Yoga Art

Several months ago I was introduced to the free Simpleology course offered online. I took the course and started doing the recommended Daily Target Praxis. I now describe it as my  ”first thing I do in the morning” list. Setting the focus for my day really helps me to prioritize and because of this new habit, it appears I am getting things done. My computer at the time was an old desktop, so congested there was not enough room on my hard drive to defrag. I could not load photos. I stopped making any entries here and just started making more stained glass art. And I enjoyed myself.

Well, I now have a new laptop with plenty of memory and hard drive. So, I now want to learn of a program that will allow me to correct the photos of my stained glass mirror art. I will be investigating Photoshop Elements & Essentials. They have a free trial period. I should be able to spend enough time with the program to know if it will do what I want. In the meantime, I have been able to take pictures of some of the other Yoga Postures that I have been creating. The latest is the Wheel Posture, wheel-posture.jpg. As with the other postures, I use the rainbow of colors to represent the chakras of the body, and with this pose, I have an overlay of a wheel with the glass nuggets at the ends of the spokes. There is always a heart in each piece also.

Another posture that I am more familiar with because it is part of the Bikram Hot Yoga series, is the Eagle Posture. In this pose, your arms are twisted around each other eagle-posture.jpgand your legs are also twisted around each other as you squat down. You feel it in all of your joints. In this pose, I have an eagle in white wispy glass overlaid to let you know it is the Eagle Posture.

In so many things that I read, it says ‘to do what you love’. I am so enjoying what I am doing these days. I am grateful that my “job” gives me 4 days a week to do whatever I desire. And that I have found a way to spend my time creating pretty things.

have you heard of Earth Hour yet?…

You can check it out here. I just found out today. but, March 29th is one week away…

Slowing down… It’s about becoming more conscious of what we do. And the footprint we leave on the planet.

Shall we all committ to turning off the lights at 8 PM on March 29th for one hour?

What a lovely practice to establish…  turning off the lights, turning on some candles, and while sitting in silence; listen to the sounds of your world without the things that electricity brings with it.

so let’s get on with it. spread the word, and the light (or the lack thereof) and do a good thing for yourself,  and your mother, The Earth.