Cynthia HaasApr 18, 20212 minRestore Ourselves, Restore the WorldComing into April 2021, the month of Earth Day, a little more than a year after the world pandemic began, we may feel more than a little...
Cynthia HaasApr 1, 20211 minTime to Come InThose dreaded words when I was growing up...."Time to come in!" Especially when the days lingered longer, there was never a tiring of...
Cynthia HaasMar 22, 20212 minDeath and RebirthSpring and the Easter season bring about thoughts of renewal, rebirth, and revival for a lot of us. Scenes of butterflies, buttercups,...
Cynthia HaasMar 11, 20211 minSpring CleaningHere in the Northern Hemisphere of this great big world, it's time when the cold melts away to warm breezes and frozen ground begins to...
Cynthia HaasSep 22, 20202 minAutumn: Summon Your Shadow SideThis is an excerpt from "Autumnal Equinox: Ritual Through Yoga" (author Laura Hand, September 14, 2016 at gaia.com, see the full article...
Cynthia HaasSep 15, 20202 minMind Flip: Changing "I got to" to "I get to"Okay, grammar police, simmer down. I know "I got to" is not grammatically correct, but it's an easy way to remember this "mind flip." ...
Cynthia HaasSep 7, 20202 minInterdependence Days: Week Five, Our Spiritual ConnectionIntention: The ultimate purpose of yoga is to quieten our minds and bodies to be able to hear our higher calling more clearly, and...
Cynthia HaasJul 22, 20202 minInterdependence Days: Week Four, Our Body ConnectionIntention: Awareness of interconnection in and outside ourselves One often stops taking for granted the amazing operating capacity of the...
Cynthia HaasJul 14, 20201 minInterdependence Days: Week Three, Always Connected with CommunityIntention: Awareness of interconnectedness with our community. Picture one of your favorite foods in your mind. With the imagination of...
Cynthia HaasJul 7, 20201 minInterdependence Days: Week Two, the ElementsIntention: Connection with and gratitude for the elements of the Earth I remember one yoga practice when I was a beginning yogi (and...
Cynthia HaasJul 5, 20202 minCosmic Gifts: Interdependence Days: Week One, The CosmosIntention: Connection with unconditional love and gifts. We do not need to travel far to find a warm, energetic, and light-filled energy...
Cynthia HaasJul 5, 20201 minHappy Interdependence Days!Intention: Connection with others and ourselves. We are over it. We can feel it in ourselves, and we can feel it in each other. A...
Cynthia HaasJun 12, 20201 minKeeping the PeaceIntention: Keeping internal peace during trying times. Most of us at one time or another have ventured into a love/hate relationship to...
Cynthia HaasMay 24, 20202 minHomeostasisIntention: Homeostasis (Yama: Brahmacharya.) Homeostasis is defined as " "(https://www.yourdictionary.com/homeostasis.) With the...
Cynthia HaasMay 5, 20203 minSweet SurrenderIntention: Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender.) Surrounded. Surrounded by news of COVID-19, surrounded by fear, and surrounded within our own...
Cynthia HaasApr 29, 20202 minInvisibility in PracticeWeek of 9/29/2019 Intention: Tapas (purification through discipline.) Teaching my son sign language sounded like such a great idea when...
Cynthia HaasApr 23, 20203 minOpen Heart, Present MindIntention: Ahimsa (Non-harm); Heart opening. Physical exercise was my first goal of beginning yoga. In my early 30's, my usual week...
Cynthia HaasApr 1, 20202 minLet The Pose Get Into YouIntention: Acceptance, Satya (truthfulness). The famous sculptor, Michelangelo, is credited for saying, "“The sculpture is already...
Cynthia HaasMar 28, 20202 minYoga: Lost in Space, Shelter In PlaceIntention: Grounding, finding center. Niyama: Svadyaya (self-study.) In light of the recent events of COVID-19, we may feel a little...
Cynthia HaasMar 8, 20201 minAwakeningWeek of 3/1-3/7/2020. Intention: Awakening, Niyama: Ishvara Pranidhana (devotion to a Higher Power.) The plants feel it, the animals...