Leaping Lotus Wellness Studio Community Group

Hi Everyone,

As many of you know, I've been thinking about ways to evolve our Yoga And The MIND series.

WHAT IS Yoga And The MIND?

The subtitle for this program is - Merging the Mind with the Heart.

There's so many layers to this topic. It's ENDLESS!

For starters, on the physical level we know that the connection with the heart and the brain is a two-way street. We talk about how the nervous system works with the brain and the heart. It helps to understand the mechanics of how we are WIRED.

We have all heard about this big, bold word called BOUNDARIES.

What are boundaries?

Boundaries are a clear standard that we set for yourselves. Boundaries help define all of our relationships because without a clear definition of what is acceptable and was is not, no one knows what to do.

EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS BOUNDARIES!

Think about our pets. We teach them boundaries so they understand how to flow into a household as part of a family. A pet without boundaries is chaos. They don't know what's expected of them. Without boundaries, they don't understand what they are being disciplined for, and they act out.

Humans aren't any different.

It's that time of year where the word RESOLUTION gets thrown around a lot. So what is the difference between resolutions and intentions?

A resolution is more like a goal.  Resolutions can have this weird energy attached.  For example, it lends it self to these type of statements, “This is the year, I’m finally going to do this.”  It’s now or never.”  “I have to make this happen once and for all.” Resolutions are usually very firm, with little or no wiggle room.  It creates this PASS/FAIL type of mentality.  This is why we see gyms packed in January, and empty in February.  When we set up a PASS/FAIL mentality, there’s no room for a slip up.  It’s all or nothing.  So, when we eat the cookies that we firmly said we weren’t going to eat, well that sets the tone for FAIL, so I might as well keep ou…