Holy Power Fitness

05/25/2012

Greetings Friends- I'm excited to announce my book is now available on Amazon. "Finding Jesus on the Mat" is a yoga daily devotional that combines scriptural passages with poses and practices. I've included the link below.

http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Jesus-Mat-Daily-Devotional/dp/1468127209/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337872736&sr=8-1

Note, I have copies to offer directly so if you prefer to get one from me the next time you see me verses Amazon that's cool too.

This daily devotional unites faith in Jesus with traditional yoga teachings. Each entry contains Biblical passages combined with poses and practices. Connelly’s book will appeal to those who already have an intimate relationship with Jesus but have yet to try yoga. It will also appeal to a...

05/18/2012

Ordinary people hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it. Embracing her aloneness, realizing she is one with the whole universe.
-Byron Katie

Bethany adds: This means time alone without a computer, cell phone, TV, magazine, etc. This weekend carve out some time to quietly reflect, brainstorm, ponder and notice lives subtleties.

05/17/2012

It is better to do your own duty, however imperfectly, than to assume the duties of another person, however successfully.
-Bhagavad Gita

Bethany adds: Today get clear about your calling, your responsibilities—your duty. Let distractions go as soon as they come up.

05/11/2012

The supreme good is like water which nourishes all thing without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain.
-Byron Katie

Bethany adds: Today, be like water. Be content in “lowly” places, without esteem. Find fluidity as you move throughout your day. Enjoy the natural ebb and flow of things and discover its goodness.

05/10/2012

If you want to get rid of something you must first allow it to flourish.
-Byron Katie

Bethany adds: What would you like to get rid of? What disturbs your productivity, peace-of-mind, etc.? See if you can tap into what’s really behind the feeling and aim to make peace with it. When it no longer causes a reaction in you, it may disappear.

05/08/2012

Practice not-doing and everything will fall into place.
-Katie Byron

Bethany adds: Where are you so focused on ‘doing’ in life that it seems to be draining your energy? How could you shift your focus from doing to being? Today, don’t try to do it all, simple do what feels called for, authentic to you and beneficial.

05/07/2012

Can you coax your mind from wandering and keep to the original oneness?
-Katie Byron

Bethany adds: Can you? How do you redirect your thoughts when they wander? Today, focus on training your thoughts—questioning, testing and directing them at what is good, true and pure.

05/03/2012

"Why is everyone here so happy except me?"
"Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere," said the Master.
"Why don't I see goodness and beauty everywhere?"
"Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside."
-Anthony DeMello

Bethany adds: Yikes! What are your finer inner attributes? Name at least 3. Then ask yourself how you can manifest them today? Next, get going!

05/02/2012

To a visitor who asked to become his disciple the Master said, "You may live with me, but don't become my follower."
"Whom, then, shall I follow?"
"No one. The day you follow someone you cease to follow Truth."
-Anthony DeMello

Bethany adds: Do you tend to search for opinions or look within yourself for answers? How do you tap in and listen to the Truth that is in you? Today, make decisions based on plugging into that inner voice.

04/26/2012

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.
-Rumi

Bethany adds: What is the beauty of what you love? See it; identify it. Next, note what it is you do—day in day out at the office, at home, in social situations, etc. How do this 2 things meet? Experience them meeting today.

04/14/2012

Lotus Flowered Handstand—Adho Mukha Vrikshasana. Need to warm up for this one. Some warm-ups to include: seated lotus, wrist rolls and figure four down dog. How are you tending your garden? If not a physical garden, how are you tending to the garden of activities in your life? Which ones are truly significant to you? Note such things here.

04/13/2012

Singing in the Rain—Day 3. Danced Side-Plank Pose. From Vasisthasana draw your top arm to connect with top leg. Kick your leg into your hand as you breathe here. Love to hear what posture you’ve been exploring on your mat.