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GREEN . CHAKRA 4 . ANAHATA . AIR
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heart . lungs
unstruck
compassion . empathy . love
relationships . balance
| "Compassion means 'to have passion with.' In the second chakra we encountered passion in the realm of feelings, through the desires of the soul reaching forward to meet its own needs. In the heart chakra, we now reach beyond ourselves and expand that passion to include an understanding of another's needs. The ego, when secure in its own autonomy & power, can now surrender willingly toward altruism. If our own needs have been met & satisfied, we can now share our fullness with another.
The ability to have compassion for others depends first on our ability to be in touch with our yearnings & pain. Pain opens us to deeper understanding of others & expands our own limited being."
Anodea Judith, Eastern Body Western Mind
Is there someone in your life that you feel called to develop more compassion for? Try this exercise by Harry Palmer.
Your meditation can be still as in seated or reclined, or it can be a moving meditation as you walk in nature or gently Hoop Dance. With your hands over your heart & your attention on the person you would like to develop more compassion for say the following sentences to yourself:
- Just like
me, this person is seeking some happiness for their life.
- Just like
me, this person is trying to avoid suffering in their life.
- Just like
me, this person has known sadness, suffering, and despair.
- Just like
me, this person is seeking to fill their needs.
- Just like
me, this person is learning about life.
Developing compassion for someone that we feel has harmed us deeply can be extremely difficult. But if we desire a more peaceful world, nurturing compassion in our own hearts will help us understand how hard it is for others to do the same. Empathy with others in partnership with compassion development softens our hearts & creates a more loving world.
Try this exercise with soft music that has a rhythm that matches a resting heart beat. You can imagine your heart beating in sync with the person you have your attention on.
Increasing your own compassion for others makes the world a more compassionate & loving place.
Click here for more information on Chakras and the Chakra System.
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UPCOMING EVENTS & CURRENT CLASSES
| . UPCOMING EVENTS . Saturday . June 12th
Arcata Farmers Market . This week the music of Fire It Up! Never heard of 'em & can't find 'em on the internet. BUT it's supposed to be sunny so I'll be out there with my hoop!
Saturday . June 19
It's my favorite Arcata festy!! The Oyster Festival! Music this year features the reggae flavor of Woven Roots & the psych-pop jammy tunes of The Mother Hips. Def hoopin' music!
Summer Class Schedule
June
Thursday . 10 . INT : vertical off body
Thursday . 10 . BEG : hand hooping, jumps
Wednesday . 16 . shoulder brakes, lifts, lowers
Thursday . 17 . INT : series
review, FLOW development, extended Hoop Jam
Thursday . 17 . BEG : series
review, FLOW development, extended Hoop Jam
Wednesday . 23 . tosses, elbow pass
Wednesday . 30 . back passes with turns, back hand hoop
July
Wednesday . 7 . twins
Wednesday . 14 . twins
Saturday . 17 . 2 Hour Beginning Intensive . 2-4pm . $20
Sunday . 18 . 2 Hour Hoop Tricks . 2-4pm . $20
Wednesday . 21 . FLOW development
Wednesday . 28 . FLOW development
August
Wednesday . 4 . jump>duck out, foot hooping
Thursday . 5 . HOOP DANCE BOOT CAMP 1 of 3 . feet, arms, rhythm .$20 drop in/$15 series
Saturday . 7 . 2 Hour Beginning Intensive . 2-4pm
Sunday . 8 . 2 Hour Hoop Tricks . 2-4pm
Wednesday . 11 . one leg hooping, foot hooping
Thursday . 12 . HOOP DANCE BOOT CAMP 2 of 3 . Horizontal - hand, brakes, lifts, jumps . $20/15
Wednesday . 18 . hoop sexy
Thursday . 19 . HOOP DANCE BOOT CAMP 3of3 . Vertical - hand, sweeps, brakes, jumps . $20/15
Wednesday . 25 . embody emotions, duality : up/down, stop/go, fast/slow
Thursday . 26 . BEG SERIES 1 OF 7: basic waist
Thursday . 26 . INT SERIES 1 OF 7 : shoulder, corkscrew : continual lower & lifT
CLICK HERE for more information
. CURRENT CLASSES .
Thursday June 10th
7 WEEK Intermediate Series . class 6 of 7 7 to 8pm .
review . shoulder & knee hooping . vertical off body workshop
Thursday June 10th
7 WEEK Beginner Series . class 6 of 7 8to 9pm
review . hand hooping
All classes at Redwood Raks . 824 L Street . Arcata . CA
$10 drop in . $15 for back-to-back beg/int classes
HOOPS - I provide practice hoops to use during class. I'll also have hoops to buy after class. Students get 20% off all hoops. Click here to preview the Hoops for sale.
Question or comment? Send me a message HERE.
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Hoopin' Around!
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|  We are Hoopin' Galaxies, orbiting around each other, creating our own force of gravity by swirling with our hoops! The universe isn't something "out there." We are of the universe just as surely as every star & planet in existence! Bluv, D, Nic, JJ & Hannah
Photo by Colleen Longo.Click here to send me your Hoopin' Around photos. |
Hoop Dance can save the world!
peace in peace out
NICOLE GARRETT aka Humgroove
www.chakranationhoopers.com
www.facebook.com/nicgarrett
www.youtube.com/humgroove
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