by Shira Barlas
Saturday, July 11, was the first of our summer breakfast and
yoga series! After taking a yoga class, yogis from the community joined
together to share a lovely breakfast consisting of steal cut oatmeal, coffee,
tea, chia seeds, cacao nibs, mixed berries, and other delicious treats.
The breakfast series is intended to bring the community
together and take our practice beyond the mat. Most of us are running in and out of the studio and don’t
even get to really know the people we are practicing with or the teachers who
help us with our practice. The breakfast series creates a space in which we can
come together and share our insights, passions, laughter, and appetites.
Although our asana practice is on our own mats, the space
that we practice in and the energy that is cultivated from our fellow
practitioners is crucial to our practice.
One of my favorite quotes is from Albert Einstein, it reads: “A person
experiences life as something separated from the rest—a kind of optical
delusion of consciousness. Our
task must be to free ourselves from this self-imposed prison, and through
compassion, to find the reality of Oneness.”
During our yoga practice we may feel separated on our own
mats, but part of the practice of yoga is to create a sense of
interconnectedness with others.
Part of why we begin and end classes with the sound of Om is it is a way
for us to connect and align our vibrations together, as well as with all the
past yogis who have practiced for thousands of years before us, and to connect
with the vibrations of the entire universe. Eating together and sharing meals is another practice, just
like chanting Om, which people have been doing for thousands of years as a way
to connect with one another.
We all need to eat in order to fuel ourselves and give us
the energy to practice yoga. The
Saturday morning breakfast series gives us yogis a chance to enjoy a healthy
meal and practice mindful eating, in which we eat with intention, with a purpose to fuel ourselves with energy to live a
vibrant, healthy, and healing lives; as well as connect deeply with our fellow
yogis and teachers. Hope to see you there!
The breakfast is free for those members that attend a class either before the meal or directly after.
Please sign up before hand so we know how much food to prepare!
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