Happy #FierceLiving Friday!
This week I have been thinking and journaling about the power of luminous faith and how it helps me to embrace fierce living. My Kundalini yoga study buddy Benjamin introduced me to luminous faith earlier in the week. To learn more, click on the link to listen to today’s podcast:
http://soundcloud.com/ananda-leeke/listen-to-ananda-leekes-7.
Happy Yoga Monday!
This morning, I started my day with a juicy yoga practice, a cup of lemon ginger tea, a bowl of oat bran, and The Poetry of Yoga, an anthology of contemporary yoga-inspired poetry by writers from 19 countries. My yoga teacher Yael Flusberg gave me a copy of The Poetry of Yoga as a summer solstice gift. It was edited and organized by HawaH, an amazing D.C.-based yoga teacher, author, spoken word poet, musician, educator, community organizer, and co-founder of One Common Unity, I discovered while attending a spoken word poetry event at Mocha Hut on U Street in 2005.
The Poetry of Yoga is my OM breakfast treat this month. It is filled with beautiful yoga reflections written by some of my favorite yoga teachers including Yael, HawaH, Faith Hunter, and Helina Metaferia. It also features by writers who have touched my soul such as Margaux Delotte-Bennett, Binahkaye Joy, Beandrea July, and Larry Yang. Today, I fell in love with the yoga-inspired words of Ali Rahn as I read her poem, “Faith.”
Faith by Ali Rahn
Totally
from which
my breath
originates
does my
trust
remain
Rahn’s words floated from my soul to my heart and reminded me each time I take a deep breath and allow myself to stay in the present moment, I am in a state of grace where faith lives. Now that’s a great yoga state of being to carry with me all week!
What yoga-inspired writing have you read this year?
How does the writing make you feel?
If you are looking for yoga-inspired summer reading, be sure to check out The Yoga of Poetry, Volume 1 and Volume 2.
Enjoy your day!
OM #YogaMonday OM!
PS: If you would like to read about my yoga journey, check out my memoir That Which Awakens Me on Amazon.com. It is available on Kindle
My debut novel Love’s Troubadours – Karma: Book One features a main character who works as a yoga teacher in Washington, D.C. Click here to visit the Love’s Troubadours’ Pinterest board which contains some great information about the novel. You can purchase it on Amazon.com.
