May 5, 2025-June 8, 2026, 10:00-10:30 Eastern Time Zone - Explore Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes' Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves
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JANUARY 2026
Session 28 - January 5, 2026 - Anticipate the Hard https://youtu.be/4Z7r7Ey4AZo (32:09) Chair and floor practice https://lutheridge.org/fall_spring_programs/wild-women-weekends/
Session 29 - January 12, 2026 - Guffaws are GREAT! https://youtu.be/xeVa5HMKzUw (30:07) Mostly chair today!
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - January 19, 2026 - If you are in the Midlands Area of SC (and it's worth the drive if you're not), attend Ascension Lutheran Church's worship at 4:00 pm to celebrate!
Chair Practice: Chair Yoga Near a Cornfield (34:07) -- Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Llord-Jones "23rd Psalm," 100 Psalm, core strengthening, laugh muscles stretching, What do you need to let go of that no longer serves you well?
Mat Practice: https://youtu.be/JNu0dHFsYjA (53:45 min) Mat Yoga Around the Broam Home: The Greenhouse Effect #6 -- Bloom Where You're Planted (or Quarantined) -- hydrangea, confederate rose, tea olive, blueberries, DD’s good fit ministry zipaDeeBee Bangle
(Exodus 31:3: and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills--) -- https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2020/04/zipadeebee-baubles-and-bangels-dds-good.html
Session 30 - January 26, 2026 - The Power of Play and Creativity (Day 34)
FEBRUARY 2026
Session 31 - February 2, 2026 - Nurturing Emotional Wellness (Day 35)
Session 32 - February 9, 2026 - Stillness is the Better Part (Day 36)
Presidents Day Holiday - February 16, 2026
Session 33 - February 23, 2026 - Mindfulness Matters (Day 37)
MARCH 2026
Session 34 - March 2, 2026 - Minding the Body (Day 38)
Session 35 - March 9, 2026 - Loved and Loving (Day 39)
Session 36 - March 16, 2026 - Wise Speech (Day 40)
Session 37 - March 23, 2026 - Meditating on the Word (Day 41)
Session 38 - March 30, 2026 - The Skilled Mind (Day 42)
APRIL 2026
Session 39 - April 6, 2026 - Making Time for Self-Care (Day 43)
Session 40 - April 13, 2026 - Automating Self-Care (Day 44)
Session 41 - April 20, 2026 - Maintaining Margin (Day 45)
Session 42 - April 27, 2026 - The Power of Cease (Day 46)
MAY 2026
Session 43 - May 4, 2026 - Care in the Community (Day 47)
Session 44 - May 11, 2026 - The Self-Care Rule of Life (Day 48)
Session 45 - May 18, 2026 - Resurrecting Self-Care (Day 49)
Memorial Day Holiday - May 25, 2026
JUNE 2026
Session 46 - June 1, 2026 - Wrap Up and Review
MAY 2025
Day 1 - May 5 - You are God's Perfect Gift! Remember, even when a taco falls apart, it still tastes delicious~Happy Cinco de Mayo! https://youtu.be/O_Bl8HumNXI (31:40 min)
Day 2 - May 12 - Self -Love is NOT Selfish~ Find your place to watch the rain https://youtu.be/wtQpZMRo8rM (26:45 min)
Day 3 - May 19 - Self-Care is Good Stewardship - https://youtu.be/0urL70wC4nI (34:06 min)
Memorial Day Holiday - May 26 -
Chair Practice: Chair Yoga Over a Marina (29:15) -- introduction, quote from Glennon Doyle's Untamed -- https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2020/06/touch-tree.html
Mat Practice: https://youtu.be/jdz20tzVcCI (51:59 min) -- Mat Yoga Around the Broam Home: The Green House Effect #1 -- Self Care -- 23rd Psalm: Free to Believe (23rd Psalm) -- https://youtu.be/OHpd5TEpFnc, Morning Routines, Bedtime Routines: http://vitamindb.blogspot.com/2020/04/zebras-catch-zzzzzs.html
JUNE 2025
Day 4 - June 2 - Be a star! Shine God's love bright in the world, speaking your language, your tongue, as of fire (Acts 2:3) https://youtu.be/-MhFu497x70 (26:49 min)
Day 5 - June 9 - Oops! I'm at Lutheridge today working with Grandparents' Camp. Try one of our previous sessions! See you on the 16th!
Day 6 - June 16 - Self-Care is Subversive, Reparative, and Sacred - https://youtu.be/KC9XVgTZB34?si=tm5taBpF835PWMYc (27:37 min)
Day 7 - June 23 - I've Got a River of Life Flowing Out of Me! - https://youtu.be/7TMlcFJIyy0 (30:59 min)
Day 8 - June 30 - Daily Bread - https://youtu.be/ZOHKVKkb1nA (33:44 min)
JULY 2025
July 7 & 14 - Sr. D'Etta attends World Diakonia Federation Assembly in Moshi, Tanzania!
Chair Practice: Chair Yoga On a Beach (28:31) -- dedicated to Mrs. Jane and her family -- clouds in the sky, clouds on your heart, Deni Ashby's (Ocean Om Yoga at Edisto Beach) words of wisdom -- "clouds of negative situations"
Mat Practice: https://youtu.be/J9c1wchjxqU (47:52 min) Mat Yoga Around the Broam Home: The Green House Effect #2 -- Caring for Others -- Pisgah’s 6 Signs of Living -- Praise God, Increase Faith, Step It Up Give Generously, Accept All, Help Others https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71964/7-scientific-benefits-helping-others
Day 9 - July 21 - God gives rest to those He loves! https://youtu.be/anW4KisDkng (26:35 min)
Day 10 - July 28 - Having a ball with MOOOving! https://youtu.be/1la73XO2OAE (30:11 min)
MELT Method Soft Ball Mini Hand Treatment: https://youtu.be/g4iSWf7C5ZQ?si=YWPLqaGp2mDGvZV5 (6:48 min)
MELT Method Soft Ball Foot Treatment: https://youtu.be/vEpuhs9Pru8
AUGUST 2025
Day 11 - August 4 - mindfulness, bodyfulness, heartfulness - https://youtu.be/HnnprLGFsl4 (32:22 min)
Day 12 - August 11 - relationships over riches - https://youtu.be/u1eZJR327a4 (33:51 min)
Day 13 - August 18 - Good Self-Care Shepherds - https://youtu.be/xAuovv2px60 (28:25 min)
Day 14 - August 25 - MMM14/46 - Cultivating Self-Compassion - https://youtu.be/NQiCqDUmBBI (30:37)
SEPTEMBER 2025
Labor Day Holiday - September 1
Chair Practice: Chair Yoga Under a Tree (25:33) -- reinforcing Glennon's quote
Mat Practice: https://youtu.be/4Qfh_zE32ic (49:33 min) Mat Yoga Around the Broam Home: The Green House Effect #3 -- Resilience -- What you do when goats eat your roses or crash your yoga practice . . . Resilience by Dr. Linda Graham, pp. 48-49, "Belly Botany,"
September 8 - Chicago - Visit with Childhood Friend and Deaconess Community Life Planning Committee
September 15 - "Substitute Friend" Cruising the Caribbean with Sister Sara
Day 15, 16, 17 - September 22 - MMM 15/46 Bonk! "Shoulds," Have Self-Compassion, and Affirm Your "Enough-ness" https://youtu.be/0aq5b41ZjR8 (25:43) [mat class]
Day 18 - September 29 - MMM 16/46 I am beautifully and wonderfully made in the image of God~Psalm 139 https://youtu.be/wtePjSP0v5s (30:36)
OCTOBER 2025
Day 19 - October 6 - MMM 17/46 Web of Support - https://youtu.be/spU_yZZ01FM (28:35) [mat class]
Day 20 - October 13 - MMM 18/46 God WIll Care for YOU - https://youtu.be/L2q_GwHBrJQ (33:33) [mat class]
October 20 - Attending Sr. Paula's Ordination - Try a previous class or one of the following!
Chair Practice: Chair Yoga In the Woods (32:36) -- reinforcing Deni's words of wisdom
Mat Practice:
https://youtu.be/3NtIbveKfsE (53:34 min) Mat Yoga Around the Broam Home: The Green House Effect #4: Yoga Cleanup -- side yard, clearing clutter, detoxing, what is no longer serving you . . . let it go! “Cleanup Clara” can make something new with your old. “Wring it out” (TWIST) to make space for what’s next.
Sink Reflections by Marla Cilley--The Flylady, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
October 27 - MMM 19/46 Setting Healthy Boundaries - https://youtu.be/hGeUwxRlbjI
The group participated in a guided yoga session led by D'Etta, focusing on setting and maintaining personal boundaries while emphasizing self-care. They discussed the importance of how boundaries are different for everyone, so be flexible with honoring boundaries. One size does not fit all. Respect others and the value the need to communicate needs clearly. The book "Say the Thing" may be helpful in boundary communication. The session concluded with a meditation and blessings for the day.
NOVEMBER 2025
November 3 - MMM 20/46 https://youtu.be/AMoiZnc8ikg (31:45) [shared on the mat]
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November 10 - Sr. D'Etta attends the 2025 ELCA Deaconess Assembly in Chicago
Chair Practice: Chair Yoga By a Pool (33:20) -- how God works in and through our fears, worries, yucky experiences and thoughts
Mat Practice: https://youtu.be/PeL3v8ncjQA (53:30 min) Mat Yoga Around the Broam Home: The Green House Effect #5 -- Light the Fire -- The Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 6:19 -- The Holy Spirit of Christ dwells within you. It gives you the power to love, to be just, to work for peace, and to care for the creation.
“In me there is a light, and it lights the whole world. It radiates truth, boundless will, action, and knowledge.”
Romans 8:28 English Standard Version
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Song~
Fountain Flowing -- Deep and Wide
Mountain Standing -- Tall and Strong
River Roaring -- Swift and Loud
Lake Looking -- Still and Calm
Ocean Tides -- High and Low
“Light the Fire” ~ Ed Kilbourne
I stand to praise You
But I fall on my knees
My spirit is hungry
But my flesh is so weak
Light the fire
(Light the fire)
In my soul
(In my weary soul)
Fan the flame
(Fan the flame)
Make me whole
(Make my spirit whole)
Lord, You know
(Lord, You know)
Where I've been
(Where I've been)
So light the fire
In my heart…
May God give you peace for every trial. May God give you courage for every mile. May God give you comfort and be your friend and give you life eternal, life without end.
November 17 - https://youtu.be/6NAzOap-g_w (30:16 min, a chair practice)
November 24 - MMM22/46 Watch Out for Energy Vampires https://youtu.be/EcrEi4ymf3U (32:28, floor practice with cueing for a chair practice)
DECEMBER 2025
December 1 - MMM 23/46 Holding Social Media Boundaries https://youtu.be/W-j1bpPPu2Q (28:09) [chair practice] T=true, H=helpful, I=inspiring, N=necessary, K=kind and T=This, I=I, N=Noticed, audio example of a Sound Bath: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V4ZSMzZImEQlbNTxbz2DLiOvRqhC6dms/view?usp=sharing (2:10)
We're halfway there!
Session 24 - December 8 - Day 28, Mind Your Boundaries - https://youtu.be/qYSMyY48D60 (29:02)
Session 25 - December 15 - Day 29, Honoring Emotions - https://youtu.be/GklkmGCfeL0?si=XzRDV3V7n5vPBCZS (34:21)
Session 26 - December 22 - 12 Days of an Active Christmas - https://youtu.be/YJ3cG18C8II?si=YFqeWUM1x7Zu_2XD (15:33) Chair & Floor Options
Session 27 - December 29 - Day 30-31, Finding Your Joy & Honoring Your Anger - https://youtu.be/UA5R_uZcWn0 (29:29) Chair & Floor Options