The balance of masculine and feminine energies takes many forms and recently I’ve been studying it through dance – Tango! in particular.

Yesterday’s special event with Ilene Marder at the Uptown Gallery in Kingston, NY, was a brilliant exchange between new and experienced attendees. I remember an engaging conversation with tango dancer and teacher Sarah Jacob that captured the essence of the dance: connection. The connection between dancers, the music, and the other partners around them, demands a practice of presence that is holistic, and rarefied in the daily experience of what Sarah calls “digital tapeworms.”

Leading and following, giving and receiving, it’s a dance of yin and yang.

I stopped at Rhea Wolf’s website to pluck a treasure for this special day.

Sabian Symbol: During a silent hour, a human receives a new inspiration which may change their life.

Make time for a moment of stillness today. Sitting, laying down, standing … try to quiet yourself part by part. With long, deep breaths, let the heart be calm.

Open. Receive.

The second new moon this month brings us the year of the yang wood horse – January 31st (for EST and the 30th for PST.)

Find your wild, free-spirited self! Join the high energy and adventure! Think and act fast! Or hold on tight.

A year is just one way to mark the time. Hours are another measure and can be a useful guide to our inner cycles. As the day changes so do you.

With the wind, the snow, the sun, the thaw, the freeze of this winter’s fast changes

remember your scarf.

This is the single most important thing in protecting yourself from an undesirable turn towards flu, cold, and transient sniffles.

Photo of original artwork by Nick Martin

Sometimes when we’re at home we lose momentum, discipline, or the ability to prioritize our self-awareness practices.

Ready to re-connect? For those wanting to create a home experience of vinyasa yoga and looking for a reminder of the options:
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/sequence_builder

The categorization of All Levels, Intermediate, and Advanced helps you meet your needs for the day.  You can also look up postures by focus, for example:
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/finder/anatomical_focus/digestive_organs This shows you what may aid in healthy Digestive organs.

Explore! Continue. And continue.