00:02:23 Miriam: Hello from a warm winter evening in Zürich 00:02:43 Joanna Barrett: Hello all! Grateful to be here in community. (off camera, today, but listening in). 00:02:51 Dhani-Sinaan Harris: Reacted to "Hello from a warm wi…" with 💕 00:02:58 Selene Kumin Vega (she/her): Glad to be here. Appreciating spaces to reconnect with what is essential in the midst if the struggles out in the world. 00:03:13 Margaret Graham (she/her): Hello! Feeling grateful to join this space from Anderson, South Carolina. 00:03:29 Louise Brown (She/Her): So grateful to be here always 🙂 00:03:46 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): Shradda 00:03:55 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): Faith 00:04:05 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): Trust 00:04:10 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): Hope 00:06:55 Karen McMillan: Greetings. Driving. Here in spirit 🙏🏽 00:06:59 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Reacted to "So grateful to be he..." with ❤️ 00:07:02 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Reacted to "Hello! Feeling grate..." with ❤️ 00:07:04 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Reacted to "Glad to be here. App..." with ❤️ 00:07:10 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Reacted to "Greetings. Driving. ..." with ❤️ 00:07:16 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Reacted to "Hello all! Grateful ..." with ❤️ 00:07:18 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Reacted to "Hello from a warm wi..." with 💕 00:07:54 Selene Kumin Vega (she/her): Though there is a lot to be said for community in supporting this. 00:07:58 Louise Brown (She/Her): SO incredible this is exactly what I’ve been teaching all week over in the UK all week, I’m blown away, thank you universe 00:08:52 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): surrender 00:09:05 Katie Livermore she/her: Reacted to "SO incredible this i..." with 💚 00:09:46 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Reacted to "SO incredible this i..." with 💚 00:20:25 Karen McMillan: Reacted to "SO incredible this i…" with ❤️ 00:25:43 Louise Brown (She/Her): This is the quote I’ve been sharing in classes this week“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” 00:26:01 Karen McMillan: Reacted to "This is the quote I’…" with 😍 00:26:16 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Reacted to "This is the quote I’..." with ❤️ 00:26:59 Karen McMillan: Replying to "This is the quote I’…" In sync, Louise. I share that quote in open of my Winter Solstice retreat 🙏🏽 00:27:49 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): So powerful!! 00:28:16 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Reacted to "In sync, Louise. I s..." with ❤️ 00:28:18 Louise Brown (She/Her): Reacted to "In sync, Louise. I s..." with ❤️ 00:28:22 Selene Kumin Vega (she/her): Reacted to "This is the quote I’..." with ❤️ 00:28:24 Selene Kumin Vega (she/her): Reacted to "In sync, Louise. I s..." with ❤️ 00:28:58 Katie Livermore she/her: I have a yoga story but it isn't directly related. Is that welcome or best to wait? 00:29:40 Karen McMillan: Replying to "This is the quote I’…" That summer energy warms us brings light to the darkness- without judgment about darkness. A gift too 🙏🏽 00:29:51 Heather King: Reading it now 00:30:45 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Program Syllabus: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l5fAsoNEavkH_rBLguCm0yg2pvLuxrazgvaWK-2XDBo/edit?usp=sharing 00:31:33 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Here’s the free chapter: http://embraceyogasrootsbook.com 00:32:11 Heather King: I think I missed an email for submitting questions. 00:32:15 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): The question Susanna shared: How can we deal with the background and traumas from different countries we live in / come from? What would your advice be to go deeper in the specific themes from each country? And how can we bring this in our yoga lessons? 00:33:32 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Replying to "I think I missed an ..." Hi Heather! Here’s the link to submit any questions: https://forms.gle/qh69DgHfTfnzt3rV8 . You can do this for any of our monthly sessions. I check the form before office hours! 00:37:42 Heather King: A good link to find what land you’re on: https://native-land.ca/ 00:39:04 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Reacted to "A good link to find ..." with ❤️ 00:39:40 Lisa Melendy: Reacted to A good link to find ... with "❤️" 00:40:14 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Any time you would like to submit your question for Office Hours, you are free to ask to not be mentioned on the call. We will honor that! 00:42:24 Jill Simon (she/ her/ hers): I 00:46:19 Jill Simon (she/ her/ hers): (^oops) I’m always very put off when the way something is shared does not allow space for there to be other viewpoints, or any expansion.  So when leading I often talk about 'my practice, in my experience, the way it lands for me lately, on my radar right now'.... etc  rather than in absolutes. 00:47:19 Karen McMillan: How different as a tool for activism yet not for other human benefits as you mentioned? 🤔 how to discern yet speak to benefits? 00:49:13 Selene Kumin Vega (she/her): If I can share screen, I would be happy to share the 3 slides in my introduction to the graduate students in the Mind-Body-Spirit Integration seminar I teach where I introduce the Land Acknowledgment and Cultural Acknowledgment. 00:50:02 Dhani-Sinaan Harris: Beautifully said Susanna 00:51:12 Karen McMillan: I’m asking how to speak to the benefits of yoga without speaking of it as a tool, as you mentioned? It does benefit peace and quieting the chaos outside of us, focus nurtures creativity …Is this speaking of yoga as a tool 00:54:29 Katie's iPhone: Have to leave early. Thank you Susanna, and everyone who joined! 00:54:39 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): That’s so interesting! 00:55:02 Dhani-Sinaan Harris: Wow fascinating 00:56:36 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Question: Would reparations be different if we’re in a student role versus a ‘teacher’ role? 00:57:01 Karen McMillan: The digital land website you share with us offers a PDF downloadable teaching tool https://native-land.ca/ 00:57:16 Juliana Meirelles (she/her): Reacted to "The digital land web..." with ❤️ 00:59:14 Selene Kumin Vega (she/her): Reacted to "The digital land web..." with ❤️ 01:01:33 Louise Brown (She/Her): I have to leave I’m afraid, this was wonderful, thank you so much everyone 01:04:03 Heather King: Wait! Where was that? 01:04:30 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): https://www.ignitebewell.com/teacher-registry 01:04:48 Miriam: thank you so much :-) 01:04:55 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): https://ignitebewell.zoom.us/meeting/register/sD5QVj6eSGWmSqnRGA4-yA#/registration 01:05:35 Miriam: I will be sleeping but congratulations hand have a wonderful celebration 01:05:40 Joanna Barrett: Thank you! 01:05:41 T Scales: Thank you so much!