Karma Card Kickoff - Spread the Love!

Next time you have the opportunity to practice an intentional act of unexpected kindness - take it!  Help yourself to some Karma Cards and keep them in your wallet or your car as a reminder.  Leave one behind as a calling card for kindness and a way to connect with others.  The opportunities are endless but here are a few ideas:

-leave a book you've enjoyed on a bench or table where someone will happen upon it - tuck a karma card inside so they'll know it wasn't an accident;

-put a flower on someone's windshield in the grocery store parking lot;

-write a hand-written love letter to a stranger and include a karma card in the envelope (watch a Ted talk about this here http://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_brencher_love_letters_to_strangers.html);

-leave a stack of quarters on a washing machine at the laundromat.

Then - share what you've done with the BYH community!  Leave a note on the Karma Yoga bulletin board, post a comment on the Karma Yoga blog or on the BYH Facebook page.  Small acts of kindness have a big impact.

Karma Yoga Gathering Thursday, 10:45 at BYH

It is time for our first gathering of the new year!  Please come if you can to discuss ways to connect to each other and our community through service.  We would love to hear your ideas.  We will meet right after class on Thursday in front of the fireplace.  Hope to see you there!

Send a Piece of Your Heart to Newtown

Next time you come to Bainbridge Yoga House, near the cubbies behind the front desk you will find an  opportunity to connect to the residents of Newtown.  You can write a heartfelt message or create an image from your heart to theirs on one or more of the paper hearts that will be strung together with many others.  Or, if you love to create paper snowflakes, cut one (or many) and we will include those.  If you feel moved to write a letter of love or hope to a stranger, leave it under the string of hearts and snowflakes.  We will mail the hearts and snowflakes along with any letters in January with the hope that our string of creations will bring some light to the students as they return to a new school.  Here are a few links of other ways to help and connect with our neighbors in Connecticut:

http://www.ctpta.org/About-CT-PTA/SANDY-HOOK-FUND.html

http://www.uwwesternct.org/sandyhook

Santa the Karma Yogi

Thought you would all enjoy this article about how Santa is really a Karma yogi at heart: Santa - The Best Karma Yogi in the World.

The MedMob last night was so lovely - there were about 15-20 of us sitting together in the bustle of the ferry terminal.  With help from Island Kirtan, we sang songs about light and love that made us laugh and smile - and we noticed more than a few smiles from commuters walking past.  Thanks to everyone who came and sang!

Our next Karma Yoga gathering will be January 17 at BYH.  You can look forward to more offerings from Karma Yoga in 2013 and we look forward to seeing you and hearing your ideas.

Peace and love to you ALL!

MedMob Redux 2012

Join us for another peaceful evening at the ferry terminal to welcome home our families, friends and neighbors on December 19, 5:30 pm at the Bainbridge ferry terminal. Our theme this year is light and joy. We will meditate for about 30 minutes, then begin the sound bath when we hear the motorcycles rev up off the 5:30 Seattle ferry. Bainbridge's very own Island Kirtan will be there to help with the musical part of the evening. Spread the word!

Karma Yoga Happenings

This Thursday, November 15 at 10:45 we will have our monthly Karma Yoga Gathering at the new studio and it will be so cozy!  Stay after the 9:30 class if you can or come on by the studio at 10:45.  Everyone is welcome and we would love to see your smile there.

We had a fun night at the bead shop on election night with Amy Margaret learning how to make wrist malas.  If you couldn't make it but are interested in learning more about these, let us know and we can help you out.

Medmob anyone?  We are planning a reprise of the 2011 Winter Solstice Medmob at the ferry terminal.  More details coming soon!

Come to the Happiest Happy Hour yoga class on Fridays at 5:30 if you can - everyone is welcome and the class is free.  Donations for the Karma Yoga Fund gratefully accepted.

If you know of service opportunities in our community and would like to get the word out, let us know and we will post them on the blog.  There are so many wonderful ways to get involved and help.

All About Malas - November 6

Take a break from election night madness and join us at Beads of Bainbridge on Tuesday, November 6 from 6:30-7:30 to learn about and make malas.  If you know Amy Margaret from the bead shop then you know this will be a great time!  She will teach us finishing techniques to make these beautiful creations.  We will have food and wine to share.  Bring any beads you may want to use or get what you need while you are there.  $10 per person.  Please let us know if you can come by e-mailing hburke8@gmail.com.  Hope to see you there.