What is Illuminart?
My company name is Illuminart. I chose this from the Latin root word "illuminare"
to illuminate; bringing light into your life, l’art d’illuminer votre vie.
I also used this name because of my passion for watercolor painting,
believing that light is the most important aspect of a painting and using "ART"
at the end to eventually incorporate selling my paintings with this same company name.
Check out the home page with a soft image of a painting of Tara that I did.
She is the female aspect of Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism, representing wisdom in action.
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Calming the Mind through Yoga
In recent newsletters, I have discussed working towards calming the mind through yoga.
Here is a wonderful quote of some of the effects on the body from an article in the
Shambhala Sun Magazine called
"At ease in Body and Mind—Combining Buddhist Practice and Yoga"
by Edward Espe Brown with Patricia Sullivan.
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"Yoga Practice opened up space to be in my body.
The stifling sense of stiffness, constraint and stuckness dissolved.
Movement, fluidity and vitality were restored, which meant that ‘I’ could easily, comfortably
reside in the body rather than seeking escape.
(No brainer—of course your spirit wants out of the prison of a too-tightly structured body.)
"It felt as though yoga practice remodeled my body to make it much more livable.
There was room to stretch and spread out; the larger windows let in more light.
In a more poetic sense, we could say that yoga transforms your body into the proverbial
temple, high ceilings and all..."
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Summer Fun plus Yoga
Join us on Saturday July 13th spending a day by the lake, with a vegetarian pot-luck picnic lunch,
biking, swimming and yoga outside at the yoga camp.
Just one hour north of Montreal, we will car-pool from St. Matthew’s church, call me to reserve.
As promised we will be heading outside for yoga as soon as weather permits
and on those really hot nights we can always retreat into the cool church basement if we choose.
I will offer 2 shorter 7-week sessions this summer: from June 4th to July 16th and
from August 6th to September 17th.
Please phone or e-mail me to save your place and be sure to include yourself
on my e-newsletter mailing list!
I look forward to seeing you!
