Grounding Them All!
by Heather Ambrosi
Monday, 29 August 2011
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If I would have know at 13 years old when I was first introduced to yoga that I would be doing what I do now, teaching yoga, I might have taken my practice a little more seriously! The fact that I was interested at that young age back in the 80's at a time that yoga wasn't the mainstream that it has become was pretty amazing. I have my mother to thank for that inspiration and for the times that we practiced together on our family room floor!
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The week before college life officially started at Belmont Abbey College, the Student Life department held one of its biggest and most important trainings of the year for its Resident Assistants. "RA's" are some of the most influential student employees on campus. They represent the college in helping new students settle into resident hall life, assist in planning social events, lead discussions, report maintenance concerns, serve as a resource to campus information, lend a listening ear and comforting shoulder to cry on, perform room checks, work in the hall office and much more.
and quirky rhymes, I have put my best foot forward here, in a whimsical approach to show how to work your feet. When you keep your feet in line, you will stay in line. Clearly listen to your feet and discover where they tend to go. Do they turn out or in? Are they crooked? Do you tend to have low back pain or knee pain? Often this can be traced to your feet. 
Through our programs, we endeavor to “ground” kids, teens, and adults via yoga, laughter, and elevation. But what exactly does it mean to be grounded? By formal definition courtesy of the Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary….
Have you ever felt not worthy? Maybe you lacked Self-love or maybe you didn’t surround yourself with goodness at the time. Who we surround ourselves with is who we become. If we surround ourselves with downers we begin to feel down. If we surround ourselves with happy, joyous, and delightful people we become more happy and joyful. If we were to eat junk food every single day we would begin to feel down and ucky. When we eat healthier we experience delight and Self-love. Honor Your Self! Surround yourself with goodness. “The first step toward awareness is being willing to look at yourself and your life without judgment or self-criticism.” (Iyanla Vanzant) Awareness opens the heart to new possibilities.
Charlotte's Web is a celebration of the quiet virtues. It reminds us to keep a soft tender heart, accept our true nature, and value the unique gifts of our friends. The two main characters of Charlotte's Web, Charlotte and Wilbur, highlight the awareness of our own unique inner story.
How does your engine run? It's a simple question with a simple answer. Grounding red hot engines can be a little more complicated....
Three years ago...a five year old Grounded Kid said her favorite pose was "Flat Like a Pancake". It was actually not an official pose, but rather a transitional phrase from Gratitude pose to Snake pose. To honor the wisdom and innocence of this child, we decided to make "Flat Like a Pancake" a pose that's part of the 