July 04th, 2021

What a full week I have had!  It started with that overlap of Father's Day and Summer Solstice, and burgeoned into a week full of visiting family, birthday celebrations, and extra yoga under a (cloud covered) full moon.  While the week has left me a little hungry for and appreciative of my day of rest, my mind is reflective, noticing that I still feel so filled up, even with all of the busy-ness of the past several days.
There is an abundant quality to the summer season.  After planting seeds (figuratively AND literally) in the early spring, one visit to the local farmer's market is a testament to how Nature absolutely produces!  So much bounty from the earth; tomatoes, cukes, summer squashes and zuchs, mushrooms, eggs, and so much more. So, after the pause of winter, and the promise of spring, summer has produced. Life, as Nature, is a giver.
And then there is the influx of tourism to our little beach town. It really feels FULL of folks, especially post-2020.  After a year of a slower pace of life and staying in, we humans are ready to bust out.  We are eager to travel, or really just GATHER, to look into the ACTUAL faces of our friends and family, not through the filter of the ZOOM screen or a mask. As the last traumatic year begins to fade in the rear-view, we are leaning in to Life with a renewed sense of its value, hopefully a little more grateful for all we have.  SO, after a year of contraction, we are expanding again.  Life, after contraction, is expansive.
I am beginning to see the pattern here.   As much as I am willing to let go of limited/limiting ideas about how much I can have or produce, Life is here, giving  as much as I am willing to receive.  As I empty myself through the offerings of my work, and the give and take of healthy relationships, I am filled again.  A never-ending rhythm, a flow, a dance.  Life itself is generous.
I am honored to share from the heart this week.  I teach yoga asana via Zoom twice.   I invite you explore my website and other offerings.  I would be happy to work you.
xo Nicole ​

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