New Beginnings for 2021 can be simple. Stay safe, remain patient as we wait to get vaccinated, and ride the waves of Covid fatigue.  Changing up your Yoga Practice might help you ride the waves. I wish I could be teaching in The Clearing Studio and expanding our sangha but it will remain closed until further notice. And the videos I was making are also on hold. But here are a few ideas that change up and charge up my own practice:

ZOOM in with our great local teachers or other teachers around the country. Mpls Yoga Center Retreat is where I'm resuming practice. I was there scheduling a meeting for Guest Teaching on the day that Mpls shut down but they have stayed open and like many other training centers deserve a big shout out!  Also Kripalu Connect has great online videos that can be reasonably purchased.

Postures outside?! Minnesota is having a mild winter so I'm practicing in my mucklucks, have held tree pose in the trees, and Goddess with snowshoes on.  No acreage is needed if you have a yard or are in the park. And you can do this with friends!

More pranayama.  How about learning or adding new breathing  techniques, using them with poses, or committing to daily practice of one or two that calm your CNS like alternate nostril breathing.

Share yoga!  You don't have to be a Yoga Teacher, maybe those you are sheltered in with might be open to try some breathing and stretching. 

Read! There are so many great books on every aspect of Yoga,  ancient texts as well as current authors. I'm recommending Pranayama  by my friend/collegue Allison Gemmel Laframboise on the work of Yoganand Michael Caroll. 

Order some new yoga pants!??  I got some as a gift. I have ols worn out ones (very comfy) but the new ones inspire me because they fit right and are cool looking!  The same thing can be said about music, I found new tunes that put either put me in the flow mood as well as help me sink deeper in relaxation poses.

Connecting your mind, body, and emotions is Yoga. Being in your body & noticing sensations without pushing them away is Kripalu Yoga. This Kripalu Yoginni wanted to push them all away in 2020 as daily living became more and more surreal ! But my practice is always there for me and it is my heartfelt wish that it is there for you too. ANY time you want or need to have a conversation about your practice DO get ahold of me. And continue to check this blog page for notification of when we can meet again live. 

Om Shante Peace, Ambi-karen JAI