In This Issue

• Geoffrey Gordon •

• The Teacher's Corner •

• Creating Real Love •

• Astrological Tidbits•

• Upcoming Events•

• Vibrant Living Yoga Workshops in Bali and Jakarta •

• Raw recipe: Valentine's Dessert •

Upcoming Events

Vibrant Living Yoga Weekly Classes
with Daniel,
Thurs 5:15pm
The Yoga Shala Kerobokan, Bali

Vibrant Living Yoga
Weekly Classes
with Gabrielle,
Tues/Thurs 10:30am
The Yoga Barn
Ubud, Bali

• March 7 - 9, 2009 •
Vibrant Living Yoga
Jakarta Workshop,
Carin's Studio
Jakarta, Indonesia

• May 10 – June 7, 2009 •
Vibrant Living Yoga Teacher Training,
Ubud - Bali

• Oct 18 – Nov 15, 2009 •
Vibrant Living Yoga Teacher Training,
Ubud - Bali

• Nov 18 – Dec 3, 2009 •
Vibrant Living Yoga Intermediate Module,
Ubud - Bali

In love and service, Daniel Aaron Radiantly Alive Ubud, Bali, Indonesia www.RadiantlyAlive.com

New Faculty for Vibrant Living Yoga Teacher Trainings 2009

Another unique and new component to our teacher trainings: Geoffrey Gordon will be joining both trainings, leading kirtans and educational pieces throughout the month. Geoffrey, a true pioneer in both the kirtan community the world music community, has been practicing yoga, meditation and singing kirtan since 1971. His vast contribution to American spiritual music on recordings, in workshops, kirtans, concerts, and conferences throughout the world spans over three and a half decades. Applications are still being accepted for the 2009 Foundation courses (May/June and Oct/Nov), and the Intermediate Module (Nov/Dec). To see a video on last year's training, or for more information, visit our site at www.RadiantlyAlive.com/training.php, or contact us at ytt@radiantlyalive.com.

The Teacher's Corner

Music is a key element of Vibrant Living Yoga classes - it can create atmosphere, inspire our practice and uplift class energy. We're often approached with questions about playlists that we've created for yoga classes - below are a few of our current favorite tracks.       1. Venice Beach - The Egg       2. Universal Highness - Thievery Corporation       3. Tomorrow Never Knows/Shivaya - Jai Uttal & Pagan Love Orchestra       4. Herculus - Aaron Neville       5. The Mystik Dance - El Hadra       6. Soulshine - Michael Franti       7. Radhe - Wah!       8. Fiesta Fatal - B-Tribe       9. Naive Melody - Shawn Colvin

Creating Real Love

Real Love is:      1.    Caring      2.    Honest      3.    Peaceful (not violent)      4.    Spacious (allows everyone to be themselves)      5.    Unconditional I recently listened to an old Anthony Robbins tape, and he spent two full cds talking about the importance of relationships in our lives. The exercises he prescribed were familiar to me – no doubt most of us have listed the qualities we want in a partner. If you’ve yet to do so, and you’d like to be with a mate that is a great match for you, write a list of all the qualities you’d like them to have. When we’re not clear what we want, we tend to get just about anything. This is especially important in relationship because once we get involved with someone even a little bit, emotional and/or sexual hypnosis can set in quickly, preventing us from considering whether we really suit each other or not. Be creative and thorough. Later you can refine the list into a shorter list of essentials and a longer list, with qualities that‘it’d be nice to have’. Then he took it a couple steps further, to another exercise that I found very helpful. Once we’re clear about what kind of person we want to be with, then we list the qualities that we must have in order to be with that person. Interestingly, the odds are pretty high that this list will be similar to what we want in the other. We then rate ourselves. For instance, ‘how well am I doing on’ (for example) 1) being physically fit 2) being reliable and trustworthy 3) creating quality time to spend with the people that are important to me… etc. Everyone’s list will be different. It’s worth it to invest some time to consider what’s uniquely true for you. We must be honest with ourselves, and it’s useful to employ a 1-10 scale. It can be helpful to ask our friends to rate us too. And where we find ourselves below our standards, we can make a commitment to improve (and then a plan, and then action). As Gandhi said ‘Be the change you want to see.’ Or ‘be the person you want to be with.’ Or better yet ‘be the person that the person you want to be with wants to be with.’ Love is certainly not limited to any ‘partnership,’ not to any relationship. Yet we are in relationship all the time: whether that’s relating to this keyboard I’m typing on, my daughter, the cashier at the café, the earth, etc. As Rilke said, all of our work – be that fasting or yoga or psychotherapy – is but preparation. This Valentine’s day, let’s remember what John Lennon sung; let’s evaluate how much love we’re giving out, and – if appropriate (and who among us couldn’t benefit from loving more?) – take it higher. Maybe it’s a gift of chocolate, a smile, a hug, a ‘thank you,’ or whatever comes uniquely from your heart. The more we give, the more comes back. The more that comes back, the more we give.

Astrological Tidbits - On Love

As we move on into 2009 this February, the theme of change and stability continues to be of prime importance. And though this is true all the way through most of 2010, we are in a particularly strong phase of it now. These polar energies may show up in any aspect of your life, as well as in our collective lives (certainly it’s apparent in politics now), and in the next month you may especially notice it in your love life. Just before Valentine’s day (from the 11-13th), you may find extra sensitivity to other beings, more awareness of their emotions, and get some psychic clues as to the perfect way to celebrate on the 14th. It’s also an especially good time to create some fantasy, especially if ‘reality’ has gotten too predominate. Another good use of this energy would be to ‘give’ something, to tune into increased altruistic tendencies and help someone else. he second half of February – especially the 16th through the 19th - is a powerful time for blossoming love. If you’re in a relationship, you are likely to find things shifting to another level, and a ripe time for enjoying each other. Those not in a relationship may find new opportunities arise. These are a great few days for parties, as we’re all prone to more social enjoyment. Arts may also flourish. Talking about love and relationship – and/or writing poetry or music – flow well February 24-26th. The new moon on the 25th is a great time for letting the people you care about know it – a heart-to-heart, a poem, a letter. Remember, the movement of the planets indicates an energy that is affecting all of us. Far more powerful is how that particular (and other) symbolism is operating through our individual charts. Especially pertinent these days is which houses in your natal chart are now hosting transiting Saturn and Uranus. Learning more about your chart – on your own or with a qualified astrologer – pays rich dividends in self-awareness. “The person who understands themselves can accomplish anything.”

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