A Yogi Kitchen Off The Mat

Happy November 4th!

How are you? Today is actually Friday November 6th and I've had such a huge energy shift, in the most surprising way, that I'm just getting to posting today.

I did record on Wednesday morning as election results were coming in. I honestly thought my energy shift was a bit of mourning the end of Presence as our word and moving into the last word of the year. It may have been. I also think the elections, which made me very happy might have been a part of it too.

Listen as I share my energy journey over the last ten days and how our new word is affecting my observations.

I love you,

Melissa 💚

Happy November Loves!

We're starting a new month on a Sunday? What? You all know how much I love a beginning. A new month and a new week? I'm m in heaven.

AND we have a new word!

There's a lot of excitement around here lately as we are growing and increasing our Presence in our community.

Grab your journal cause I have some intention setting homework for you!

I love you,

Melissa 💚

I see you! You're doing the work and life is getting so sweet.

It's October and our word is Presence. It's inviting you to show up more, take up space, be bolder, be louder and you're doing it!

You're sharing your stories and experiences and how Presence is helping you unravel to reveal some of your truths.

I shared some of my a-has and even how Presence is helping me go back and shed light on past experiences. Plus A Lot of the very exciting things that are coming up.

Enjoy!

I Love You,

Melissa 💚

Happy Thursday Loves!

How are you? How are you feeling our word, Presence?

It's not easy, but life is delicious. Know why? Cause of Presence.

It wasn't an easy day, it hasn't been an easy moment, but Presence makes everything good.

How is Presence showing up for you?

I love you and I think about you all the time! presence.

I love you,

Melissa 💚

Happy Tuesday Loves!

I'm sitting waiting to have lunch with one of my favorite long term students. It's Tuesday and one of our local bars, John Eddy',s has some of the best fish tacos in town. It's October and it's a gorgeous day.

Be Here Now. Where are you? What's around you? Notice the smells, the sounds, how you're feeling and what you're doing. Be IN it and enjoy this moment. This is how we increase our awareness and choose to be in the moment.

Right after this I'm headed home to make pizza sauce and pizza dough for our Pizza Party Fundraiser. Join me in raising money to stock the pantry and deliver grocery boxes to families. I make everything from scratch. I make them with love and I share a little bit of my Chicago upbringing with you.

Take a moment to listen and sink into Presence.

Love you!

Melissa 💚

Happy Friday Loves!

I am overwhelmed by gratitude this week after the big karmic cleanse of the Harvest Full Moon.

How are you feeling? Do you feel the energy shift?

On Fridays I always invite you to celebrate this wins. I babbled a bit about my wins, but made sure to remind you how wonderfully special you are. There will never be another you and that makes you extra special. If nothing else, celebrate that today.

I also shared all the really exciting things that are coming and how that helps me sink into Presence as well as share Presence.

Join us for Gen X Yoga both in person and on Zoom, the pizza Part Fundraiser , Yoga for Anxiety and Depression, Free A Yogi Kitchen Lunch and so much more.

I love you ALL!

Listen, enjoy and share with your friends and family.

Love,

Melissa! 💚

Happy Tuesday!

I recorded today after the most beautiful Stretch! community class I sat upstairs in the yoga space, which is also the kickboxing, boxing and tai chi space and just enjoyed the energy and the views and recorded about this big full moon.

The Harvest Full Moon is always about abundance, but this one was also about endings. What kind of ending do you need to work on. Working in your endings is always appropriate. Full moon energy is still

lingering so dig in and do your work.

As always, enjoy, listen and share with your loved.

Enjoy!

Melissa 💚

Happy Fall My Loves!

I started this new episode by just sharing my gratitude about our break in the weather and our cool temps that hit today.

A new season is the perfect way to sink into our new yoga session and our new word. I've talked many time about how our early summer session on Love helped me sink into Self-Love and be honest and real with myself and then we focused on Worth and that led to me dipping into Self-Worth. I say dipping cause I have so much more work to do.

Our yoga sister Danielle asked for something around taking up space and I thought we were there with worth, but Irene helped me with her suggestion of Presence.

It was a collaborative effort. Our word is Presence! Take a lesson and get a little bit of what I'm feeling/thinking/experiencing so far around Presence. Also, don't forget to do your homework for the week.

I love you all more than you know!

Happy Fall Y'all,

Love,

Melissa 💚

Happy Sunday Loves!

We're moving towards the end of Worth, our word of the session. It's been such a lovely short session.

Self-Worth has been the best part of this session for me. It stemmed for the work we did around Love, specifically around Self-Love. It just got my brain humming and my heart opening.

Reflecting on my sense of self-worth and sharing my thought process with all of you has taken me to a new place of even deeper vulnerability with authenticity and transparency.

I hope you enjoy this session. I shared a little bit about what's coming up and a possible return to Yoga in the Park!

Enjoy!

I love you all!

Melissa 💚

Happy Sunday!

On Sundays we set intention for the week. it's a habit I learned from the fabulous Jennifer Lee, heart-centered business coach and former yoga teacher.

It's a time to be still and quiet and be present with how you're feeling, what you truly desire for yourself in the small chunk of a week.

it's a way of slowly, week by week growing your comfort with intention, it's a way of growing the habit of being more present in your life and of creating a life that you truly believe feels worthy of living.

I hope you're enjoying our word of the session, Worth/Worthy/Worthiness. Got a request for our next session. Text 785-760-5412 or email [email protected] with any suggestion or questions/concerns about this episode.

I love hearing from you all!

I love you,

Melissa 💚