December Theme - Peace

This month, we shine our spotlight on Peace.
As Thich Nhat Hanh says in his book, “Peace is Every Step," peace is not a destination, but a conscious choice we make from one moment to the next in our thoughts, actions and words. When peace feels elusive, it helps to unwind the body first, since peace struggles to find a home in a tense body whose energy is closed off. And we all know how yoga can be very helpful with opening up the body physically and energetically!
There’s still a few weeks left, but as the curtains begin to fall on 2023, we offer this Peace Prayer:

Om dyauh shanti rantariksham shantih
Prithvi shantirapah shantih roshadhayah shantih
Vanaspatayah shantih Vishvedevaah shantih
Brahma shantih
Sarvam shantih
Shantireva shantih
Om shaantih, shaantih, shaantih!

May there be peace in heaven,
Peace in the skies,
And peace on earth.
May all the waters know peace,
May all the herbs and plants know peace,
May the great trees of the forest know peace.
May all the forces of the universe know peace.
The immense, transcendent reality is peace.
May all know peace,
Peace and only peace,
Peace, peace, peace