March: Nests and Eggs - Robins
European Robin, part of the flycatcher family
Exploring nesting and the harbingers of spring and hope. Consider what creates “home” and what gets in the way. What eggs are being incubated or hatched right now?
Relationship of First and Second Cakras - Root and Seed, Earth and Water, Tribe and individual spirit….
Red Breast Chest - Head surrendering to Heart
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
A few fun youtube videos about Robins!:
Robins nest – how its made: https://youtube.com/shorts/hSYrnIIKPDo?si=tjCOSdIpWQtztIHv
Video in 1 minute of nesting to hatching! https://youtube.com/shorts/xJi8mZ0GyKA?si=8Q78MdAxblJK289N
Blue Eggs - https://youtube.com/shorts/2f4pn1Ysnr4?si=2fA7N81SxCqT4BGo
100 minutes of Nest Building – lovely background visuals! - https://youtu.be/6KWx1ykFKVE?si=r7EKUhpJSJJlQl9U
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Intro from An Alamanac of Birds - A Deck from Maria Popova
Image from Maira Popova’s Deck
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Story of Robin’s Red Chest from Ornithography by J Roux (pdf)
Poems from 3-1-26 (pdf)
Dharma Talk (30 mins) from Victor von der Heyde called Visible and Invisible Roots about ways to be when the world looks bleak…
AMERICAN ROBIN - which is really a blackbird with a red chest and part of the thrush family.
Photos of hummingbird nests from Mexico sent by Rosemary
Recordings for 3/1:
Practice: From 7am - 8.50am
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/PeipskTtE1cdonnn_7ZfrY3uBauVIHNNexLnvNGOeYvk4-EWPPhFlfg54eDNEaEs.F85o8rj4rzkT8dcp
Discussion: From 8.55am - 9.30am
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/O4kgheOdghahy1Dsf9f7QL16thliwoIWRzkoG4RZOV_g1U50xCFh52VKk873Kc4.FeM5VyDM4tyD-G3Y
X-tra Practice Resources:
Audio: Back to the Nest Meditation - 20mins MP (Last meditation in a Cakra Voyage)
Audio: Finding My Belly Breath Meditation - 24mins - MP - Can be done lying down!
Zoom: Basics Online Class from 2/18/26 MP focusing on 1st and 2nd Cakra
Energy Body Meditation from Victor von der Heyde - 15mins
BALANCING! A great theme for the Spring Equinox. Consider the in person or online equinox celebration: Nest Yoga Workshop (Oakland) on 3/22
