Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” Mark Twain

Sat Nam,

Last Friday we had a super full moon in Aquarius and this moon was all about letting go, specifically forgiveness.   

So why is it so important to forgive or ask for forgiveness?

Forgiveness is a virtue that opens you up and allows you to let go of past hurts and move forward with grace.  Its energy comes from the heart whereas holding a grudge comes from the ego. 

I’ve been in situations and I’ve also had friends and students come to me saying I can’t forgive as it hurt me too much, it’s unforgivable, if I forgive it means I condone what they did. 

Forgiveness is simply letting go of the debilitating emotions like anger, resentment, hate etc that can fester inside of you and block you from moving forward.

The Hawaiian Art of Forgiveness Hoʻoponopono which means correctness, is about taking radical responsibility for everything that happens in your life good or bad.  It believes we are the creators of everything that happens around us so if something bad happens we say sorry ask for forgiveness and send love.  It consists of four simple sentences.

I’m sorry.

Please forgive me.

I love you.

Thank you.

A psychiatrist Dr Len who worked in one of the most high security wards for the criminally insane in Hawaii where patients had committed the most heinous crimes, used this technique and the results were phenomenal.  This was a ward where there had been no rehabilitation, staff were scared to come to work and turn over was high.

Without ever meeting them, he performed this ritual on every patient in the ward over and over again for a couple of years and what happened was patients started to heal.  Those who were shackled started to walk around, patients who were marked never to be released were being freed and staff started to love coming to work.  They ended up closing the ward all together as there were more staff than patients, as each patient Dr Len said sorry to healed.  

The premise is when we heal ourselves and take responsibility for what is in our world, we heal others too and we set ourselves and those around us free. 

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Special Spring Equinox Workshop at Botannix with Adette and Bridget – Save the Date! 

I’m so excited to be celebrating Spring Equinox in this beautiful studio with its Balinese garden outlook.

Spring Equinox is a time to blossom!  It’s a time of stepping out, growth and expansion and Bridget and I will be sharing a beautiful workshop to reflect just that!

There will be:

🧘Kundalini Yoga

🧘Breath Work

🧘Meditation and

🧘A long sound bath including the mesmerising sound of the gong. 

When: Friday, 23 September 7pm

Where: Botannix Studio, 25 Swinbourne Street, Botany

Investment: $60

Book: https://itsallgoodkundalini.com.au/workshops/ (if you can’t see link please click into browser)

What do bring: mat, eye pillow, water bottle

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Regular Kundalini Yoga Classes:

Adette

When: Wednesdays, 6.30pm 

Where: @myasana.yoga 1 Norton Avenue, Vaucluse

Book: https://www.myasana.com.au/class-times/ (if your can’t see the link click into website)

What to bring: mat, eye pillow, water bottle

Bridget

When: Sundays, 9.30am and Mondays, 6.30pm

Where: @myasana.yoga 1 Norton Avenue, Vaucluse

Book: https://www.myasana.com.au/class-times/ (if your can’t see the link click into website)

What to bring: mat, eye pillow, water bottle

See you on the mat. ❤️

Love,

Adette