sun + breath + good spiritual friends + scratch-made yummies = harvest!
Thank you, loves, for sharing your gifts — hugs, hearts, laughter, presence, silence, curiosities, discoveries, baking/gardening/pickling talents…and so much more!
We’ll take refuge in the full embrace of Sangha on October 8th when our fall series Bearing Witness begins.
I’ll always remember my aunt telling me long ago that your friends are your assets.
I’m blessed to say that my good spiritual friends are my Harvest!
So on Sunday, we’ll celebrate the Suchness of Sangha and all that we’ve learned and all the ways we’ve been stretched to grow this past season through our commitment:
to self-understanding and well-being;
to diligently taking refuge in the full embrace of sangha where we cultivate the sacred pause where, with silence and breath, we listen deeply, see clearly and learn to respond skillfully to all that arises as it arises;
to investing in collective wisdom and supporting the healing and transformation of one another.
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11 AM | Walking the Labyrinth
12 PM | Harvest Party
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❤ Bring snacks to share, as you are able. I’ll provide napkins, cups and some cutlery. Consider additional plateware and serving utensils that your dish may require.
❤ Kiddos are welcome!
❤ IN THE EVENT OF RAIN: We’ll hold the practice and party at Heartdance Studio.
the strength of fingers, the might of earth.
gratified by the labor of tending + clearing the path.
where sweat meets dust, we see the body + soul at work.
the day’s lesson: let that shit go!
found/left behind: scattered rose petals. a mason jar with a forgotten sip. a book on philosophy…
“The logic of the rebel is to want to serve justice so as not to add to the injustice of the human condition, to insist on plain language so as not to increase the universal falsehood, and to wager, in spite of human misery, for happiness.” ~ Albert Camus, The Rebel
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our outdoor practice season has come to a close,
and it could not have been a more beautiful fall day!
the abundance was overflowing: a feast of homemade goodies and raided-refrigerator treats, plenty of laughter, a reflection on how each of us is connected and all the overlapping threads we share, and crafting the harvest of herbs from a friend’s garden into bundles of sage, rose petals, mint and lavender that can be dried into smudging sticks.
excited for all that our new season of practice will bring.
I treasure our Sunday practices and our time together on August 7th was all the more special because, for the second year in a row, I was able to spend my new year in the full embrace of Sangha.
After a week full of celebrations with loved ones (and a few more to come!), I am feeling deeply ALIGNED, AFFIRMED and INSPIRED to honor and lift up WHAT I VALUE, WHAT I WISH TO PROTECT, and WHAT I WISH TO LEAD WITH:
fostering compassion, skillful understanding, and connection through this sacred and fertile ground we cultivate in the form of a like-spirited, open-hearted, wise-minded community of practitioners who revel in silent contemplation, take delight in nature, and find refuge in communion with #GoodSpiritualFriends.
See upcoming dates below!
3 Jewels Yoga Sangha’s Practice Schedule
August 14 ~ 11 am – 12:30 pm | Monthly Sit-Together
August 28 ~ 11 am – 12:00 pm | Walking The Labyrinth
September 11 ~ 10 am – 1:00 pm | Walking The Labyrinth + Gentle Yoga with Ann Lapo
September 18 ~ 11 am – 12:30 pm | Monthly Sit-Together
September 25 ~ 11 am – 1 pm | Walking The Labyrinth (end of season)
“while our society’s goal is betterment of the self,
it is not a narcissistic self toward which we aspire,
but a connected self,
rooted in a loving transformative community.
it is because of our participation in the WE
that we learn to be an I.
“in our communities, we not only learn how to love and grow,
we learn how to forgive, negotiate, compromise, yield, or stand our ground.
imperfect communities teach us
how to love and care for others, how to listen,
and how to share our deepest thoughts and feelings.
They teach us consideration for others,
the limitations of the self,
and again, even most importantly,
how to be an I in the midst of a WE,
how to maintain a healthy individuality
when the pressure to conform to a majority is strong.”
~ Philip Gulley
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June 26 | Special Event Series
Walking The Labyrinth + Gentle Yoga
celebrating our community —
with new friends and old
tending to body, heart and mind
with movement, mindfulness + meditation
feasting on soul-nourishing food + fellowship!
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July 10 | Walking The Labyrinth
Heavy hearts make leaden feet, I remarked after practice.
We were a small group that Sunday morning, and could
have easily completed the meditation within thirty minutes.
But we spiraled slowly inward, then out —
walking with the weight of personal sorrows
compounded by those of the community and country
raw from the heinous brutalities
we witnessed in the days before we met.
An hour later, we emerged from our silent pilgrimage
still tender but together.
Old Stomping Grounds, New Refuge
As a child growing up in this Southside neighborhood, I have a lot of memories playing and swimming at Moores Park.
In recent years, it has become a place of refuge where I’ve hosted free walking meditations at the labyrinth each spring and summer. This year, 3 Jewels Yoga has officially adopted Moores Park through the City of Lansing Park and Recreation’s Adopt-A-Park program!
On June 12, Sangha participated in our first mini “cushion-to-community clean-up” and will continue our efforts to maintain the beauty of this park and the labyrinth through the practice of environmental stewardship after every meditation.
Landmarks to the Labyrinth
The Labyrinth is nestled in the lawn just a few steps off the Lansing River Trail, where its path funnels in from the Beal Avenue parking lot. It is bordered by two black benches and, perched above on a hill to the south of it, is a Pavilion (which can be rented out for parties).
Trivia + other points of interest: The Grand River, Michigan’s longest river, runs along the northern perimeter of Moores Park. This segment of the river is intersected by the Moores Park Dam, which provides power to the city’s oldest power plant. Also sitting across the riverbank is the GM car assembly plant.
MOORES PARK IN SOUTH LANSING
*weather permitting*
{Updated 10 August 2016}
ABOUT ANN
of Yoga in all its manifestations in our daily lives. Whether through a formal posture sequence to gain awareness of the body and breath, meditation, a walk in nature, the notes in a song, a commitment to ourselves or making a deeper connection to others in work or play, Ann welcomes it all into her teachings. 
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