Brian Andreas, Something Like Magic
Nothing More
I feel a rush as I take in the air
I’m approaching the North and my nostrils they flare.
I’m a racehorse trapped in the starting gate tight
Hearing the gunshot it’s time to take flight.
I shake off the saddle & break from the reins
Freedom from both limitation and pain
Skimming the Earth my spirit it soars
With grace and excitement, I need nothing more.
Tricia Schwaba August 2020
Yoga Prayer 9/2/20
Yoga Closing 8/31/20
Yoga Closing 8/24/2020, Success
Yoga Closing 8/21/20
Intentional Movement, Pay Attention!
No Obstacle Too Tall
During moments when I feel connected to all
Nothing is impossible, no obstacle to tall
Then I flip to “all possibilities end”
Cry pitiful tears, pray, make amends.
Smiling as the winds blow back my hair
I vow one more time and this time I swear.
Tricia Schwaba August 2020
Yoga Closing 8/14/20 Women Warriors
Quote source: Anonymous
Yoga Closing 8/12/20
Love 8/7/2020 Yoga Closing
Love is
The path and the destination
The true balancer of all creation.
The harmony we all seek.
The expansive mind.
The finite physical body
The peaceful purity of a joyful child.
The wisdom of the wrinkled face.
The reason for our existence.
Our essence.
Love is
The truth.
Tricia Schwaba, circa 2009
Bridle the Beast, From the Archives
It’s the piece that stays with you
The one that won’t leave
The annoying brat that
Tugs at your sleeve
The haunting memory
That painful episode
The awkward rendezvous
That makes your head explode.
That which stays with you
Is the thing to examine
To gain some insight
To shift what will happen
So instead of the torment
You are blessed with release
Make peace with your past
Bridle the beast
From that moment on
Your days you may find
More peaceful and freer
As the tension unwinds
You may be astounded
By the expanse it creates
The gray of despair
Now colored with grace.
Tricia Schwaba, 2011
Yoga Closing 8/3/2020 Practice Surrender
Heatherash Amara from her book Warrior Goddess Training
Yoga Closing 7/31/20
From Deborah Adele’s book The Yamas and the Niyamas
Marley Sue Flies Like An Eagle
I’ve been honing my I Movie skills…
Bring Out Your Voice, From the archive.
Bring out your voice
We have no choice
We can manifest change
Rid the world of the deranged
Don’t be the one to cower
Take cover when it starts to shower
Be the one soaked to the bone
Whose stamina stands alone.
The wind howls, the branches creak
This world it seems, is not for the meek
In times like these might’s in demand
No choice but for you to take a stand.
Tricia Schwaba, 2020
Yoga Closing 7/29/2020
“You don’t have to settle for poor health, but you do have to fight for good health on ethical terms. Do your research, experiment, try different things. Don’t assume that other people have anything figured out. Yoga is about figuring it out for yourself. “
Dr. Shyam Ranganathan
Heart Chakra
Clear Bright Blue
I venture into the gray of the morn,
offering a dreary day.
My thoughts though, are vibrant, clear bright blue,
a nudge from my angels I pray.
Living this life is a match sometimes;
the dark can slam me to the ground.
A shift in perspective is the merciful unwinding
of all the fear I have bound.
The farther I venture from the day I was born
the brighter my purpose it shines,
Appreciation for the day before me
& gratitude for this life that is mine.
Tricia Schwaba June 2020