Yoga Hive North

12/22/2025

Beloved witch,

Tomorrow, the longest night arrives.

The Winter Solstice. Yule. The moment when darkness holds its deepest breath... and then, slowly, the light begins its return.

And with it begins something ancient and sacred:

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗬𝘂𝗹𝗲.

From the Solstice (December 21st) through New Year's Day (January 1st), we walk through liminal time. The veil is thin. The spirits are close. Dreams carry messages. What you do during these twelve nights echoes through the twelve months ahead.

𝗦𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗬𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

May your fires burn bright through the longest night.

May you release what no longer serves with grace and finality.

May you welcome the returning sun with open hands and hopeful heart.

May the darkness teach you its wisdom before the light returns.

May your home be protected, your spirit be renewed, and your magick be powerful.

May you remember: you are part of an ancient lineage of people who kept the flame alive, who honored the wheel's turning, who survived the dark and celebrated the light.

𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝘂𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

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𝗡𝗼𝘄, 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀.

In the old traditions, people burned massive Yule logs that would smolder for all twelve days. They kept fires going continuously. They left elaborate offerings. They followed intricate customs passed down through generations.

And I love that. I respect that deeply.

But here's what I'm tired of:

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗧.

Like, seriously... are you going to drag a full-sized oak log into your apartment and keep it burning for twelve days?

No? Then you're already adapting the tradition.

Are you going to slaughter a boar for your feast?

Keep a bonfire going all night in your suburban backyard?

Wake at 4am every single morning for elaborate dawn rituals?

𝗢𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄.

And... alas, that's not disrespectful. I call it evolution.

The spirit of the tradition matters more than rigid adherence to practices that no longer fit our lives.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝘀:

✨ Honoring the turning of the wheel in whatever way feels true to you
✨ Marking the return of the light with intention and reverence
✨ Working with the liminal energy of these twelve nights
✨ Staying connected to the season, the cycles, the magick

So yes, you can light one candle instead of a bonfire.

Yes, you can do a five-minute ritual instead of an all-night vigil.

Yes, you can adapt, blend, modernize... and still be practicing 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 magick.

The ancestors understood adaptation, and they'd want you to survive and thrive.

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𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

✅ 𝗗𝗼 set intentions for the year ahead... each night can represent a month

✅ 𝗗𝗼 pay attention to your dreams... they're especially prophetic now

✅ 𝗗𝗼 keep your home spiritually clean and protected (the veil is thin)

✅ 𝗗𝗼 light candles, burn incense, keep some kind of flame going when you can

✅ 𝗗𝗼 leave small offerings if you work with spirits or deities

❌ 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 do major banishing work (save that for after the twelve nights)

❌ 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 start big new projects until after January 1st (liminal time is for dreaming and planning, not launching)

❌ 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 ignore omens, signs, or synchronicities.... they're messages

❌ 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 let your practice become a source of stress or guilt

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Tomorrow, the sun begins its return.

The light is coming back, beloved.

And you... you beautiful, resilient, adapting witch... you're going to walk through these twelve nights with intention, with magick, with your own unique practice.

And not because you're doing it "right."

But because you're doing it yours.

𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝘂𝗹𝗲. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀.

Let's make this sacred.

🕯️
Luv,
~ Baba

12/22/2025

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12/12/2025

I feel this… you?

Don’t keep wearing the mask.
The world already has enough women pretending they don’t feel.

That smile you force when you’re breaking…
the “I’m fine” you say when you’re exhausted…
the strength you hold when your soul is begging for rest—
that mask is heavier than any real pain.

Taking it off doesn’t make you weak.
It makes you honest.
It makes you human.
It sets you free.

Yoga teaches us what no one else ever did:
healing begins the moment you allow yourself to be you—
without disguise, without armor, without fear.

Breathe.
Let the mask go.
Return to your truth.
It’s lighter than you imagine. 🌿

10/28/2025

I love the feeling of being weighted. It doesn’t feel like being “held down” at all… it feels like freedom. Freedom from all the noise, freedom from all the effort and the freedom to completely release and relax.

08/15/2025

A little yoga humour 🤣

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08/11/2025

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07/31/2025

Thursday night yoga!!! 6pm. Sign up now to reserve your spot. 😀😀

06/04/2025

On vacation. No classes next week. Look forward to seeing you when I return 😊

05/30/2025

Hitting the nails right on the head. I hear this so often “I’m not flexible, I can’t do yoga”. Or “I’m too out of shape to do yoga” or the opposite… “I need a more challenging workout”. All of these statements come from a place of not understanding what yoga is and how it helps us see more clearly and connects us with ourselves and others in a loving and gentle way. Everyone can do yoga. 🥰

04/17/2025

Thursday night yoga at 6pm. Sign up to reserve your spot at yogahivenorth.com Gentle Hatha is a great class for anyone, including beginners. Join us for a relaxing and rejuvenating practice 😊✨🧘‍♀️🕉️

04/09/2025

Great book. 💕

I didn’t plan to listen to The Untethered Soul. It found me. I was scrolling through Audible, looking for something—maybe a book on mindfulness, maybe something to quiet the mental noise that had been running at full speed for weeks. Then I saw it. The title alone caught me. Untethered. Free. Unburdened. Exactly what I didn’t realize I was looking for. Then came the voice. Michael A. Singer’s narration isn’t flashy or dramatic. It’s calm, steady, like a river that’s been flowing for centuries, never in a hurry but always moving. There’s something about his tone—so measured, so unshaken—that makes you listen differently. This wasn’t a book to be read; it was a book to be absorbed. I thought I was just pressing play on an audiobook. What I got was a lesson in watching my own mind, in detaching from the things that tie me in knots, in realizing that I am not the thoughts that keep me up at night. These are seven lessons that stuck with me—whether I was ready for them or not.

1. You Are Not the Voice in Your Head: The book opens with a simple but jarring truth: You are not your thoughts. That nonstop commentary in your head? The one narrating your life, replaying conversations, overanalyzing everything? That’s not you. That’s just a voice. Singer drives this home with an example so clear it’s impossible to ignore—he asks you to listen to that voice. To really listen. Once you do, you realize how ridiculous it can be. It’s like having an over-caffeinated radio host in your head, talking just to fill space. And once you separate yourself from it, something shifts. You stop identifying with every thought that pops up. You get space. You get relief. This lesson alone can change how you experience life. If you are not your thoughts, then who are you?

2. Your Mind is a Roommate You Can’t Evict—But You Can Ignore: Singer describes the inner voice as an annoying roommate—one that never shuts up, constantly worries, and rarely makes sense. Would you take life advice from that kind of roommate? No. But we do it with our thoughts every day. Hearing this in his voice made it hit differently. He wasn’t just giving advice; he was holding up a mirror. How often do we take our thoughts at face value, believing them just because they’re there? What if we didn’t? What if we learned to just let them talk without obeying? If you’ve ever been trapped in your own mind, this lesson is freedom.

3. Emotions Are Like a Passing Storm—Let Them Pass: One of the most profound moments in the book is when Singer talks about emotions—not as things to control, but as things to witness. He compares them to a storm: they rise, they rage, and then they pass. But only if we let them. Most of us, he explains, don’t let emotions pass. We hold onto them. We relive them. We tell ourselves stories about them. And that’s what keeps us stuck. But if we can just watch them, without grabbing onto them, they’ll move through us like wind through an open window. The next time you feel overwhelmed, try this. Step back. Watch. Feel, but don’t hold. It works.

4. The Heart Wants to Stay Open—We’re the Ones Who Shut It: Singer describes the heart as naturally open, naturally free. It wants to stay that way. But every time we get hurt, disappointed, or afraid, we shut it a little more. Over time, we build walls. We think we’re protecting ourselves, but really, we’re just trapping ourselves inside. This lesson stung. Because it’s true. How many times have we closed off, convinced we were doing the right thing? But every time we do, we’re not protecting ourselves—we’re just cutting ourselves off from joy, love, and connection. Next time you feel your heart closing, try the opposite. Keep it open. See what happens.

5. Pain is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional: Singer makes a distinction that hit me hard: pain is just an experience. It happens. But suffering? That’s what we do after the pain. That’s the replaying, the resisting, the holding onto it long after it’s over. Hearing this made me realize how much suffering is self-inflicted. Yes, pain happens. But the stories we tell about it, the way we cling to it—that’s what makes it last longer than it needs to. The next time something painful happens, remember: feel it, acknowledge it, but don’t build a home in it.

6. Let Go or Be Dragged: Singer talks a lot about resistance—how we fight life instead of flowing with it. We hold onto the past, onto expectations, onto control. And every time we do, we suffer. He uses a metaphor that stuck with me: life is like a river. You can either let it carry you or you can cling to the rocks, fighting the current. Guess which one feels better? The lesson? Surrender doesn’t mean giving up. It means letting go of what was never yours to control in the first place.

7. Freedom is Just on the Other Side of Fear: One of the most powerful takeaways is that fear is just energy. It’s not a wall—it’s a door. And every time we lean into it instead of running from it, we grow. Singer tells stories of moments when he had to face fear head-on, and the message is clear: fear isn’t the problem. Avoiding it is. If we can just sit with fear, move through it instead of around it, we unlock a whole new level of freedom. This lesson hit me right in the chest. Because how many times have we avoided something just because it scared us? What if the thing we fear is actually the key to everything we want?

Book/Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3G4sM00

You can access the audiobook when you register on the Audible platform using the l!nk above.

01/21/2025

Here is why 😘