Karen McMillan

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY (IWD)!

On March 8 each year we honor the achievements of women & promote women’s rights. Interestingly, it originated in the early 20th-century, organized by the Socialist Party of America in New York City on February 28, 1909, then across Europe when women supported the Russian Revolution. It was not until 1977 was it declared by the United Nations, in support of many women’s rights, including suffrage and as a call to action for gender equality worldwide.

MY YOGA PRACTICE SUPPORTS & COMPELS ME
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It’s easier than you think. Takes less than 5 minutes. This 5Calls website or app guides you if needed (click below)

My practice of yoga calls me to share truth (satya) and non-harm (ahimsa). I cannot practice in silence. I practice so I can find inner peace and strength, so I can speak up and out.

MAKE THE CALL - LINK IN BIO
(my yoga practice)
It’s easier than you think. Takes less than 5 minutes. This 5Calls website or app guides you if needed (click below)

My practice of yoga calls me to share truth (satya) and non-harm (ahimsa). I cannot practice in silence. I practice so I can find inner peace and strength, so I can speak up and out.

I’ve got my congress and senate reps on speed dial on my phone. Sometimes I’m calling to bi$%tch or plead, and other times I’m calling with gratitude (Looking at you Senator Van Hollen)

Yesterday, I scheduled a gathering for fellow hosts on the Mighty Networks platform, which also hosts our Breathe Sanctuary. This was my reply when someone not only RSVP’d but also posted a comment. It made me revisit why I did it and how my practice of yoga (sadhana) is so much more than asana (poses).

Below I share my response, in case you can’t read the tiny print in the header image...

“You are very welcome, Toyin. I look forward to connecting. We’re here to support each other.
It’s me, taking deep breaths and figuring out how to let go of (aparigraha), transform overwhelm or frustration into a good deed. It’s me, practicing my yoga. It’s about sangha (community), pranayama (breath control), and seva (service) 🧘🏽‍♀️ I love blending my practice into my biz.”

I am grateful to the ancestors, the ancient yogis, and my current teachers, e.g., Susanna Barkataki and Tejal Yoga (Tejal Patel), who introduced me to the ancient, Eightfold Path of Patanjali’s yoga, aka 8 limbs. 🙏🏾

We’re on hiatus. Like life, and nurture, we’re evolving.

🙏🏾 Thank you to those who have attended our weekly livestream and our Zoom virtual meditation circle. I’ve been offering these free virtual meditations for almost 12 years. I am looking forward to sharing with you again in the near future.

🪷 In the interim, members of our Breathe Sanctuary can practice with 40+ recordings in the Wisdom Chai meditation room. Not yet a member? Click here to pause, breathe, and enjoy a Wisdom Chai meditation practice (sadhana) via Wistia https://karenmcmillan.wistia.com/medias/iq7saws3rr

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