Have you found yourself wondering what the heck is happening on planet Earth lately? Who exactly is in charge of the world and what are they aligned to; is it love or is it fear? It’s an intense time in the world right now friends and it’s completely ok to be feeling a bit weighed down by it all. Join me in this week’s Yoga Off The Mat podcast episode, where together we can process, dissect, and ultimately transcend the darkness that seems to be surrounding us in the world right now. 

The dark is going down and we are winning. Now is the time to embrace the tools that raise our consciousness and support all of us heart-centered folks in lifting our frequency.I heard the call to be a warrior of light and I answered; are you ready? Tune in for a journey of empowerment in moving from the victim to the victor. Let’s come together to heal, unite, and promote love during this crazy time in the world. 

In this episode:

Explore why we have become submissive to the dark forces that control humanity, and what we can do to change it.Learn how to focus on the positive aspect of the darkness of current events in the world.Be guided to embrace the tools that raise our consciousness and support all of us heart-centered folks in lifting our frequency.

Off the Mat Podcast: Episode Three

Today, I invite you to dance around metaphysics and neuroscience. Close your eyes and open yourself to the possibility of love. Tune in to love’s driving force in our lives. My purpose in sharing this content is to inspire you to live a bit more out of the box-  where the quantum field of love exists. In today’s episode, I explore my relationship with cancer: the emotional courtship, the healing journey, and the lessons delivered by love. No matter what happens in your life- there is a way to overcome- there is a way to move beyond the hurt, the pain and the trauma. Sometimes it happens with accidents, cancer diagnoses, and miscarriages. There are so many ways we learn how to overcome. And so much of it has to do with a little suffering. We learn through contrast. We learn what we want through what we don’t want. No matter where you are in your life- I encourage you to travel deeper within yourself to experience a lighter existence. You don’t need to take a more advanced variation of the posture to get there. But, maybe it is time to slow down and deepen your drishti. Where is your energetic focus? How do fear, grief and pain tango with love in your sacred days? Pull up a comfortable seat, and let me tell you a love story.

My purpose is to remind You how powerful you are. Your choice in the matter is whether you put your power towards the fear or towards the love.

 The other day, a new friend pulled me aside.

 “I want to acknowledge you, Marie. Even though we don’t know each other that well, I can really see that you and your husband have a great relationship. The two of you vibrate on a higher frequency. He truly respects your divine masculine.”

 “A Course in Miracles” teaches us that everything in our life is a relationship. Furthermore, we all possess feminine energy, masculine energy and child energy. Our relationship to these energies influences their vitality and expression.  For example, when masculine energy is adapted, it arrives amped- up: angry and aggressive. We all have been there and we have all felt that way! Perhaps, the feminine energy is not grounded in authenticity. Then, the energy appears sad and a little lethargic.  When child energy is out of balance, you might dwell in an anxious place where you can’t seem to get anything done. You are overwhelmed with everything on your plate. However, authentic child energy-  fused with spiritual magnetism- manifests playfully and curiously.

Our goal is to value and honor our entire inner family. May there be space throughout the week for all of our energies to vibe.

 But, how do we bring this energetic harmony into our intimate relationships? How can we honor and encourage the feminine and masculine energies of our partners?

In today’s episode, I share personal vignettes and tools to guide you on this intimate journey. I invite you to step out of your fear and defenses and step into your nakedness. Let us learn to trust each other’s energy. Let us encourage each other to be who we are: grounded, passionate, and joyful.

               “Cancer is a personal journey and the best we can do is love each other through it.”

   Meditation has become the strongest medication I am on. When I am consistent with my meditation: when I am consistently surrendering my analytic mind, my thought systems, my fear – based conversations to my healing mind – healing happens for me. Where do you want to heal? Our minds are powerful. We have a choice. If we put our minds into our mis-creations- into our fear- they will create disease. In my case, it was breast cancer. I took my cancer diagnosis as an opportunity to  delve deeply into my mental, spiritual and emotional healing. I knew that if I kept at my physical healing – and I changed my diet to reflect a lighter lifestyle- my body would have time to heal itself from the undue pressure.

I truly believe the more we give our fears, guilt, judgments and resentments up- the healthier we get. Those types of thoughts put pressure on our bodies that our bodies are not meant to hold. It puts our bodies into flight or flight. Fight or flight is an important defense mechanism if we are being chased by a bear- we need to run super fast: where our pace is beyond what we could imagine. Those types of fears are natural. I am speaking to emotional and psychological fears that put that same level of stress on our bodies. However, now  our colleagues and children become the bears.

             “Our role in this life is to realign to our higher minds where we have a choice.”

Will you choose love?

With Love, Cancer

Yoga in the West has become mostly physical with lots of words. Having led teacher trainings for over fifteen years I have witnessed hundreds (maybe thousands?) of people as they move through their own personal journeys – through the yoga practice to the Self- to that sweet spot where all is well and peace resides. Yoga is a practice in the mind. Yoga is a reworking of the way your mind turns. So you can be in the nature of who you are. So you can live from that place of authenticity and oneness with your creator and all that it is.

In today’s episode, I share how a big blue book and two master teachers, encouraged me to climb off the mat and learn to live a lighter life. Meet me on the bridge we share – when the mat rolls up and the day begins.

Now is the time for yoga: Yoga Sutras 1:1.

Links of Interest:

Curious about Yoga Off the Mat? https://marierussel.com/offerings/

Find me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marierussel1/

Yoga off the Mat Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/437946423418964/

Yoga off the Mat is a journey to the you, that YOU love to be with.

My intention is to give you a bit of backdrop into who I am and how I discovered yoga on and off the mat. Throughout this series, I will likely speak to my personal relationships as they have provided such incredible spiritual content for me. As we continue to dive into the topics of Yoga off the mat,  I will ask you questions that will inspire your own deep thinking in terms of your family of origin, those relationships, and some of the lessons you are learning from them. What are some of the things you want to work on in terms of your own relationships?

Close your eyes and start asking yourself questions about your life on and off the mat.

Links of Interest:

Curious about Yoga Off the Mat? https://marierussel.com/offerings/

Find me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marierussel1/

Yoga off the Mat Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/437946423418964/