This past Saturday night I participated in a really inspiring event. More than 35 countries, hundreds of yoga studios and thousands of yoga practitioners worldwide gathered as a part of the Global Mala Project...and I was lucky enough to be at San Francisco's event.

The intention behind the event was to take the positive energy and peace that we gain on the mat in yoga off the mat and out into the world. The Global Mala Website says the project is, "a seed of a world-wide experiment into the power of meditation in action." Yum!

The event included yoga...We did 54 sun salutations (and boy did I feel it the next day), meditation, chanting, and kirtan which is a really inspiring call and response singing practice. Throughout the night, we were reminded of our intention of creating peace in our own hearts so we can share it with the world. It felt great.

I love that there are increasing numbers of things like this to connect with these days! The spirit of Global Mala is very much like the spirit of skipping movement. As individuals, we skip to express our joy and to contribute positive energy to the world...and collectively I truly believe we make a difference.

Even though there is a lot of really scary stuff happening in the world right now, it also is a truly exciting time to be alive with the ever expanding consciousness and awareness of increasing numbers of individuals around the globe. That's what I choose to focus on, instead of all of the fear that the media tries to feed me every day!

Onward and upward! Together we can and are changing the world...