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Become a hostess in May and receive 10% of your party sales in JK cash, TWO free pieces of jewels (select items - one is picture on right, grey layering pearls) and any item at half off with a booking. Just email me at mj@bhaktiwellness.com for details or to set a date!

The Blossom of Love

To have loved, but never to have had.
To have had, but to never have loved or been loved.
To lose what you have always loved.
To have lost the only chance to love.
To lose love to another.
To grieve. To mourn. To weep.
Hold me close to soften my heart.
Hold me with intention and earnest.
Hold me like no other.
Hold me once again.
Hold me if you can.
To live each day without love I look to the sky.
I look to the clouds.
I look to the trees.
I know you feel me.
Touch my face.
Kiss my cheek.
Caress my skin.
For in nature you find peace.
For in nature I find solace.
Breath of life fill my soul.
Lift my spirit.
Carry me past this desolate space.
Show me hope in each new bloom.
Through space and time love empowers, embodies, engulfs.
Through growth and change love evolves into a beauty not unlike the lotus.
The spectrum of life brings the color of change.
From root to crown I leave my life.
Unite me with the divine.
Om Namah Shivaya.
I honor the place in you that is love, truth, light, and peace.
When you are in this place in you, and I am in this place in me, we are one.
by MJ LaDuke

*no reproduction or use of this article without written permission by the author.

Let the Angels Guide Us Today

Angels are beautiful to see
They fly like a bird, totally free
They look like humans,
But with a heart of gold.
Their wings expand the Universe,
Their love surrounds us all.
Up above flying free
See the beauty of the Angels,
Open your heart and eyes,
They are waiting on our call.

(Helen Jane Read)

Thought For Today

Part of the essence of YogaFit is Staying in the Present Moment. We can do this through mindful awareness and with a daily mantra:

"I fly, I soar, released from the past, unbound from the future. Earth and sky meet me in this everlasting moment. I am here now."

I also wanted to share this wellness tip today:


Drink a glass of lemon water each morning (I do before my coffee). It assists in the following ways:
~ Rejuvenates the skin from the inside with Vitamin C.
~ Relieves heartburn, bloating and constipation.
~ Fights throat infections.
~ Natural diuretic.
~ With high potassium, helps high blood pressure as well as asthma.
~ And so much more!!!!

Enjoy!

Inspiring Classes and Students Bring Gratitude and Humility

I wanted to take the time to say thank you to all those who have been attending my Wednesday night class at St. James Church in Novi. We started off our New Year with two full classes, new faces as well as old ones and new energy! Last week I left on a high like no other thus far. As the light increases each day we will anticipate Spring together and all of the new birth that naturally arises. Out of the earth we will rise like the lotus flower or perhaps the phoenix.
I am inspired from my already accomplished 2011 YogaFit training and, more so, from my students. Nothing gives greater pleasure, and gratitude, than to share this beautiful practice together especially when it comes from your own child.
As I sip my African Solstice tea with rooibos (Tea Forte)I reflect back on my already satisfying practice this month (and we're only half way through). Bringing heartfelt pleasure was my morning just this day with my nine-year-old daughter. We viewed, in half lotus, Anodea Judith's Illuminated Chakra DVD. From root to crown we followed an ethereal journey of light as the scent of patchouli filled the air.
When we arrived at the Vishuddha (throat) Chakra, we both verbalized "Om". It came so naturally to her...as did her selection of crystals to assess her Chakras: carnelian. The pendulum only slowed at her Svadhisthana. The rest were perfect!
My yogini apprentice was born today. And I thought scrapbooking with her was special!
Blessed are we who can find peace in our hectic world and share it with others.
Namaste~

New Class at Power House Novi

Beginning next Tuesday, January 11, I will be teaching Yoga Flow at the new Power House Gym in Novi at the Fountain Walk. I am very excited about this new opportunity and look forward to seeing new faces.
The New Year has already brought new opportunities to my world of yoga....my world of peace and balance. I pray that everyone is able to find new beginnings, nurture current relationships and find closure where needed. Often it is the new window that opens when the door closes that allows us to rise like the phoenix...from ashes into beauty.
Our foundation (muladhara chakra)is key in life as it is in each asana. To allow our roots to grow deep, our (mula) bandha allows us to increase core stability, protect our lower back, increase mental clarity, and enables us to hold each posture longer. The bandha also contains the flow of energy.
With mastery of our foundation we are able to move into the second chakra....building our strength and allowing the prana or chi to flow through our nadis (energy pathways).

"When I am fully present in this moment I have everything I need."

The Gayatri Mantra

Om bhur bhuvah svah
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dhimashi
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat

"Om, We meditate on that
wondrous Spirit of the
Divine Solar Light, which
shines in every dimension of
life. May that Light inspire and
guide our inner vision."