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Devotion not Resolution: A Winter Solstice Workshop to Set Intention



WHEN: Saturday, December 21st
TIME: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
WHERE: Pranayoga, 1001 West 6th Street
COST: $35

PLEASE PREREGISTER:





WHAT TO BRING:
  • Bring something or somethingS to add to an altar that we'll build together. Anything from nature, gemstones, statues, pictures, anything that means something to you.
  • Pen and paper
  • Water and a small snack if you think you'll get hungry
  • Dress to move gently so also dress comfortably and warmly (though we have blankets)

Why devotion and not resolution?

A lot of us carry baggage around new year's resolutions as we look back on our lives and see ourselves "failing" over and over to do the thing or things we resolved to do.

Maybe it wasn't us failing, but instead, perhaps, it was us looking at it all wrong.

The things we are DEVOTED to are the very things we will take action on. These are the things that arise from our hearts, our passions, our desires.

When we consciously choose a path of devotion, we walk more gently toward our goals, we have more compassion toward ourselves when we trip or fall, and we know we are in this for the long haul and so we are patient.

Come and first create your devotional intention and direction for 2020. We'll do some writing and guided meditation to get clarity.

We'll build an altar to concretely represent our visions.

And we'll use processes from Bhakti Yoga (the yoga of devotion) to create ritual around our vision for the new year.

We'll do some gentle movement, chanting, and meditation, along with some group practices, all to settle devotion into the body.

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