08/28/2026
ZHI-BA SHING-GA YOGA NEWSLETTER
8/28/26
Dear Friends,
Hello! I am always happy to think about you and the month ahead of practicing yoga together. I am so fortunate to have each of you in my life. As one of my dear friends says, “Onward”!
My schedule for September has a few changes. I will be on vacation from Wednesday 9/2- Tuesday 9/8, resuming classes on Thursday 9/10. Otherwise, my schedule will be as follows:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:15-11:30 am, First Baptist Church, Morehead, second floor classroom.
Saturdays 9:00-10:15 am, First Baptist Church.
Wednesdays and Fridays 9:00-10:15 am, my studio, 1165 Cub Run Road, Wellington.
Please bring your mat, and wear comfortable clothing that allows for full range of motion. Drop in classes are $10.00, or if you prefer, you can pay $60.00/month for unlimited classes. The monthly option is paid the first week of the month.
My teaching segment today is from Jack Kornfield’s newsletter, which anyone can subscribe to if you are interested. Jack Kornfield has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and trained as a Buddhist monk. I have taken quotes from his wonderful books several times for this newsletter. The topic is anger.
“Very often, people come to me struggling with anger. They are angry at what someone has done, disappointed by the political world, or disheartened by the actions of a company, institution or community. I invite them to become quiet for a moment and ask, ‘Do you know why you are so angry? It is because you care.’
When you begin to sense that your anger comes from how deeply you care, something changes. Beneath the anger is the heart’s longing for justice, compassion, and a more beautiful world. The same shift is possible with despair. The great explorer, Wade Davis, said, ‘Despair is a failure of imagination.’ We forget that the creativity of life is immense, and that we are part of it. The story is never over. It just isn’t.”
The simplicity of this message inspired me, I hope you may find it inspiring too.
Namaste (the light in me honors the light in you),
Linda Smith-D**e, APRN, retired
Advanced Yoga Teacher, certification with Yoga Alliance
Reiki Master
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