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Labor of Love mini-retreat

openness

https://amy-elizabeth-gordon.mykajabi.com/offers/xzaa4tG8/checkout

Here’s what you can expect: 

  • High-quality & skillful guidance from me, Amy, your leader, in sacred time and space. 
  • Together, we strengthen our connection, tenderize our hearts, and feed our soul. 
  • Through simple and useful practices, we will foster a sense of embodiment, empowerment and empathy. 

Here’s the plan: 

  • Writing Prompts- 15 min
  • Yoga for Disease Resistance 20 min
  • Meditation:Peace is Within Me 5 min
  • Trauma Healing Practices: 20 min
  • Building the Altar of Awareness: 20 min

Some more information:

  • Attend live.
  • No recording afterword. 
  • Prepare by taking a 20 minute walk beforehand.
  • Wear comfy clothes in order to move. Turn off your phone.
  • Bring a journal.
  • Bring a sacred object. 
  • Hydrate wildly.  

90 minute gathering on Saturday the 4th

9:30am my time in Hawaii is

12:30pm Pacific Time

1:30pm Denver

2:30pm Iowa

3:30pm Atlanta

8:30 pm London

9:30 pm France

Again, the link to sign up here for $33

https://amy-elizabeth-gordon.mykajabi.com/offers/xzaa4tG8

If you can contribute additional funds toward this event, please do so here:

 https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/amyelizabethgordon If you cannot afford $33, please pay what you can at this link. 

I’m really looking forward to connecting with you in this intimate gathering.  Please invite your friend by forwarding this email. You will get a link for the Zoom Room after registering. 

Contact me with questions or concerns. 808-936-3733

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massage your vagus nerve

Aloha Dear One, 

Most of this past weekend was good. I forgot about the pandemic for at least 3 hours solid. I gardened for a half-day. I enjoyed rainbows and butterflies. And then I hit my edge, hit my window of tolerance and got a wee bit pissy that my husband made fun of me. I took it personally. Ouch.

But the good news is that my nervous system stayed calm and I didn’t flood like I have in the past. I didn’t want to vaporize him as a defensive reaction. Thankfully, I continue to work a daily program of breath-work, yoga and creativity. I contemplate my place on this planet and in this relationship with a loving, tender presence. And I want to offer a few things to help you gain this resilience and build your toolkit of repair. 

My favorite way to calm myself down and step into command central of my nervous system is to massage my vagus nerve with conscious breath-work. I’m eager to offer more about this vital tonic for well-being as we all could use a little extra tender, loving care.

If you wish to learn more, I encourage you to sign up for (another) free series below. Learn to ACTIVATE the vagus nerve to REBALANCE your nervous system and help boost your immune system and overall health! 

Many people in this modern world suffer from overstimulated nervous systems and become desensitized to chronic stress.

Over time, this can lead to low vagal tone, which has been linked to a variety of mental and physical health issues, including chronic inflammation, neuro-degeneration, poor gut function, autoimmunity and cancer.

1. sign up free here, take what you can use, leave the rest

https://vagusnerveconnectionsummit.com

2. My favorite quote from last week. From Trudy Goodman:

3. My favorite Relationships boost yoga with Adriene 

On Sunday, My beloved and I did this lovely yoga practice.

https://fwfg.com/programs/relationship-boost-yoga

4. My offering today, 5/4/20:

Power by Amy Elizabeth

May the power be with you

(for force is over-rated).

May the power of peace that passes all understanding

tenderize your heart on a daily basis.

May your love may shine forth today

as you rededicate yourself 

to your own greater well-being.

May you radiate the compassion for yourself 

while enjoying skillful means with others.

It’s really the big both/and.

May your sense of knowing grow.

For when you release the grip

you receive the gift of tenderness;

when you release the pinch

you feel the flow of love,

when you release the negative self-talk

you love the company you keep with yourself.

Enlightened self-interest results in a (w)holy authentic you.

Solitude becomes a rich replenishment. 

Energetic exchange becomes a soothing ebb and flow.

May it be so.