mindful movement

From a tiny spark of color to full blossom, we can also grow to own our space by opening up and being brave in our own skin. We cultivate it in our practices and let it blossom out into our lives. How will you cultivate that spark today? If you need a mindful practice, join me for today's Take10Tuesday for a look inside our Taiji For Balance online program! #taketentuesday #taiji #shiftwithlucy #mindfulmoments #mindfulmovement #spacecreator #yinyang☯️ #breathingfuelsyourlife #taiji #qigonghealing #getyourdailypractice #taijieverydamnday (at Columbus, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jnidiA_qj/?igshid=27wwg2cdn00w

How will you create quiet wonder in your day? Need ideas? Try out our blog posts or check out our past Take10 Tuesday videos - they're only 10 minutes. www.shiftwithlucy.com/blog . . . #balanceisback #backtobalance #wonderlike #quietwonder #stillnessinstillness #internalmartialarts #☯️ #taiji #qigongeveryday #taijieveryday #taichieverywhere #taichieveryday #taijiforbalance (at Columbus, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byp5duMgjfa/?igshid=1l8zx5vceybnn

We did it! We launched our first Taiji For Balance Online Course! Woo hoo! So many folks have been asking for an online option with all of the detail, history, philosophy, meditations that go with the practice of taiji and I finally completed our first course. This has been 9 months in the works. Seriously. Nine months it took me. The time to create a human being! I am so happy and honestly so proud of this work. And I could not have done it without the help of fantastic encouraging friends, great students and a very patient Shift member Jeff Watt who videotaped HOURS of instruction - and edited it on top! Thank to all of you who have been so dedicated to this practice and Shift. #shift #taiji #taichi #balance #online #taichiforhealth #stress #peaceofmind #fibromyalgia #parkinsons #shiftwithlucy (at Shift with Lucy) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvy5MOHAoAI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mjlbt0qh9mog

Level 2 Snow Emergency means the studio is closed. No qigong classes this morning! We'll keep you updated on Yin Yoga for tonight. Level 2 Snow Emergency --Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. --Only those who feel it is necessary to drive should be out on the roads. --Contact your employer to see if you should report to work. --Absolutely no hanging of wet laundry outside wearing a t-shirt. . #qigong #snowemergency #classcanceled #cbus #yogacentralohio #yogaohio #grandviewohio #qigong #snow #shiftwithlucy #shifters (at Shift) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs2wrmJAFnp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1om9s5lpr7jpy

Feeling stuck? Don your hat and get out to breathe some cool fresh air! Stress gets sticky in office cubicle with recycled air! Shift your surroundings, shift the Qi (energy). . . . #balance #notice #shift #beinyourmoment #breathing #breathe #thisisyourlife #choice #yoga #taiji #qigong #balancedlife #grandviewohio #cbus #nature #getoutside https://www.instagram.com/p/BsqlvXKgTC7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jad4tvrchy74

Morning skies sometimes forecast what’s coming...#snow !! Made me think about simple planning and preparation...how about you? How do you start your day? Routinely? No prep, just go? Moment by moment? . . . #patternobserver #notice #breathe #trees #sky #beinyourmoment #yogacentralohio #skies #winter #winteriscoming #taiji #taichi #qigong #lifeispractice #practiceislife #shift #shiftwithlucy (at Shift) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsfnyKiAHOl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cszv78scoirs

I was out in the winter - which came to Ohio yesterday. Literally. (54 degrees one day, 28 the next!) And I noticed the trees that have kept their leaves...and wondered what I also might be holding on to that I may not need. And then...walking farther I noticed the sound of those leaves in the wind. I wasn’t able to capture exactly what I heard...but the soft, rustling chime made me realize that there may be some gifts to what I hold on to. That letting go has to be a thoughtful, patient practice of love. . . . #natureteaches #trees #grandviewohio #cbus #yogacentralohio #qigong #taiji #taichi #elements #be (at Shift) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsc9NWLgcci/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=arn8exm5n2m6

Spotted this nice reminder @tuesdaymorning while looking for some studio stuff! (at Tuesday Morning) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsBboCBgdC9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cb3oqes6gn5p

For this I am grateful. Thank you to the incredible teachers and support staff at Shift! It has been a year of big change and you’ve swum the waters with me. I am so grateful! Thank you for your exceptional continued teaching -and most of all - holding a space for everyone to ‘be’ so they can gather their fragments, draw them in, and feel whole and supported. Here’s to an exceptional year. Thankful you were all in it! And thanks to @latavolaonfirst for a DELICIOUS meal!! Shift Teachers: Kathy Anthony, Connie Makely, Ellyse Berry, Veda Cafazzo @swhite209 @priyapramodsingh @wchrysanthi Support staff: Lori Boldman, Sara Ernest, Michael Brennan, MaryJo Burkhard. (Many non-pictured, but deeply remembered!) . . . . . #staff #support #latavolaonfirst #nojudgment #space #holdingspace #community #communityovercompetition #love #centeringpractice #yoga #taichi #taiji #shift #shiftwithlucy #yogaeverydamnday #meditate #meditateeverydamnday (at La Tavola) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br--NZNAw8-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12zovlx2duwud

Qigong 8 week course begins Sunday, Jan 6 @ 10-11 am Start cultivating. . . . . #qigong #healthylifestyle #healing #practice #shift #shiftwithlucy #cbus #mindfulness #meditate #yinyang #5elements #cultivate #meridians #vessels #tao #taoism #be (at Shift) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br-y_ViA0bq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wjp2hfc9c0a5

Shifters! We have to cancel our Yoga Fun Flow with Priya tomorrow morning! But it's back on next weekend. Saturdays at 10:30 (SIGN UP ONLY). Remember, this is a free class - if you remember, just bring a can or a jar of peanut butter to donate to the First Community food bank. Thanks to all who have donated! #cbusgivesback #cbus #donate #freeyoga #shift #foodbank #mindfulmovement #share #giveback #grateful #yoga #shiftwithlucy #yogaeverydamnday #meditate #meditateeverydamnday #taichi #taichieverydamnday #taiji #taijieverydamnday #❤️ (at Shift) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br7_x7FAyPf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t3i3cbvg97xx

There is something about a misty@morning in the cold that is exquisite... If you missed yesterday morning, here ya go! It was stunning. Winter: This element reminds us too quiet, pause, cultivate...and its so reflective in our environment. Give yourself time... . . . . . #winter #peace #pause #yoga #qigong #taiji #balancingpractices #614yoga #614 #meditation #meditateeverydamnday #grateful #shift #shiftwithlucy #shiftgrandview (at Shift) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br5gAxtgswq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wp1ybswpo8e8

Get your blood pumping with great music and moves! Join Kathy Anthony today for Nia!! Nia today at 11:00 am Here we go! . . . . . . #nianow #move #shiftwithlucy #shift #dance #danceeverydamnedday #longlife #painfree #newday (at Shift) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br2oCbIAZaT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1aod9e4drhvlk

Warm, peaceful wishes to you all! ❤️😌🙏 #feelpeace #love #614 #youareenough #yoga #taichi #practicewhatyoupreach #practice #love #meditateeverydamnday (at Shift) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brz8-B0gvcW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ekpm10vq422j

Happy happy joy joy!! Hope you all enjoy your moments this season! Cheer from Shift! Have you been good? #santascoming #mistletoe #beengoodlately #shift #shiftwithlucy #merrychristmas #hohoho #beinyourmoment #cbus #614 #yogaeverydamnday #youareenough #grandview #ohio #nosnowyet (at Columbus, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrxyHcOA0dL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=df6o3c7no3ir

Winter Solstice celebration is happening!! “When?! When?!” you ask? Well, on the shortest day of the year!! Friday! Stop over to Shift and celebrate with us! Ring in the longer days a’comin! 6pm opening ceremony begins! #wintersolstice #longerdaysarecoming #shiftwithus ##shift #yogaeverydamnedday #taiji #qigong #peace mindfulness #mindfulcbus #mindfulmovement #mindthegap #cbus #healthycbus #shiftwithlucy #taketime #innervoice #intuitivevoice #letgo #allowin (at Shift) https://www.instagram.com/p/BriZNiCgDpq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nmd1qu6x503p

Bring a can of food, bring a buck or two! Any donation is welcome. Feel good about giving back, and feel good after a great class with Priya! Saturday mornings 10:30 - that's TOMORROW MORNING peeps! (put that on your calendar!) Tuesdays at 9:30 am Get the kinks out, without feeling pain the next day. See you in the morning! #yoga #cbusyoga #donationbasedclasses #donate #givebackcbus #giveback #shiftwithlucy #shift #yogaeveryday #yogapants #woohoo #jumpforjoy #thankful #ease #peace #yoganow #beinyourmoment #saturdaymorningyoga #free #freeclass #cansforaclass #cans #taiji #move #taichi #shiftgrandview (at Shift) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrYdeFLA-HD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18u5g437pd2jx