MONTHLY BLOG
May 2026
Spring has been bursting with growth and abundance for me!
My dad has recently moved to assisted living and is taking root there and making friends and seems to be flourishing (Thank you to Harmony at Tucker Station for helping make this move go smoothly.)
My youngest daughter, Kate, got married and we are excited for Brent and his four-year-old daughter BrentLee to be a part of our family! Love that brings instant growth and abundance!
I had a weekend yoga/hiking getaway with nine other Infinite Bliss friends at the Red River Gorge. The wildflowers in bloom were stunning as was the view. We discussed Jane Goodall’s, “The Book of Hope” and discussed how aligning our heads with our Hearts is so important to manifest our hopes. Kim Greene introduced me to the phrase “muscular hope” (credit – Rebecca Solnit). Muscular hope implies action and this is exactly what Jane Goodall explained in her book.
Yoga philosophy also teaches us about muscular hope with the terms, iccha, jnana, kriya.
Iccha means discerning and connecting to for what your Heart and to its intense longing, hopes, and dreams. This is Opening to Grace! Jnana is knowledge – What do I need to learn to manifest my Heart? And kriya is action – we have to do something.
In Anusara Yoga, this is Attitude, Alignment, and Action.
So how will you cultivate and harvest muscular hope from the garden of your Heart?
Our yoga practice offers us the gift of staying connected to our Hearts. Life is always richer when we pause and Open to Grace, Align with the Spirit, and then flow. I will see you on the mat.
Love,
Denise