Sufi Class June 30 at 8 am PDT

Sorry for the late email. Technology has been mastered and we are all set for a Sufi moving meditation class this morning, Friday, June 30 at 8 am Pacific time (PDT).Zoom Link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89999494833?pwd=V2pOS28yYUdXM3hkaW1rVWIvSjBUdz09...

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Jun 30, 2023
Another pause

Sorry. My internet hotspot in LaPine, OR is not working today. So I am forced to cancel the Sufi Class today.I will see what I can arrange for next week. Be brilliant,Dr. Michelle PeticolasLife Transformation CoachEmpowering Women to Reinvent Their L...

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Jun 23, 2023
Powerful Pause

In this fast-paced world of ours with its over-whelming pace of activities and barrage of communications, we are often moving so fast, we forget to pause. Yet pausing is essential to our wellbeing and equilibrium.Vacations are a great example of taki...

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Jun 23, 2023
The Healthful Articulation of Belly Dance

In the Sufi movement meditation class, we play a lot of middle eastern music. Sometimes it is deeply meditative and other times it inspires you to dance. However, if you are not acquainted with Middle Eastern music, it could take some getting us...

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Jun 16, 2023
Releasing Negativity

A few mornings ago, I woke from a frustrating dream. You know the kind--a dream where you are trying to do something and it’s just not working. I pushed the speed dial for a friend and I kept getting Home Depot!I felt cranky!My thoughts immediately w...

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Jun 08, 2023
Is It Time to Hit the Reset Button?

Have you ever found yourself complaining about something completely inconsequential? I did that yesterday, about an incident that happened at Costco. Two women were moving down an aisle slower than I wanted to go and blocking my ability to move...

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Jun 01, 2023
The Cycle of Contraction and Expansion

As with the natural world, contraction and expansion are an integral part of the Sufi meditation work. In nature there are times of scarcity and abundance, wet and dry, light and dark, calm and storm, life and death. These changes make life...

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May 25, 2023
Creative Spirit

I forgot to change the title of this email, so I am resending because I know how emails can hide in earlier emails. If you have seen this already, I apologize. You can stop now.Creativity and Spirit are two sides of the same coin. Probably they are b...

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May 19, 2023
Do you have a consistent practice?

Creativity and Spirit are two sides of the same coin. Probably they are both sides of the coin--they are so intertwined.When you allow your creativity to flow, you nourish your spirit. When you do spiritual work, like meditation or the Sufi Moving Me...

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May 19, 2023
Do you have a consistent practice?

I could not lower my legs from vertical to horizontal while lying on my back, not without cramping my thigh muscles. I couldn't do it!My yoga teacher could! So could most of his students! “Weak core,” he told me. He suggested I practice a little eve...

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May 12, 2023