| 🔼 | Don’t panic. Stay calm. Take a deep breath. Yes these are uncertain chaotic times. Don’t freak out. We can’t stop covid19 from spreading but we can slow it down. Wash your hands. Stay home if you’re sick. Do the right things. Support local and small business. Tip generously. People will struggle with this. Be there for them. Check in by text, call, or video chat. We can have our community virtually for now time being. Stay positive. Photo by Flux. Image: brown asian person in black and white leggings in revolved triangle yoga pose with a triangular shape and one arm reach up to the sky in an outdoor setting with snow on the ground. #keepyourheadup #revolvedtrianglepose #yogaforhealing #ParivrttaTrikonasana #sacredgeometry https://www.instagram.com/p/B9uqINpBynK/?igshid=lbm5g3hgtgpj

“If you want to heal your loneliness, you first have to learn how to heal yourself, be there for yourself, and cultivate your own inner garden of love, acceptance, and understanding.” - Thich Nhat Hanh #portlandjapanesegarden #wintergardening #pnw #solowalks #meditation #sonyalpha (at Portland Japanese Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7h4WRZBK6p/?igshid=uk3kn8zgdr9e

| winter solstice | Winter Soltice marks the peak of #yin energy and the birth of the spark of yang energy. Be gentle to yourselves in this inward time of introspection. What seeds are you cultivating in the darkness? What will you nurture when spring returns? Blessed be on this longest night. Happy solstice wishes to you and yours. Collage by Raymond G. Perez #wintersolstice #winterwonderland #collage #sacredgeometry #torus #spark #cultivatecreativity https://www.instagram.com/p/B6XCm1eBqEa/?igshid=swxumgmbrqhl

| 🌙 | With a waning moonlight glow, we walk on snow covered forest paths in the dark. Above us, the stars and the cool blue hue of the moon guide our way as it’s gentle light reflects off the glittering crystals embedded on the surface of white blankets below. Standing on a ridge top, we flow through tai chi movements and water bend the air surrounding us, gathering the energy of the space through our bodies. Our skin tingles from the magic of the mountain. Afterwards we join our friends huddled around the fire of this rustic gingerbread cabin. #moonlightmagic #moonlight #rusticcabin #thatpnwlife #mountainlife https://www.instagram.com/p/B6MujMvhspI/?igshid=l1iukdl1nuqj

| Reach | I’m so happy to announce that I got the scholarship and I will be starting #yogateachertraining in January 2020 at @yogariotpdx. My heart is bursting with joy. I’m so grateful for this opportunity. May you all keep reaching for what your heart desires. Blessings to all of you that showed me overwhelming support. Much love to you! #yoga #yogadude #yogaforlife #pnw https://www.instagram.com/p/B6H2e8OBwZ7/?igshid=18h33oydyug4t

| divine light | Ever feel sometimes there are greater forces at work that have a better plan for you? Yesterday I felt that light shining down on me. When my flight to LA got cancelled I wanted to get out in nature. I always feel more grounded in the outdoors. Luckily @colinontheashbaugh answered the call. Thanks for letting me join your adventure! It was well worth going the unmarked path. We found a great elevated lookout view facing the cascading waterfalls. #blessedbe #getoutdoors #pnwonderland https://www.instagram.com/p/B4aI_k4holK/?igshid=10csmc0t3udce

| 🍁🔥 | This tree’s brilliance was blazin’. #nofilterneeded #japanesemaple #autumn https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LU3ybh3DH/?igshid=wn9jd3kwbu6g

| समस्थिति | “I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These are your greatest treasures.” —Lao Tzu #samasthiti #twilight #mindfulness #tao #meditation #witchy #inward #magick #jedi #cloak #light #dark #yoga #silhouette #mountain #tadasana (at Somewhere on the Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Xnjr5B72Y/?igshid=1f9txlqqystuz

| introverted | There are times I find great comfort being alone, particularly in special places that with just a little bit of extra effort, I can have to myself. #soloadventure #sonyalpha #nofilter #staywild #waterfall #pnw #skinnydipping #neverstopexploring #thatpnwlife #pnwonderland https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm7esFPhAOf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tqi0slcr5epe

🍁🍂 Loving the #warmth and #vivid #colors of the #autumn #trees in the #southwest https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo5ifxABqAn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rzwv2gsafrbc

| autumnal sun | Saying my official goodbye to the season to the river goddess. I now embrace #Autumn in all its glory. “Sometimes a mortal feels in himself Nature -- not his Father but his Mother stirs within him, and he becomes immortal with her immortality. From time to time she claims kindredship with us, and some globule from her veins steals up into our own. I am the autumnal sun, With autumn gales my race is run; When will the hazel put forth its flowers, Or the grape ripen under my bowers? When will the harvest or the hunter's moon Turn my midnight into mid-noon? I am all sere and yellow, And to my core mellow. The mast is dropping within my woods, The winter is lurking within my moods, And the rustling of the withered leaf Is the constant music of my grief...” - Henry David Thoreau #nofilter #autumnalsun #adventureswithvajrabell (at Columbia River Gorge) https://www.instagram.com/p/BophnX1Bhh-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7d6affjuqe1z

| sunset matrix | Tonight’s living room window view into another time and place. 📷 by Vajra Bell. Edit by Sunray #adventureswithvajrabell #sunsetmatrix #gloaming #staywild #getoutdoors #pnw #sunset #matrix #lightmatrix

| Sunday | The #summer #sunrise view from my backyard. Appreciating the peaceful morning waking up to song birds chirping in the trees. (at Brentwood-Darlington, Portland, Oregon)

| flow | Midweek memories from an amazing trek into the forest to revisit one of my favorite #waterfalls Incredible day with @jdurtschi exploring the forests. I followed my intuition and we got treated to a spontaneous live jazz trio after our hike. I wish I had video of it but sometimes it’s just better to be in the moment and enjoy the gifts around us, right? #waterfallwednesday #chasingwaterfalls #getoutdoors #neverstopexploring (at Oregon)

| myst | Finally returned to #wilderness after being in the city for weeks. Realized how out of shape I got. I always feel more balanced when I’m out in the #forest with my head in the #clouds These scenes feel like the #mysterious #lands of #myst