{"id":2831,"date":"2012-04-02T21:17:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T01:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=2831"},"modified":"2012-04-02T21:19:20","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T01:19:20","slug":"light-as-a-feather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2012\/04\/light-as-a-feather.html","title":{"rendered":"Light As A Feather"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Friday night, I joined a group of 50-something women that refer to ourselves Yoga Chicks, at the sweet little haven of a studio called Anahata Yoga in Harleysville, PA. The sanskrit word anahata<\/em> is the name for the heart chakra; that place within us that resonates with love and compassion. We gathered for an evening (and some stayed over) of laughter and play, silliness and snacks…hummus and veggies,\u00a0decadent brownies and organic greens, tea and multi-grain crackers, dark chocolate truffles and olives…what a combination, just like us…sweet and salty.\u00a0 Married, widowed, divorced, some moms, all with mothering instincts, with accumulated wisdom and life experience that we willingly share with the world. Creative types all,\u00a0exhibiting audaciousness that has had us thrive in the face of some pretty major challenges.\u00a0 We value our connections with women and for months had been planning a time removed temporarily from daily responsibility and remembering what it was like to be giggly teenagers. The daughter of one of the women asked if we were going to stay up, ‘talking about boys’. She answered that we probably would and we did. The subject matter, \u00a0as we sprawled on the hardwood floor scattered with colorful bolsters and yoga mats and blankets, ranged from relationships and sex, to children and careers, body image and self esteem, yoga, passions and pursuits, what we would do if we won the mega millions lottery, doing angel card readings with a Doreen Virtue deck, and a game that most of us had played at slumber parties in our youth. Nope, not ‘truth or dare’, since it would have been way too easy with this group in which there is likely not to be TMI (too much information). We played Light As A Feather, in which someone lays down in the middle of the group with the others around her, with two fingers each underneath the person at different points. Attempting to lift her, very little movement takes place. One by one, each woman said that words “She looks light as a feather.” and then “She feels light as a feather.”, followed by “She is light as a feather.”\u00a0 and finally “Let us lift her.” Each time, with the barest of a touch, the woman in the middle was raised up to 6 inches or so off the mat. That was so, regardless of body size.<\/p>\n

It felt heavenly, to be levitated through the merging\u00a0into group consciousness and a sense of lightness that permeated my body. To what do I attribute this phenom?\u00a0 Our thoughts are so powerful and we can be open to suggestion. It is much like an experience I had when at 30 years of age, I did a firewalk. Logic would dictate that walking across hot coals, would leave scorches on the soles of my feet. Not so, as I walked twice with nary an ouch.<\/p>\n

How many times a day do I forget how tapped in I am to experiences and people around me? Only a gazillion times, do I immerse myself in emotional distress; but fortunately only shortly until I shift gears and lift my thoughts and feelings to higher place. What areas of your life call out for lightening up?<\/p>\n

Wishing you light as a feather life experiences as you celebrate your relationships with your cherished friends.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/youtu.be\/h4tNFPXjNB0<\/a>\u00a0Women Honoring Song by Deva Troy<\/p>\n

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