Day 10

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“Don’t just do something. Sit there!”

Working on irresistible stability and alert relaxation.
(Qualities of an asana, Yoga Sutra 2:46)

Blessed to sit with my dear Saskatchewan River, who the Cree people called Kisiskatchewani Sipi, meaning "the swiftly flowing river."

Blessed to sit with my dear Saskatchewan River, who the Cree people called Kisiskatchewani Sipi, meaning "the swiftly flowing river."

Find a Way.

“The old people came literally to love the soil, and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being close to a mothering power. Their teepees were built upon the earth and their alters were made of earth. The soul was soothing, strengthening, cleansing and healing. That is why the old Indian still sits upon the earth instead of propping himself up and away from its life giving forces.

For him, to sit or lie upon the ground is to be able to think more deeply and to feel more keenly. He can see more clearly into the mysteries of life and come closer in kinship to other lives about him. He loved the earth and all things of the earth.. He knew that man’s heart away from nature becomes hard, he knew the lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to the lack of respect for humans too.”

~ Chief Luther Standing Bear

Sunday Session: The Kleshas with Mari Dickey
Replay link - valid until midnight PST Monday, January 11th