 Tribe of resilient warriors, After the crazy show of epic proportions that played out on our American stage last night, all I can say is we've got work to do. Who's with me? And it's not just our leaders, it's US, all of us, as citizens of a nation. We cannot be swept away by our emotions; we must keep our wits about us. Even Lady Liberty is putting her head in her hands in exasperation. How do we get our heads out of our hands, step away from the wine glass, get out of our robes/cozy jammies & into action? 6:30ET, 3:30PT tonight Embody Weekly Virtual Gathering!! Join me today as I lead you through a practice grounded in brain awareness. In essence, we will get curious about how to care for our brains; to improve mental clarity & performance, and memory. When emotion takes over, we act out of the limbic brain, leaving our crowning jewel, the prefrontal cortex offline. Not optimal. So tune in tonight to get some tools to reorganize your brain, calm your nerves, and connect in community! You can even join us in the zoom room... just remember to mute yourself when we begin. Breathe deeply, friends. Lift your head. Open your heart. We can do this. We are doing this. Together we will navigate difficult times and not be taken down by them. You are loved. I do hope to see you soon. Yours in health, happiness, and community, dana Upcoming EventsEmbody in Grand Rapids: Tuesday, October 8, 2020 Join Mel Trotter Ministries on October 8th for a red carpet movie premiere of the recently filmed Mel Trotter movie, One Life at a Time. (with an appearance by our own Dan Skwarek ;) When: October 8, 2020 6:30 p.m. Outdoor Reception 7:30 p.m. Showtime Where: Celebration Cinema GR North ***Bring a mask*** Admission to this event is free, with an opportunity to support Mel Trotter at the event. Sign up using the link below. You need an invite & to be registered to attend. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP! 
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 Hello beloved ones, Hard for you to believe it's fall? Feeling stressed, overwhelmed or simply needing YOU time? Embody is here for you. Join me and team teacher Leah Grace for Breathwork: September 23, 6:30-7:30pmET | 3:30-4:30pmPT Let's let go of summer and settle into a new harvest rhythm. Leah will lead us through intentional breathwork to help us calm, settle, and tend to our inner worlds. Mark your calendars for our weekly Wednesday virtual gathering September 30 with ME :) Hope to see you soon. With love, Dana “As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.” -B.K.S Iyengar   Hello beautiful ones, As I write this, the air is filled with smoke and our beautiful earth burns in Northern California. People are being evacuated from their homes into an uncertain COVID world, firefighters rescued by helicopter, land, national forests, homes & businesses burning to the ground. Across our nation, kids are back to school in all manner of learning styles and environments. We are being told to stay home, to leave, to distance and then to come together into evacuation centers, classrooms and college campuses... The situations keep amping up, rules keep changing, numbers go up & down not only for tracking the virus but also for jobs, the stock market, air quality... and certainty seems like something of the very distant past most days. AND yet, Embody continues to offer a message of hope, healing, and wellbeing. Check out the bottom of the email for an important update on our partnership with the IsaFoundation & our work nourishing firefighters, first responders, and evacuees impacted by the California wildfires. (Video credit to Embody board member Margaux Drake!) The axiom, action cures fear, really comes into play here and thus living our 'feel better do good' mantra. When I feel helpless, I HELP! WE help! Embody helped so many this past week here in NorCal.... check it out. Embody also offers hope, healing, and wellbeing each week as we gather virtually as a global community. We practice yoga and mindfulness so we can manage our lives and create futures we are excited about while making the world a better, safer, healthier place for all beings. Though we may struggle, please remember there is always hope. Take time to breathe deeply, find gratitude, create an intention, move your body, drink water, and find a place of stillness deep within. The mind may be chaotic on the top but if we drop deep into the center of our being where it's calm, quiet, and all the answers lie, there is peace. May the words of John O'Donohue help us untangle the knots of our being and help settle into the flow of grace & love. For Love in a Time of ConflictWhen the gentleness between you hardens And you fall out of your belonging with each other, May the depths you have reached hold you still. When no true word can be said, or heard, And you mirror each other in the script of hurt, When even the silence has become raw and torn, May you hear again an echo of your first music. When the weave of affection starts to unravel And anger begins to sear the ground between you, Before this weather of grief invites The black seed of bitterness to find root, May your souls come to kiss. Now is the time for one of you to be gracious, To allow a kindness beyond thought and hurt, Reach out with sure hands To take the chalice of your love, And carry it carefully through this echoless waste Until this winter pilgrimage leads you Towards the gateway to spring. I say amen to John O'D! Friends, remember today, this week, next week, into infinity and beyond... you are beloved. You matter. You will be okay. We can do this- TOGETHER! Let us collectively join our hearts & minds for the healing and protection of ourselves, our children, our environment, and our earth. All my love, Dana Christian Lee  Upcoming EventsThis week's Embody practice: Embody welcomes 'Blue Yoga' out of Birmingham, Michigan, as our guest yoga studio who is blessing us with a practice. Their mission is: One passion. One practice. One people. We move, we breathe, we laugh, we set intentions. As a community, we break through barriers. #betterafterblue Be sure to add this to your calendar!!! Embody in Grand Rapids: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Guest Studio Host: Blue Yoga Birmingham Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Embody Team Teacher Jill Fox Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Embody Team Teacher Stacy Calcatera Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Embody Team Teacher Leah Grace Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Embody Founder Dana Christian Lee  Thanks to Jaron for leading our practice last week!  “Empaths did not come into this world to be victims, we came to be warriors. Be brave. Stay strong. We need all hands on deck.”
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