Dear Rainbow Hearted AcroYogis and Beyond.....
It is, as you have heard,
by some of the remarkable emailed comments over the last week POST PRIDEDOM DECOMPRESSION.
Please Read Below - with CREATIVE FLARE, the kind you might afford Rumi
...for those of you AcroYogis
who anticipated in joining the Rainbow fabulousness, but did not, may, indeed, NOW join the "Rainbow Renegades" who will live on in their Rainbow Lame' swimsuits forever....
on the AcroGREENS, in their cars, on their beach towels, to Friday night's AcroYoga Circle....BUT NOT IN the CLOSET!
Neither LOVE nor Rainbow lame' should be closeted.
...Francisco's Rainbow lame' is most memorable, (next year I want a special "pocket" for my hanging items)
PDA - PRIDEFUL Displays of AcroYoga
AcroYogis are a very special kula
of yoga minded-hearted-spirited beings that are
compelled to share the delight of the divine-Self
through high-spirited, mindful, mettaful displays
of trust, connection and playfulness.
It is then for us
"us" of various skills, abilities, interests, experiences and preferences
ALL who have a strange effinity for LOVE,
to PDA for the CAUSE.
I personally hold very dear to my heart the
LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered) Community.
the LGBT Community symbolizes those spirit-beings, being human,
who have come to the planet to represent (often times enduring hate)
humanity's ultimate lesson at this time
ACCEPTANCE and LOVE.
AcroYoga is a politic, it is a practice that makes a statement.
AcroYogis are the "Special Forces" of the yoga world.
My friends, we are the ones we have been waiting for.
AcroYogis are the "Rainbow Renegades" - we practice love, acceptance, respect, accurate self-assessment, which ultimately expresses personal choice, and empowerment, AND the ultimate - self-responsibility.
PRIDE en-vibes the AcroYoga moto "Sensitivity before Strength"
...tee hee, it gives it a whole new meaning really ;)
AcroYogis, men and women alike,
Bases of every sex,
and Flyers of every capacity
represent those that CHOOSE to express unity
we choose to display our unity through the practice of
TRUST, CONNECTION, and PLAYFULNESS.
It is with the deepest honor and gratitude to you for that PRIDEFUL weekend,
YOU who "put out" (and I don't mean shamelessly)
BUT, "put out" by turning it on -
you turned on your light, your willingness, your effort to
synchronistically
create for hours in harmony
it's is no easy task to do AcroYoga,
NOT TO MENTION
AcroYoga while lathered-up in sunscreen,
bright tacky outfits and too much glitter running down the sides
of our endlessly smiling tired faces, while the PRIDE Safety Team ran us ragged
and I mean we were RUNNING,
(supported in solidarity by our parasol shaded float brigade:
Frank, Daniel, Ben, Karen, Maral...we missed you David)
3-miles running down the skorching hot pavement streets of Hillcrest
shouting our mantric-love poem:
READY-OM-KAY!!!
...making our bodies into the symbol of unity and inclusion
by grace, trustingly sitting our rumps down on each other, in the middle of the street,
no-handed, sitting chair-circles
and bumping our partners - straight and same-sex couples alike, we hold nothing back...
with umbrellas in our hands
shading each other with love, with kindess, with metta.
A very special thank you to the
"Rainbow Renegades"
Karen "I'll Base You Fly" Abbott
Francisco Malibu "I'll Hang It Where You Want It" Urquidi
Ben "I'll Show You How To Screw" Willetts
Mark "I'll Float Your Boat" & Renee "Traffic Control" Johnson
Jack "I Vow To Be Colorful" Rudra
Rachel Dragonfly "I Fly Skyscrapers" Noice
Maral "Throne Me But Don't Throne Me Off" Hadidi
Jennjer "Lushest Lashes" Dare
Rainbow "I Wasn't Named After This Event" Harper
Jennifer "Next Time Show Me Some Skin" Miller
Chris "Ride My Pony" Burns
Natacha "I'll Come A Long Way for You Baby" Sagalovsky
Carolinda "I'll Hoop, You Fly"
Jason "Base of the Bases (AKA I'll Sweep You Off Your Feet)" Williams
Brent "Tie Me Up In Braids" Skeen
Daniel "Don't Chain Me Down" Salerno
Steve "Filming Flamingo" Santini
Sonia "Who's Your Mamma" Reese
Sarsten "Rob Me From the Cradle" Noice
Bo Bonnie "Bad Ass, Nice Ass" Anderson
Fabiana "I'll Hoop Harleys Around You" Megale
Hazel "I'll Hoop Rainbows Around You"
Michelle "Beyond a Fish Eye Lens View"
Laurin "Bust out a Bakasana" White
Simone "I'll Show YOU Tightey Whities" Ressner
Cat "I'll Get Your Groove On" Gidders
David "I'll Get You Next Time" Booker
Jenny "I'm With You In Spirit" Melnick
thank you to ALL that contributed in Spirit and in FUNding for the 2010
2nd Annual PDA (Prideful Displays of AcroYoga)
and for showing up on the SD AcroGREENS for support, camaraderie, and rehearsal,
and of course, to all of our 200,000
adoring San Diego Pride Parade Fans.
Yes, PRIDE, San Diego's LARGEST Civic Event
is indeed this Kula's favorite and most colorful PDA event to date......
AND we have two dates to date
Congratulations San Diego AcroYoga Kula
for a 2nd Annual PRIDEFUL PDA....2009, 2010
next year 2011, "FLY THE FRIENDLY SKIES"
they will have to pay extra for Frist Class feets!
Vision for 2011 PRIDE PARADE: San Diego AcroYoga gets sponsored by Nike for all of the shin splints we acquired while RUNNING the Pride Parade Route.....it was a marathon.
With loving adoration and PRIDEFUL thanks,
Mara "Get Me A Whip, and I Don't Mean Whip Cream" Harris
