Dear Yogis,

CHRISTMAS IS COMING (QUICKLY):  Last class Wednesday 5.30 on the 25th December.  First class back, 1pm, 11th January.
LAST MONTHLY YOGA LUNCH:  11th December at Mt.Macedon Trading Post.  All Welcome, but please let me know so we can organise a big (or small) enough table.  This is the first luncheon since the beginning of the Covid Lockdowns (and last for the year).
STUDIO TAROT/ART CLASS:  Saturday 2pm.  This is the last Studio ART Class for the year.

STUDIO YOGA CLASSES:  I will be starting new Friday 5.30 and Saturday 12.30 Classes in the new year.  Please book as soon as you have organised your diary.  THE ZOOM Yoga Study times will continue in the new year.

MASSAGE:  I will be working right through Christmas if you would like to book.  Even if you overdo it and need just a 15 minute BOWEN TYPE adjustment, or neck and shoulder massage… do email and pop in.  yogafirst2@bigpond.com

 

SUTRA STUDY – THE DIAMOND SUTRA

Heard on SVU:  Liv, “When did we become the voice of reason?”
                              Ice-T, “Sooner or later we play all the parts.”

This was a very interesting exchange, especially since we have begun the study of The Diamond Sutra, which basically is all about what the Buddhists call “Potential” and “Emptiness”.  This sutra has been expounded by Michael Roach within his business book about how he made a lot of money and brought a diamond company (and himself) from zero to hero using Buddhist principles particularly from this sutra, although he has translated other traditional and venerated Tibetan Texts.

Basically, you can’t “do what you can,  with what you have,  where you are” (The Buddha) unless you actually know where you are, and this is what the sutra is all about.  Join us next Tuesday for part two.  If you want to read ahead, then start with the commentary by Choney Lama called “Sunlight on the Path to Freedom”, another title for this sutra.

Choney Lama Drakpa Shedrup writes in his commentary:  “Here I will, with great feelings of faith and in keeping with my own capacity, offer a commentary in explanation of the Perfection of Wisdom in 300 Verses, more commonly known as the Diamond – Cutter”.

As I have said before, although this sutra can be used to better your life (and many read it just for this reason), it is not a magic spell, nor is it like your zodiac reading.  You really need to study, think and change.  If you will do this, then your life will become clearer, and success will be yours.  There is not a pill for this.

Here is a beautiful grace to recite before you begin such a study (and before your classes) which I learned from my Venerable teacher Phra Khanitphalo  at WatBuddhaDharma all those years ago…

A Buddhist Grace.
I offer this to the Teacher Higher than any other,
The precious Buddha.
I offer this to the protection Higher than any other,
The precious Dharma.
I offer this to the guides Higher than any other,
The precious Sangha.
I offer this to the places of refuge,
To the Three jewels,
Rare and supreme.

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

NAMASTE.  JAHNE

 

Dear Yogis,

What a busy weekend and what a strange time – the vibrations are all over the place don’t you feel this too?

YOU ARE ON A GOLDEN PATH.

The planet is going through a shift –  there are multiple energy changes and Covid is merely a symptom of this.  You cannot take human nature and have it shift without things moving, changing. Perhaps you have fear because you want things to stay the same – they can’t. The energies have been moving for some time, even my Past Life teacher Dolores Cannon alerted me to this when she was on this plane, and is even more insistent now.  As the processes start to change, and change they must, many of us feel anxiety, worry. You can’t treat worry,  by worrying.

This planetary/spiritual change is what the great teachers have spoken of.  And though dark things are emerging,  this clearing allows the light to shine through.  Worry and anxiety won’t help you grow.

There is a secret – Spiritually we all have free choice.  The lightworkers way is yours if you choose it.  When you get into the energy of compassion… all that is spiritual looks at you and works with you.  Spirit can help if you have made the choice to look.  You are bigger than you realise, you are a multi-dimensional being, and when you understand and live this,  know that multi dimensional processes are working to align themselves with you.

Light a match in the corner of your world.  By sharing a little light, everyone benefits.  When you do this your destiny will help you.  You are on A GOLDEN PATH.

CLASSES ETC:  

Close to Christmas, and things are hotting up.  I haven’t received any replies requesting our zoom philosophy classes to keep going over the break… therefore I guess either you are busy, or its not an issue.  So, unless I get a hands-up,  zoom and the studio will go into recess from the 23rd December unto the 11th January – and I will work on my art project.

ZOOM:  Sutra Studies: Tuesdays 7.30, Yoga: Wednesday 12.30, Tarot/Pendulum: Friday 6.45 and Gita Studies: 10m Sunday
STUDIO:  Monday: Yoga 1pm (full), Wednesday 5.30 (full),  Saturday 12.30 – vacancies for this class available

MASSAGES: Bookings available 6 days and after hours when possible – every massage tailored to you.  By appointment only.

CHRISTMAS DAY: As usual I have nominated a DROP IN TIME at the Studio – between 2 and 4 on Christmas Day.  I would be pleased to see you as you were on the way to, or from engagements, or if you are on your own.  Just pop by to have a mince pie and a champers to bring in the season (or you could sit by the pond and tell your troubles to the fish – or the cat).  I will be here….

I am still committed to do massages during the holiday period.  Just make a booking by emailing me – yogafirst2@bigpond.com.  I am enjoying them even more  now I have learned to work with my Guide.  We work well together (I am still in training).  I have to write my report pretty quickly however, as I don’t always remember what he has said during the course of the session.  I have heard him,  I understand the words, they just seem from “far away” when the time comes to write it all down.  As I said, I am in training.

 

UNITED NATIONS Reclassifies Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug.

In a historic victory for cannabis, the UN removes cannabis from list of most dangerous drugs in the world. On Wednesday, December 2nd, the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) voted to remove cannabis for medicinal purposed from its list of controlled substances.

Based in Vienna, Austria, the CND includes 53 member states. At their latest session, they considered a number of recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO). One of them was the reclassification of cannabis and its derivatives.  Ultimately, the UN’s decision to remove cannabis from its list of the most dangerous drugs is a symbolic victory. The reclassification DOES NOT require countries to loosen their restrictions on the drug. However, many countries seek guidance from these global conventions and mirror their laws.

What’s Next?   The UN’s historic vote could change the face of cannabis research and medical use. The reclassification could boost medical cannabis legalization efforts around the world. However, it’s still a minor victory in the effort to fully legalize cannabis.   The reclassification removes cannabis from Schedule IV to Schedule I of the 1961 Convention. Critics argue the WHO didn’t go far enough. Schedule I includes drugs with a higher risk profile like fentanyl. Is it really fair to compare a synthetic opiate that’s 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine to regulated cannabis? However, the fact that the UN removed cannabis from list of most dangerous drugs is a step in the right direction nonetheless.

 

SEE YOU ALL SOON. (Somewhere)

NAMASTE.  JAHNE

DearYogis,

ZOOM:
FRIDAY: 6.45 FREE Tarot/PENDULUM Class.  Today we will be looking at the Pendulum and dietary changes. Email me to get your ID.

SATURDAY: 2pm TAROT MAKING CLASS
SUNDAY: 10am Gita Study

OUR YOGA LUNCH:  11th December at 12 noon.  The Mt.Macedon Hotel. All Welcome.  Please ring me to book.

SUMMER IS COMING…

….a bit slower here than most places I hope, fire danger is always a concern in my part of the world when we reach the super dry, high temperatures.  It is interesting on zoom to see students coming in from interstate – whilst we are freezing (happily) they are sweltering.   These changes should be reflected in our diets. After Covid “Pauses” in our life and the comfort food (and the Covid Bulge), now we can start into the lighter, energy diets of summer.  RAW ENERGY.  I have taken to eating more raw food during the winter, and experimenting in covid to avoid weight gain, the lack of energy and heightened anxiety and/or depression.  Food can help.

Before we start, I have to say that TURKEY TAIL Mushroom powder has become a staple in my regime.  I just feel totally on top of things without having to take multiple supplements (my pendulum has been advising fewer and fewer since I have been taking
Turkey Tail). I also notice (and clients have backed this up), that dreams get more lovely and more vivid – my sleep is deep and refreshing.  If you want to try this, it is $35 for 25g.  The one that I use is organic and as fresh as I can get.  You only need quarter of a teaspoon once or twice a day.  Let me know if you want to join me in this.

Healthy eating has been called a TIMELESS SCIENCE.  In this house I use my food to work towards  what the Taoists considered the goal of life – achieving harmony.  You can’t have harmony in your life if you are spending time doing yoga, meditating, striving in all areas and then eating inappropriately for you and the time of the year.  The Doshas at the very least will give you a clue.  Ayurveda even more.

Food can help every individual to achieve the balance between the acid and the alkaline.  Balance.  A diet producing less acid more alkalinity in the blood, calming the mind to lessen the impact of stress, or the wrong food, it can also be that the natural energy present in food is destroyed by cooking or preserving (or packing).  We cannot live by bread alone,  even if it is vitamin enriched.

I quote one of my students (sadly no longer with us) who told be she was a “fruitologist”.  In spite of the fact that over the immediate past  years had suffered with multiple cancers, she refused to see how imbalanced her diet was, how much sugar she was eating, how little protein etc etc.  I guess it was easier to continually eat a banana…

We are moving into summer, and can eat healthily, happily with a balance of fruit, vegetable, nuts, grains… even potatoes. Not everything has to be eaten in its natural state.  We can make butters, cakes, milks, soups, salads, breads etc etc all from raw fruit and vegetables, which are a pleasure to eat as the temperature rises, and can be eased into our winter diets as the temperature changes and the seasons change.  It is all about BALANCE.

HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL SALAD RECIPE:  ORANGE SALAD (4 serves)

This can be a meal in itself, it is quick, easy to prepare.  Great for those who like to pick between meals.  When you have all the lovely picky things in a bowl, you will know how much you are eating, and will feel satisfied…  Small fresh meals eaten 6 times a day instead of 3 huge serves (plus dessert and cake)  could work for you.

INGREDIENTS:  4 carrots, 1 or two cups finely (very finely) shredded cabbage, 6 oranges, 2 handfuls of raisins or 6 fresh dates, or 2 cups of small seedless grapes, 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons hemp seeds.

METHOD: Grate (or chop) the carrots.  Juice four of the oranges and blend the juice with the carrots until you have a smooth mix.  Finely shred or grate the cabbage and put it into a bowl with the other fruit (raisins, dates, or grapes).  Pour the carrot mix over and mix with a fork or your hands as Jamie does.  Sprinkle with the seeds and garnish with the two remaining oranges peeled and sliced.  You can serve this in a bowl, or spoon into baby gem lettuce leaves, which is mostly how I like to serve it.  I sprinkle fresh sprouted greens or parsley over the top to add extra nutrition.   It looks really special.

I am going to reboot my cooking blog “WWW.WILDNWEEDY.BLOGSPOT.COM”.  You loved it but I have put all my energy into this YOGABEAUTIFUL newsletter during Covid.. I will do three days of newsletter, and mix it up with the blog.  The garden is fabulous, and I will show what I am doing with the produce I harvest (and what I buy – not everything I eat is grown in the garden, but it can make an ordinary bowl of food look wonderful)..

SEE YOU IN THE GARDEN.

NAMASTE.  JAHNE