Intentionally Simple (October 2024 Newsletter)
It takes just one person to walk away from the crowd and go his own way to be noticed. I cannot help but think of Mahatma Gandhi as one such personality. It is his birthday on October 2, and it is with him in mind that the topic this month is Intentional Simplicity. Gandhi was a lawyer with a degree from England's Inner Temple. He reverted from a showy lifestyle and focused instead on more important matters such as helping the downtrodden (the untouchables) in India and then the untouchables in South Africa. He returned to India for the freedom fight against the British. Shedding all outward signs of materialism, he is known as one of the leaders who dressed in handwoven, undyed cotton, and actively led India to freedom with a simple nonviolent movement of resistance, known as Satyagraha, resisting all things that were imported including the adopted British lifestyle.
It takes just one person to walk away from the crowd. By doing so, they show strength, purpose, direction and above all intention. This leads to a conscious, conscientious and self-directed spiritual movement led by one’s conscience, which is the Spirit. Then they can begin to live purposefully and within an environment that is free from artificial complexities and consumerism, which lead to life that becomes progressively more stressful.
We are each unique and uniquely gifted. Let’s each find our own way to voluntary simplicity. Who are you?
Namasté,
sipra
Calendar
Friday, October 18, 7:30 PM: Jewelry Making Workshop
Monday, October 21, 7:30 PM: Self Care with Ayurveda
Thursday, October 31: No evening classes for Trick or Treating
Sunday, November 3: Daylight Saving Time ends - a chance to sleep in!
Saturday, November 16, 1:30 PM: Yoga Nidra Workshop
Thursday, November 28, 11 AM: Free Thanksgiving Day Yoga; all other classes cancelled
Friday, November 29: Studio closed for Black Friday
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