Motherheart Yoga Sangha

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If you haven't heard my interview with Ramona Africa and Move 9, it is up! We have alot to learn from these amazing freedom fighters! https://open.spotify.com/show/6aeVDnv8DrSiUkP3tmzQmH

Do you know the name Ramona Africa? If you care about the Black Lives Matter movement, racial equality, human rights, and stopping police brutality, you should. THIS FRIDAY, I WILL BE INTERVIEWING RAMONA AFRICA AND HER SIBLINGS, WHO HAVE COLLECTIVELY SPENT MORE THAN 127 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT. Please, if you haven't heard of the Africa family, go to www.onamove.com and do some research so you can listen to these lifelong freedom fighters tell their st...ory and share insight about these times. Their family has been victim to the most heinous crimes of police brutality. This Inner Journey podcast episode will be available on Spotify and Anchor on Friday night. #onamove #ramonaafrica #policebrutality #osageavebombing #innerjourneypodcast

Nightly vigil this week, M-Th a space to address collective trauma Candles lit for lives lost.....prayers sung for strength....A space to grieve, be comforted and assisted in resting before sleep pay or don't pay...100% of donations will be given to Philadelphia Bail out fund. details at www.motherheartstudio.com

Prenatal yoga at 6pm tonight with Dawn for relieving low back ache and sciatica; psst, you don't have to be pregnant if this class time is good for you. It is grounding and stabilizing.

This is a band, called "Me Without You." The guy in the middle is my friend Greg, and he was my guest in the most recent episode of Inner Journey Podcast. Check it out on spotify!

To join our zoom classes, go to www.motherheartstudio.com and find the link to the class you wish to join. All classes will be offered by donation, and all donations are so greatly appreciated!

The first picture is Erin Filson, who teaches a slow Vinyassa/Yin Yoga Class upstairs tomorrow at 11:30am. Erin is one of the most genuine, gentle, quirky, and unpretentious teachers I've ever met. She is ever skillfull in her instruction, strong in her vision, and deeply kind. The second picture is of Angelo John, who teaches Nada Yoga at 10:30am tomorrow in our downstairs studio. Nada Yoga is the yoga of sound-the classes Angelo teaches incorporate his PT knowledge, 20 years of Yoga experience, and his learnings from a recent pilgrimage to Varanasi, India to learn more about how the 2 combine in Nada Yoga, a very subtle, old, and traditional Yoga form. The MotherHeart Community is lucky to have great teachers!

My Brother, Sahr Abu is leading Yoga Nidra tomorrow 1-3pm. He will explain "yogic sleep" and its benefits of promoting deep emotional and mental calm, lead students through a 45-60 minute Yoga Nidra practice and answer questions and leave room for sharing. Please sign up at www.motherheartstudio.com

The next episode of Inner Journey Podcast is up on https://open.spotify.com/show/6aeVDnv8DrSiUkP3tmzQmH ! I talk about interrupting violence, holding hope for others, and what it means to be willing! Sara Giraldo is my special guest and we get silly with a spanish kids song at the end!

You might see my girl Rumi at the studio on Monday or Wednesday mornings. Until this past January, Rumi would have never been calm enough to be a studio dog. Poor girl has been through hell since then, and has emerged as the sweetest, most affectionate, and obedient dog I've ever had. January 6th, Rumi was hit by a car outside of our favorite(not any more) dog park, Freedom Barks. We thought it was all fenced in, but no. We are just glad she's alive and now, as a tripod, she comes everywhere with my husband or I. Come give Rumi some love. She tends to make people happy wherever she goes now.

This magical song-catcher is on the latest Inner Journey Podcast episode, called "Lose Your Mind!" I also cover the roots of ego, according to Yoga Philosophy and share a poem by Mumia Abu Jamal. If you choose to donate to Inner Journey podcast you are also supporting FREE MUMIA,the mobilization to help free him. Check out my podcast! https://anchor.fm/innerjourney

I'm Back! After more than 2 years? off of facebook, I'm back for I don't know how long I can stand it, in order to try to serve the MotherHeart community on this platform. I'm not good at it. I won't be consistent. But I love you guys and I don't want to disappear and be silent about stuff that is important for the yoga world and our community. So, I'm back....for now. Thanks to Malea Mountain Brook, who has been posting for me. Ya done good, kid....Ya done real good!

Friends, I am offering recorded practices by donation. If you are interested, email [email protected] and I will send one your way. Love, Dawn

So, the news came out about Yogi Bhajan and people are freaking out. I have a few things to say about this.... 1. Read Pamela Dyson's book to see just how fucked up it really was and how corrupt 3HO really IS 2. Understand that this is NOT new information but has been covered up by 3HO for a VERY long time. Senior teachers knew about this and didn't do anything. The Community/Cult was set up to, like many institutions devalue the individual voice and disguise that dis-empower...ed state as faith and surrender 3. 3HO has always been saying that women are stronger than men, but have held up a very specific kind of strength...a SILENT one. 4. Newer Kundalini teachers have been challenging their senior teachers and HAVE BEEN LIED TO AND DISMISSED. THEY NEED SUPPORT NOW AND NOT TO BE CANCELLED. They can be encouraged to teach from the fruits of their practice, to remove Sikh mantras from their teaching, and to research traditional Kundalini Yoga 5. Traditional Kundalini Yoga existed thousands of years before Rapist, Yogi(do we have to call him that?) Bhajan came and bastardized it. In november I will take Pilgrimage to Varanasi, India to study Traditional Kundalini Yoga bring it back to share at MotherHeart. With Care for Yoga and You, Dawn See more

MotherHeart will be closing to honor social distancing for the next 2 weeks. Please stay posted, as I will be dreaming up some wonderful ways to continue to practice together and keep our minds strong! Love, Dawn

And a new massage room downstairs!

Hey everybody! Dawn here! It's been a minute, but I am popping on here to announce the opening of our new upstairs studio space. Check it out! And, to celebrate, I am kicking off a new student special(for new students only, ya'll). The space is beautiful and we have lots of new classes. Check out the full schedule at www.motherheartstudio.com

Even if you have left your vows a thousand times, come, yet again, come -Rumi

Keep some room in your life for the unimaginable. ~Mary Oliver Don't forget about our Grand Expansion Shenanigans this Sunday!!!... 8:30am-9:30am: FREE Dance Party! *New Upstairs Space 10am: Slow Flow Yoga with Dawn *New Upstairs Space 10:30am: NEW PRENATAL Class with Kat *Downstairs Studio 11:30am: NEW NADA YOGA Class with Angelo *New Upstairs Space 1pm: Vegetarian Potluck Share *Upstairs (bring a dish to share) 5:30pm: Restorative Yoga with Erin *New Upstairs Space https://www.quora.com//Dragons-are-real-and-they-come-from

New Class Tonight! Slow Flow Yoga with Erin Filson in our new upstairs studio! Eric and I will be in that class tonight! Peace, Dawn