I hope you enjoy these photos from my local area and travels, this Autumn!
My Life in Photos: Part 1, “Summer”
I hope you enjoy these photos from my local area and travels, this Summer!
Important News about my Yoga Studio
Dear clients,
Effective immediately, my Peace Mountain Yoga studio is no longer available for classes. If you would like to discuss a private class at your location, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Peace, Franny
Obey only Love
Yesterday,
we obeyed Kings and bent our necks before Emperors.
But today, we kneel only to Truth,
follow only Beauty,
and obey only Love.”
~ Khalil Gibran
… and wear face masks!
Crossstitch by Julie.
Summer Solstice – writings of Chris Raines
Thank you to my friend Chris Raines for this beautiful writing!
We welcome in the Summer Solstice.
The four cardinal directions had various meanings from tribe to tribe, so the following relates to the manner in which I was taught.
Each direction represents an animal, a season or a stage of life. There is a color and an emotion, as well as stories that relate to each aspect. Continue reading “Summer Solstice – writings of Chris Raines”
Yoga for Spring
“Spring has returned.
The Earth is like a child that knows poems.” ~ Rilke
“Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
Are moving across the landscape,
Over the prairie and the deep trees.
The mountains and the river.
Meanwhile the wild geese high in the clean blue air
Are heading home again.” ~ from Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
“If these poems repeat themselves,
Then so does Spring.” ~ Rumi
So how is everyone doing? Has Zoom fatigue set in? Hulu fatigue?
The unimaginable has happened. The Covid-19 crisis has changed our lives. Continue reading “Yoga for Spring”
Polar Vortex in May!
Wishes for Easter, Passover, and Spring!
To lift your spirits and warm your heart!
Our silly, sweet Winnie announces her engagement to Ernie…
Happy Easter…
Joyful Passover…. click for video
Spring Wishes…
Tips from Winnie on staying productive during self-quarantine
Going out to get healthy groceries:
Watch TV shows with positive messages:
Get plenty of restful sleep:
Listen to music that uplifts you:
Research medical information that may be useful to you:
Prayer for these times of the Coronavirus
Grace of Heaven and Earth,
Grace of Parents,
Grace of Fellow Beings,
Grace of Laws,
Oh, Dharmakaya Buddha, Fourfold Grace!
May we take refuge in Dharma and be filled with compassion and wisdom.
May we transform delusion into wisdom, greed into generosity, resentment into gratitude, discord into harmony, and hatred into compassion.
In this outbreak of pandemic disease, may all nations work together and benefit mutually.
May the strong help the weak, and may the weak learn from the strong.
May all those who are sick with the virus be healed.
May they regain their strength and health through quality medical care.
May we be free from our fear, which prevents nations from working together and neighbors from helping one another.
May those who have died from the virus be at rest.
May the families of those who are sick or have died be protected from illness and despair.
Dharmakaya Buddha fourfold grace,
Please watch over and protect those who put themselves at risk in the process to care for sick patients.
May the leaders of all nations have the wisdom to invest in long-term solutions that will help prepare for or prevent future outbreaks.
May all people in the world learn a great lesson from this global pandemic, and overcome this disaster skillfully with a calm mind of great reflection and awakened spirit.
This we pray with our whole hearts.