Darlings,
In Lady Yoga fashion, it is my goal to look back in history to see where we have come from, find the yoga in the moments past to keep us rooted in the present and passionate about where we are going in the future.
On that note...
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929. At 35 he was the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize turning the entire prize money towards furtherance of the civil rights movement.
Between 1957-1968 Martin Luther King travelled over six million miles and spoke over 2500 times.
As you gather your collective intention for practice today, use Mr. King's words. Remember you have a dream and in that dream you have immeasurable ability to change the world one thought at a time, one action at a time, with yourselves and those around you. Your passion to change the world begins with yourself. Use his words to inspire and ignite the peace within and cultivate your passion.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory shall be revealed and all shall see it together.
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
The time is always right to do what is right.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.
We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
~Martin Luther King Jr.
I have a dream. And I live it every day I get to lead a class and share a bit of history in a yogic way.
Yours,
Lady Yoga
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