our practices to work and endeavor to handle these worthy opponents with as much grace, compassion and dignity as possible. This will continue to be our work in progress and ever so worthy of our efforts.

Wishing you many Noble Awesome and Shiny moments.

Tiphani & Wendy in spirit