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Your September Horoscope—Opportunity on the Horizon
The right set of circumstances are coming your way. Paying attention to favorable situations—and making the most of them—will help strengthen your self-confidence.
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Try these Ayurvedic tips, including a breath meditation from our Just Sit Series, created by holistic health expert Lisa Hedley, to restore balance and peace to the body and mind as you transition between seasons.
The right set of circumstances are coming your way. Paying attention to favorable situations—and making the most of them—will help strengthen your self-confidence.
Set aside 10 to 60 minutes for an exclusive class with yoga master Sharath Jois.
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Set aside 10 to 60 minutes for an exclusive class with yoga master Sharath Jois.
![#YogaHeals: Samantha Fiona Lucas, @samanthalucasashtanga .
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“I stumbled upon Mysore-style Ashtanga yoga 11 years ago while going through a divorce and suffering from a deep depression. Though I had been practicing yoga already for a decade, this practice [in particular] resonated with me deeply. I soon made my first pilgrimage to Mysore to practice with Sri K. Pattabbi Jois and now Paramaguru Sharath Jois. Immediately, my depression started to lift and my thoughts about dying subsided. I kept practicing. .
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Fast forward to June 2016, I was in a motorcycle accident and lost my right leg below the knee. In the hospital, I didn’t know if I would ever do another downward facing dog again. However, day two after the accident, I started to go through primary series in bed. I did what I could, breathing and moving what I could. I found I was able do so much more then my brain thought. If I didn’t do my practice, then I was a complete mess, emotionally and physically. The pain was too much to bear without practice. I continued to do what I could do. There were some very dark times. The depression crept in because a life-altering trauma takes time to process. I’m still processing, three years later, but the security of the practice gets me through. I am so lucky to have it as such a shining light that picks me up over and over again. I keep practicing! .
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Samantha is a kpjayi authorized teacher who practices in NYC at Brooklyn Yoga Club with Eddie Stern. She teaches at her home studio in Upstate New York, in Sharon CT at The Studio and is again starting to give motivational talks around the US.](http://scontent-mia3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/dc34a9aff738958d4d27ec0dd35df1fc/5C2245FD/t51.2885-15/e35/c53.0.214.214/41803266_547268872378583_846579247064872189_n.jpg "#YogaHeals: Samantha Fiona Lucas, @samanthalucasashtanga .
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“I stumbled upon Mysore-style Ashtanga yoga 11 years ago while going through a divorce and suffering from a deep depression. Though I had been practicing yoga already for a decade, this practice [in particular] resonated with me deeply. I soon made my first pilgrimage to Mysore to practice with Sri K. Pattabbi Jois and now Paramaguru Sharath Jois. Immediately, my depression started to lift and my thoughts about dying subsided. I kept practicing. .
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Fast forward to June 2016, I was in a motorcycle accident and lost my right leg below the knee. In the hospital, I didn’t know if I would ever do another downward facing dog again. However, day two after the accident, I started to go through primary series in bed. I did what I could, breathing and moving what I could. I found I was able do so much more then my brain thought. If I didn’t do my practice, then I was a complete mess, emotionally and physically. The pain was too much to bear without practice. I continued to do what I could do. There were some very dark times. The depression crept in because a life-altering trauma takes time to process. I’m still processing, three years later, but the security of the practice gets me through. I am so lucky to have it as such a shining light that picks me up over and over again. I keep practicing! .
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Samantha is a kpjayi authorized teacher who practices in NYC at Brooklyn Yoga Club with Eddie Stern. She teaches at her home studio in Upstate New York, in Sharon CT at The Studio and is again starting to give motivational talks around the US.")
