I’m starting this post out with a big WOO HOO! And that comes courtesy of the simple fact that winter in northeast Ohio is officially over. Spring has sprung, and those of us lucky enough to live in Ohio (yeah – I really feel that way!) can forget about letting it snow, snow, snow. It’s that glorious time of year when we let it GREEN, let it GREEN, let it GREEN.

I can’t tell you how much pleasure I derive from looking out the window into my backyard and seeing a virtual sea of green. In fact, any window will do. Last weekend on a long road trip I noticed that I was feeling an overwhelming sense of joy in my heart. I looked around and realized that the earth all around me was bursting with the color of green – from the grass, to the bushes, to the budding green leaves on the trees. It was a big honking orgy of green goodness!

I always knew I liked the color green, but over the past month I’ve come to have a deeper understanding of its significance. Green is the color of the anahata or heart chakra. When our anahata chakra is open and balanced, we are compassionate, loving, self-loving, empathetic, peaceful, and balanced. Those are all qualities that I aspire to.

The sudden appearance of the green in the spring is like a mental cue to me to be more loving of myself and others, and it reminds me that there is an infinite supply of love (just ask my husband when he keeps having to mow that green grass!).

All this green outside has really gotten me in touch with my heart chakra, and perhaps, I don’t think it is a coincidence that I have a couple recent green acquisitions: my eKO Lite moss green mat from Manduka and an awesome new Luck t-shirt.

 

I met Michelle the awesome yogini that started WEARLUCK.com at the Tadasana Festival. The idea behind their WEAR LUCK clothing line was created to trigger the ideas and thoughts that make us happy. WEARLUCK wants you to find your happiness within and know that you can achieve what you really want in life when you set your intention, dream, and believe in it. When we focus on these happy ideas and thoughts, guess what? They will naturally happen. My Luck t-shirt is kind of like a yellow sticky note reminder for me to stay focused on my intentions and to keep my heart chakra open and balanced.

 

The inside of the shirt also has a spiritual (or fortune cookie) message. My shirt says, “Prosperity You are Just Getting Started” and has the following message on the tag:

Prosperity

You can do anything! Wear this lucky PROSPERITY Bamboo* Tee as a reminder to be fertile in your thoughts, always enjoy what you have, accept where you are, pursue where you want to be, and remember where you came from!

Hmmm, sounds a little like the concept of santosha to me!

This lovely rose bush magically appeared this spring in my herb garden!

Lucky for me, the trees in Ohio stay green until fall, so I’ve got a constant reminder to keep my heart full of love and joy, to stay focused on my intentions, and to bring me balance. Come on, sing along with me – Let it Green, Let it Green, Let it Green!

*Shirt is made of 68% bamboo, 27% cotton, and 5% spandex.

Feeling lucky? Take a trip over to wearluck.com and check out their entire line of inspirational tops, pants skirts, vests, and gifts, and be sure to leave a comment that you heard about them on The Daily Downward Dog.

Want some additional green inspiration? Check out this yoga clothing spring greens collection from my fellow yogini pal Lo.