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“What if the resistance or discomfort you feel is pointing you toward the very thing you’re meant to step into?”

Jess Bonasso, The Self-Rescue Goddess


Wednesday, 4/22 is Earth Day!

Earthday.org's founders created and organized the very first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Since then, Earth Day Network has been mobilizing over one billion people annually on Earth Day to protect the planet. What will you do this year and then keep as a habit in the years to come?


Movement

Outgrowing your Edges?

“Luck and disaster are the same thing… the gift of movement.”
— Seneca the Younger, the Roman Stoic philosopher (c. 4 BC – AD 65).

Kelly Madigan, organizer of the Loess Hill Trek, shared this quote with me.

It reminds me that the moments we label as “good” or “bad” are often doing the same sacred work: moving us. Shifting us. Stretching us into the next version of ourselves. They remind me of the teachings of the Law of Three (neutrality) and Seven (movement), in the Enneagram's deepest wisdom.

What if the discomfort you sense is a gift, a sign that something is becoming?

We know that growth rarely arrives with ease - it most often comes as the result of friction, restlessness, and the quiet knowing that what once fit no longer does.

What if your discomfort is a sign that you are outgrowing your own edges?

Could what you sense as resistance be important feedback from our higher mind and heart?

What if it is guiding you to the threshold between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming?

The next time you sense discomfort, try asking these questions:

▪ What is this discomfort revealing?
▪ Where is it asking me to expand?
▪ What am I finally ready to release?
What is this discomfort revealing?
Where is it asking me to expand?
What am I finally ready to release?

In the heart of transformation—
Movement is what carries us forward as the engine of evolution.

The CYWY community events are a place to gather with others and practice what it takes to navigate transformation together.


This week's Offerings:

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▪  Sun 4/19 Yoga 10-11:30 AM MST
▪  Mon 4/20 Yoga 10-11:30 AM MST
▪  Wed 4/22 Yoga 10-11:30 AM MST
▪  Thurs 4/23 Yoga 4:30-6:00 PM MST
▪  Fri 4/24 Empowered Chat 10:00-Noon MST
▪  Fri 4/24 Yoga 4:30-6:00 PM MST
Sun 4/19 Yoga 10-11:30 AM MST
Mon 4/20 Yoga 10-11:30 AM MST
Wed 4/22 Yoga 10-11:30 AM MST
Thurs 4/23 Yoga 4:30-6:00 PM MST
Fri 4/24 Empowered Chat 10:00-Noon MST
Fri 4/24 Yoga 4:30-6:00 PM MST

Thank you for reading and being an active member of the CYWY community - see you on Zoom or in one of our Facebook groups.


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Intentional Yoga

Explore mindful movement with Nancy Markow. Practice in the comfort of your own home via Zoom.

Zoom classes require you to be personally responsible for yourself - don't do too much, don't do too little - listen to the cues and most importantly, your body.

See scheduled times above.

Zoom Link

Can't make it on my schedule? Check out recorded classes on CYWY YouTube


Empowered Living Chat

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Empowered Living Chats

Empowered Living Chats, guided by Nancy Markow, offer an opportunity to pause, connect, and experience what is shared in Empowered Living. Each session expands on a chapter in the book. We began on 2/20.

Whether you are new to the system or have already identified your personality type lens, this Chat exposes how to use and apply the system, from its roots to its wings, in your everyday life. These chats are a place to go deeper.

Topic: 5 A's Growth Practice

The Enneagram isn't about fixing or changing you; it offers you the tools to see yourself and make conscious choices.

Assignment: Read chapter 3 & 4, in the Empowered Living book - complete exercises


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An Iowa Adventure

Jan, Sophie, Annie, and I experienced this year's LoHi Trek in the Loess Hills of Monona County, Iowa.

If you are curious about this event, I am sharing a collection of photos from a few photographers who joined us - just click on the picture to the left to view. Additionally, click here to view the website.

My takeaway is captured in the word "space" - I felt more space within me as I experienced the space that the Loess Hills provided around me.

Space makes way for so much more.


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