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In Defense of Joy

Writer's picture: Stephanie ThompsonStephanie Thompson

Stopping by woods on a snowy morning = joy!
Stopping by woods on a snowy morning = joy!

I stop in the woods to feel what I'm feeling.


I smile when I recognize it:


Joy. Abundant free-flowing joy.


The snow crunches under my boots, the little metal chains I've attached jangling a bit as I step along the fresh white trail, my dog Ginger's paw prints the first tracks on the pristine landscape.


An owl hoots in the distance and I stop to listen. I hear nothing but rustling leaves and as I start walking. And then, there it is, the rhythmic doot doot da do of what I think is a Barred Owl.


I am filled with a sense of great hope and possibility. The natural world continues in spite of chaos created by man. We affect it certainly, but sometimes, like in this moment, it is hard to tell how.


To find these moments, to build in time and space for peace, and joy...it seems so crucial. To stop and feel what you're feeling, to allow yourself the pleasure of pushing away any opposing external stimuli to go within and focus on joy, wherever and whenever it has arisen.


These are the reasons I put sound baths on the calendar, why I beseech you regularly to join me for the chance to go inside yourself and be pulled along by the various sounds and vibrations in order to feel. We must defend our right to feel joy. Even within the most tragic of scenarios, what will save us from collapsing under the great weight of grief and sadness is to hold on to those feelings of joy, to remember and savor them, to hold them close to our hearts.


JOIN ME IN JOY FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE SOUND BATHS I WILL OFFER IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS!!




WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

5 PM - 6 PM

YIN YOGA + SOUND

420 12th St., #F3L

Brooklyn, NY


To move our bodies is so joyous!!

Join me for a beautiful yin yoga practice by Dena Levitz along with the sound and vibration of my bells, bowls, drums and chimes!!


RSVP to sacredbloomtribe.com/events. $25 suggested






FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7

6 PM - 7 PM

FIRST FRIDAY SOUND BATH - YOGASOLE

254 WINDSOR PLACE

BROOKLYN, NY













Bathe in Love



MONDAY, FEB. 10th

6 PM - 7:30 PM

1791 Platte Clove Rd.,

Elka Park, NY



$20 suggested








CELEBRATE LOVE...FOR YOURSELF FIRST!

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14th

6 PM - 7:15 PM

V-DAY YIN + SOUND


JAYA EAST

2902 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY

BROOKLYN, NY


RSVP HERE.





I will be traveling to Senegal to revel in West African rhythms from Feb. 15-March 5th. Am so thrilled to learn and integrate this beautiful culture into my sound healing practice. Stay tuned for events to share my newfound learnings with you in March!!!


In joy and harmony,

XX


Steph



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