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My horoscope is: Leo

Favorite word: Faith

Thankful for:  Life, in general and all the folks who have journeyed with me in this life

What gives me peace:  Nature

Three words that describe me:  Grounded, sassy and intuitive

Why I do Qigong:  For mobility and improve energy flow

Favorite book:  Red Tent

Can't live without:  Ritual

For play I: Travel and visit friends

Favorite quote:  "“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou

My horoscope is: Leo

Favorite word:  Soporific

Thankful for:  My sons

What gives me peace:  Being in my garden

Three words that describe me:  Funny, smart, impatient

Why I do Qigong and Yoga:  For my health and well-being

Favorite book:  A Gentleman in Moscow

Place to explore:   The woods

Can't live without:  My Tibetan Terrier

For play I:  Do theater, birdwatch

Favorite quote:  "Be yourself.  Everyone else is already taken"   -Oscar Wilde

My horoscope sign is: Aries, the ram
My nickname is Connie, Con to my closest peeps
I am thankful for: The many blessings in my life
What gives me peace is: Having peace of mind
Three words that describe me are: Loyal, consistent and kind
Why I do Qigong and Yoga: Because it makes me feel good
My favorite book is: The Island of The Blue Dolphins
My sacred place to explore is: Dreams and creative visualizations and beaches
I just can’t live without: Love
For play I: Hang with my friends and my dog, make art, ride my bike,  or get silly and joke with family
My favorite quote is: "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." - Forest Gump or "It's only a thought and thoughts can change" -Louise Hay

My horoscope sign is:  Pisces
My nickname is: Cassy
My favorite word is:  Hug
I am thankful for:  Good friends and fireplaces
What gives me peace is the: open road and good country music on the radio
Three words that describe me are: Detailed, conscientious, and explorer 
Why I do Qigong and Yoga:  I love the way it makes me feel and allows me to help others in a gentle, but effective way
My favorite book is: Every Day Spirit by Mary Davis
My sacred place to explore is: a country dirt back road
I just can’t live without: Good friends, good desserts and laughter
For play I love to: Dance
My favorite quote is: "Just breathe"

My horoscope is: Virgo

My favorite word is: Magic

I am thankful for:  Family, my dog Scarlett, my home and health 

What gives me peace: Quiet moments when I connect with the divine.

Three words that describe me are:  Creative, caring and intuitive

Why I do Yoga and Qigong: To become present, calm and healthy. As I age it helps me move with ease and with less aches and pains

My favorite books: The Boy Who Grew Flowers, The Book of Love, Four Agreements, Art of Hearing Heartbeats

My sacred place to explore: Sandy beaches, book stores and the forest

I just can't live without: Chocolate, books,  and sacred rituals

For play: I crochet, bake, decorate, read, garden, work with essential oils and herbs and hike 

My favorite quote is: "I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles." - Audrey Hepburn

My horoscope is: Pisces 

Favorite word:  Believe

Thankful for:  This moment

What gives me peace:  The sea 

Three words that describe me: Resilient, generous, dreamer

Why I do Qigong and Yoga: To close my eyes, to take a pause, to connect deeply, 

Favorite book:  Anything by Thich Nhat Hanh 

Place to explore:  Greek islands  

Can't live without: Pizza

For play I:  Sing silly tunes making up words as I go along 

Favorite quote:  "I’ll worry about that tomorrow."    -Scarlett o’hara

My horoscope sign is: Sagittarius 
My favorite word is: Joy
I am thankful for my: Family, friends and health
What gives me peace is: Being in nature
Three words that describe me are: Curious, compassionate, and kind
Why I do Qigong and Yoga: When doing qigong it feels like I've come home to myself. 
My favorite book is The Warmth of Other Suns 

My sacred place to explore is: An expansive beach at low tide
I just can’t live without: Dark chocolate
For play I: Hike, kayak, gather with friends, and listen to live music
My favorite quote is:  "In a world where you can be anything, be kind."  -Jennifer Dukes Lee

My horoscope sign is: Pisces

My favorite word is: Love

I wish for: Balance and fulfillment

I am thankful for: My family, friends, teachers, my dog Violet, joyful laughter, love, the spirit of nature that surrounds me

What gives me peace: Connections with people. I love a spiritual practice, gardening, qigong and yoga practice, snuggles with Violet, writing and reading

Three words that describe me are: Emotional, loving and stubborn

Why I do Yoga and Qigong: It grounds my senses to my body and quiets my mind

What inspires me: My children, acts of kindness, envisioning my hopes and dreams, planting a garden and watching it flourish, natural settings, sunsets

My favorite book is: Opening Our Wild Hearts to the Healing Herbs

My sacred place: The forest and pond where I live

I just can't live without: Love and laughter

My favorite food is: Pizza

For play I: Want to be outside preferably barefoot, digging in the garden, being near or in water, walking in the woods, spending time with loved ones, reading, binge watching Netflix

My favorite quote is: "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience." -Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

My horoscope sign is:  Gemini
My favorite word is:  Feel
I am thankful for: This life 
What gives me peace is: energy work and meditation  
Three words that describe me are: compassionate, adaptable and smart
Why I do Qigong and Yoga: For health, happiness and peace  
My favorite book is: Too many to name. I'm re-reading a Whole New Life right now  
My sacred place to explore is:  Mount Desert Island, ME
I just can’t live without: Love  
For play I: Play with my grandkids
My favorite quote is  "We don't have a problem, we just need a plan.”  -Timothy Leary

My horoscope sign is: Leo
My favorite word is: Yes
I am thankful for: My parents, my mentors, kind gestures, podcasts, my bike, my yoga mat, my health, family, and friends
What gives me peace is: Quiet, yoga, qigong, meditation, walking, and swimming
Three words that describe me are: Patient, energetic, and thoughtful
Why I do Qigong and Yoga: I really need this stuff to balance both my inner world and external demands. Simply put, it helps me survive, be a better person, be a better friend to myself and others,  and get through life with a little more grace 
My favorite book: Is anything by John Steinbeck
My sacred place is:  To explore  the human mind and spirit
I just can’t live without: A salad every day
For play: I love movies and a good game of scrabble

My favorite quote is: “My Commitment to myself and the world is to walk through the doors that are open when they are consistent with what I want to say and what I want to do.” - Tara Mohr

My horoscope is: Capricorn

My nickname is: 'Mom'   lol

My favorite word:  OMG 

I am thankful for: Everything

What gives me peace:  My qigong practice

Three words that describe me: Passionate, creative  and caring

One of my favorite books: Anatomy of the Spirit

My sacred place is:  The woods

I just can't live without: Music

Favorite quote: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson