Mary Geile Dennis graced our Yoga classes in Nashville for 23 years, bringing humor to those in the class with her unique laughter! Mary died peacefully September 20th surrounded with the loving family she had nurtured in many ways for many years.

Our mothers were sisters, and during many summers in the 1940's and early 50's,

she and her mother would come up from North Carolina to Connecticut to sail on

Long Island Sound, and spend wonderful days on “Potato Island” that contained one very large old summer home in the Thimble Islands”. She was a lovely contrast in her summer dresses next to my sister and me in tomboyish apparel.

Mary loved singing harmony and was in the “Sweet Adelines” in NC and TN for well over 50 years, later joining “Nashville In Harmony” here in town. She was secretary to several wardens at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution for over 35 years, and was skilled at keeping all on track!

Mary's “Afterglow” was celebrated by many October 21st at The Pavilion at Harpeth Hills.

Yoga Classes~

Beginner: Actual and Zoom Yoga Class, Tuesdays, 9:30-10:45am CST

Intermediate: Actual and Zoom Yoga Class, Tuesdays, 11:00-12:15pm CST

The Actual classes take place at Friends meeting House, 530 26th Ave, N.,Nashville, 37209

Beaver Moon is happening November 27th

Cold Moon is happening December 26th.

Restorative Yoga happens the Tuesday before each full moon.

NO CLASSES Tuesday the 19th of December, Wednesday the 20th of December,

and no classes Christmas week, December 27th -January 1st. Classes resume Tuesday, January 2nd.

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The T'ai Chi Class continues at Dragon Park on Wednesdays at 8:30am.

At the corner of Blakemore and 24th Avenue. Earlybirds are welcome to visit at

Fido at 7:45 for tea/coffee before class. In inclement

Weather, we meet at Belmont Methodist Church. All welcome!

“ T'ai-chi-Ch'uan the ancient Chinese teaching

of living in harmony with nature,

has gained a great deal of notice and

popularity in recent years.

Its versatility as a system of meditation,

physical coordination, health, self-defense

and consciousness raising has gained it many

admirers.

It is not a belief system or dogma, but a

series of techniques designed to tap

into and channel the powers

of nature, within and

around us. Our modern technological

age emphasizes the thinking mind, while other

parts of our being, containing vast reserves of

inner wisdom and power, are neglected.

It reconnects the mind to the body,

the consciousness to the

subconscious, and the

individual to his/her

environment. It

ends the

battles within you,

eliminating tension

and anxiety.”

Movements of Magic: Bob Klein

Self-Breema Zoom Session - A community free offering during Covid, ,and still happening Fridays, 9:00-9:30am CST on Zoom. If you wish to participate, send your email address to me to be placed on the zoom invitation that goes out on Thursdays.

Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell TN offers a number of retreats

each month that are listed on their website.

Don Oakley continues his Tuesday night talks on zoom 5:30-6:30pm CST, the first and third Tuesdays on each month. (Link is on website)

Go to wellbeingretreatcenter.org to seek out the monthly retreats.

Don Oakley has a second Book out on Amazon. “Empty Wisdom”, The subtle art of discovering who you are already are.

Circle Dancing is again open to the public the first and third Fridays of the month at Friends Meeting House, 530 26th Ave. N. 37209 from 7:00-8:30pm. Friday,

September 15th is the next Friday for dancing. All Welcome!

Joe Zarantonello of Loose Leaf Hollow in Bardstown Ky is (on zoom) Sunday Mornings @ 10:00-11:30am CST with a virtual Retreat starting with inspiration, then meditation, and lastly Quaker-like conversation among those gathered.

Join Zoom Meeting: https:uso2web.zoom.us/j87240644425

Community Kirtan & Veg Potluck !

With Amy Barnes and Gayatri Das

Where: Yogasoul, Nashville Bhakti Center, 1224 Martin St. Nashville, 37203

When: Sunday, November 12th, 5-8pm

Donation based

Bring: veg dish to share

2nd Community Kirtan!

With Amy Barnes and Gayatri Das

When: Saturday November 17th, 2-4pm

Where: Shangri-La Yoga, 2269 Wilma Rudolf Blvd. Ste. 102, Clarkeville, 37040

Fee: $30 advanced, $35 at the door

The Nashville Jung Circle presents:

Storytime with Robert: Robert Johnson Tells

his favorite Stories and Myths

Zoom Event

Led by Nonnie Cullipher, M.Ed

3-5pm CST

nashvillejungcircle.org

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All best wishes and ease as we move into the Holiday season with still a little color in the trees, and colder weather on the way. May your practice continue to flourish in ways that are nourishing to you, making in small and significant ways the world a better place!

Namaste,

Julie www.JulieRussell.org

AN ORDER HAS COME DOWN

At twilight last week

a miracle took place in my backyard.

Measuring only fifty by fifty feet,

my yard is host to seven kinds of trees -

the two tallest over sixty feet -

and numerous flowering plants and shrubs.

In full foliage, I calculate that

all the growth produces

several hundred thousand leaves, and

as I watched, it was as if

an order had come down:

“Be still”, and everything had stopped.

For several minutes, and at intervals,

for most of an hour, not one leaf moved.

A miracle is usually thought to be

a happening that goes against

the natural course of things.

This one was the opposite.

Nothing happened; nothing moved;

not a breathe of air shifting,

and, therefore, not a leaf.

In our world

that kind of stillness is

a wonder, a gift

we would do well to heed.

An order has come down:

Be still…. Be still…. Lucius DuBose