Re-Dedicate yourself to your Self for 2022!
Beginning January 2nd, join me in an ongoing series dedicated to well-being. Stay for a month or Stay for the whole year!
It's important to maintain and cultivate ways to support our own well-being... That is what Re-Dedicate 2022 is all about.
In an ongoing series of regular practices we will create a foundation for positivity. That doesn’t mean that each moment is positive, but that we are doing things that build a boardwalk of positivity that helps keep us above the weeds.
Here’s how it works…
Each morning (except Saturday), there will be a new video class posted at the online studio (studio.johnmcconnellyoga.com) that is 15 minutes or less. Each practice will have a different focus, depending on the day of the week, from journaling and meditation to a physical yoga practice.
Re-Dedicate is something accessible you can start on the first of the year and do for the whole year…creating a “dedicated” practice of self-care with an easy routine that cultivates stability and positivity in your life.
At the same time, the point is to feel good! That means, do what works for you. Maybe you want to start with one class/week. Maybe you want to practice every day for a month and then adjust. Awesome! Do what works for you.
DAILY FOCUS FOR THE RE-DEDICATE 2022 SERIES:
SUNDAY MEDITATION: Sundays we will practice meditation together, enjoying a simple and accessible practice.
MONDAY RETURN: The Monday class is about getting back to the week, feeling good, and enjoying a delightful, psychical yoga practice.
TUESDAY INVIGORATION: Tuesday is a good day to build energy and remind ourselves that we can do it! These sessions are about getting some movement and heat going.
WEDNESDAY FOUNDATION: During the Wednesday classes, we will get connected to our foundations, which might mean getting clarity about the alignment of a yoga posture, or feeling grounded and steady in ourselves.
THURSDAY MINDFULNESS: Each Thursday our practice will center on raising awareness—of ourselves and or surroundings—through a mindfulness practice.
FRIDAY JOURNAL: Journaling is understood to be one of the best mental health exercises you can practice. It helps you find clarity and allows you to let things go. Each class will begin with a journaling prompt, followed by 8 minutes of journaling together.
COST:
re-Dedicate series only: $13.95/month
In this first class of our series, I talk a bit about how to sit, setting yourself up for success, and we do a nice mediation with the breath. I hope you enjoy it. :-)
Day two of the series! Today is about returning to the mat, and enjoying the breath and being in the body. :-)
This short class is about getting invigorated and moving. We hoping the hips a bit, do some twists, and work the core. We're doing it all!
Learn about this exciting ongoing series that you can join at anytime...why not today!
Today we think about the feet and all they do for us, and consider how to stand, along with a bit of foot massage.
Today in our series we'll focus on seeing the room that we are practicing in from all kinds of different angles. It's kind of amazing how you can be in a room but not really see it, just like you can be in a situation but having a hard time "seeing" the big picture, or another person's point of ...
I love journaling! It is known as one of those things that is universally helpful for the spirit, and the mind...and calms the body I'm sure. Today we think about what flowers we are going to plant it 2022, and how we are going to help them grow. Enjoy. :-)
This is the beginning of our 2nd week, and with that we'll do a meditation practice, focusing on the senses.
We're back on the mat! Something to think about these "return" classes is to really thank yourself for finding the mat. When you do anything that's ongoing, you can loose site of how amazing it is that you are doing it, but actually, it is amazing! Celebrate the fact you are here. Good job. :-)
It's good to recognize that everything doesn't feel easy and comfortable all the time..think of how borrowing life would be if it did! These Tuesday classes are about embracing a bit of discomfort, and having fun doing it. :-)
For today's foundations class we will focus on the alignment of the hips...keeping under the look of postures to the "actions" of hips in the postures.
Today we open up or awareness to seeing what is around us. It's sort of amazing how much more we can see when we really work at "seeing." I hope you enjoy doing that today.
For today's journal we start with the prompt "How I'm feeling now is..." This is one of my favorite journaling prompts. Enjoy!
Today we do a favorite meditation of mine, "Only This". All you do is keep repeating the phrase "Only This," reminding yourself that really, there is only this. :-)
Today we return to the mat with a consideration for the MLK quote: "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
Fun class today, recalling how it's amazing we survived our childhood doing dangerous things. Yay us...compared to all that, this is nothing. :-)
Today we do some comforting exercises to take care of the hands and wrists, not only for yoga, but for day to day life.
In today's practice we raise awareness about the sensation of the skin.
We spend some time writing down what we are grateful for today.
The meditation today is about reminding ourselves that we are part of numerous webs of community that support us.
Today we remind ourselves that "I am here" as we enjoy getting back to the mat.
Today we enjoy a nice moving flow to create some energy.
Today we work on how to align the shoulders during the practice.
We take a slow stroll around the mat today. :-)
Today the Universe lets us know how things are going. :-)
We start this 2nd series with a cool meditation visualizing the movement or orbs, connected the body and the breath. It's really cool. I hope you like it. :-)
The "return to the mat" sessions are all about just that. Nothing to hard - we are enjoying finding ourselves back on the mat.
