Whirling with Joy

Ā I hope youā€™ve taken some time to consider how to make these holidays happier by living with purpose, seeking enjoyment, and fostering satisfaction. (Doesnā€™t sound familiar? You can catch up on my blog post How to Have Happier Holidays.)Ā 

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That was what I THOUGHT was going to be the theme of the Yoga Community Gathering last weekend, but, as I said at the time, thatā€™s not the class that wanted to be taught. The one that wanted to be taught was about JOY. So I had to follow the thread!

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We were inspired by the newsletter from the Center for Action and Contemplation, and the writing of Fr. Richard Rohr about his time in Istanbul:

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ā€œI attended the prayer of the Sufi whirling dervishes. Again, in this sacred dance, there was a spinning around a calm and fixed center. In fact, a dervish cannot fake a calm center and survive the prayer. One foot has to be firmly, calmly grounded in a Stable Love or they cannot do the danceā€¦ā€

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I had the pleasure of watching the whirling dervishes ...

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No More Woo-hoo

Is it just me, or does it seem like thereā€™s no woo-hoo! anymore?Ā  One of my dearest friends was back in town recently, and this was one of our first topics of conversation. She is someone I used to woo-hoo! with. I mean girls night out, dancing on bars on 6th Street, house parties ā€˜til 3am kind of woo-hoo! (By the way, please read woo-hoo! like a cowboy swinging his hat around his head with a full blown Texas accent.)Ā 

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Maybe itā€™s post-pandemic, maybe itā€™s maturity. Or maybe itā€™s that those things that used to make me want to shout woo-hoo! just donā€™t sound as fun as they used to.Ā  Itā€™s not like Iā€™ve become introverted or donā€™t love a good party.Ā  Itā€™s that now I crave depth over thrills and connection over sensation.Ā  I think this is one of the side effects of yoga, once again.Ā Ā 

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Joy doesnā€™t look like it used to.

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After contemplating this in my morning meditation, I turned on Spotify to get some work tunes going.Ā  And whadyaknow, a new and more fitting description of joy was...

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