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Something cool is on the way...Let's embrace the fall feelings with Garden Yoga on the lawn this week! Come to Spring Creek Garden Center this Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:25 pm for an all-level yoga class. Of course, if grass isn't your thing, there is a covered cement area surrounding the lawn just for you. Feel free to stay after for a little wine (or beer!) and enjoy their beautiful patio. With the cool breeze, gorgeous space, and warm sun on your face, it will most definitely be the happiest hour of your day. Let me know that you plan to attend by clicking the button below:
A note about our garden center classes...This week marks just six more chances to practice yoga at Spring Creek Gardens this year. After Wednesday, November 20, we'll take a hiatus from December through February. I'll keep you posted on our return as the seasons change! For now, I hope you can come and enjoy yoga in this beautiful space while you can! Back to cool things...I stumbled upon this awesome guide, "Yoga Poses for Little Creatures," and thought it was worth sharing with you big creatures. The artist is named Nicole Debarber, and she is so talented! I hope you enjoy zooming in on each one like I did. Another cool thing...Every now and then, I peruse old writings to get inspired by my past self. Today, I found something from FIVE years ago, written in October 2019. It is a transcription of one of the podcast episodes I produced with my best friend, Katie. Between 2019 and 2020, we released 75 episodes all about mindfulness, creative writing, and getting past the inner critic. We called it "Write Here, Right Now." Anyway, this particular episode felt so important that we wrote it into a blog post so people could read it instead of just listening. Then, because life gets busy, we never shared it. It has just been sitting there. For five years. UNTIL NOW! So, should you choose to visit my website to read the blog, please read the paragraph at the top first. Should you choose to actually listen to the episode, be warned: sometimes we use unsavory language (sorry, Mom). Most importantly, should you choose to complete the creative writing exercise (that we prompt you to participate in with us at the end of every episode), PLEASE share it with me by replying to this email. Enjoy! For my Monday night folksThere will be no 7 pm class next Monday, October 21st. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility! Stay cool, friends! With love, Monica |
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