Intention :: TO FLOW

To embrace the flow allowing for grace and connection.
To live life with joy, strength, freedom and without inhibition.
To share this liberation with the world as I dance with life and live with love.

I spent June 1st on a personal Yoga Safari in L.A. Home to many celebrity Yoga Instructors and Master Teachers, West L.A. is arguably the Western World's Yoga Mecca--it's also home to Shiva Rea, one of my teachers/gurus. While I enjoyed and challenged my body in several classes, I left Shiva Rea's class high on life. Literally. I left her class at sunset and as I strolled the 2 miles along the beach from her studio, Exhale, in Venice to my hotel in Santa Monica, my mind and body hummed with Prana, presence and calm. The sunset glowed a little brighter, the waves crashed a little louder and I was keenly aware of the ocean's humidity settling on my skin. Shiva lives in such a state of authentic connection: it is impossible to be in her presence and be unaffected. Her power and grace are both humbling and inspiring. She is the incarnation of the flow as she lives, teaches and moves in a pure and unaffected state.

Ironically, June 1st was a solar eclipse, and eclipse's bring " the ending of old, lesser responsibilities, limitations, or fears, and open the being to a greater sense of purpose." As I sat by the beach that evening basking in my post-Shiva-flow heightened state of awareness and presence, my personal intention hit me like a bag of bricks. Without effort or resistance, in an "aha moment," words that encapsulated an emotion and a desire flowed to me. I pulled out my iPhone and took note. I included this intention above, its essence is to embrace the flow. Living with this intention as a guide has inspired me personally, as a teacher and as a studio owner. I read this intention several times a day and I meditate upon it before each class that I teach. This intention has guided MFY's new creative efforts as I've worked to capture photos and a website that graphically convey the state of flowing. I hope this intention shines through.

May we all effortlessly open ourselves to our own possibilities: may our intentions flow to us, and may we embrace them.

Below I've included the video of Shiva as it captures her grace, her power, her essence, her intention: her state of pure flow.

Namaste

Shiva Rea: The Art Of Yoga