Today,….hoy,
oggi,…today! THIS DAY!
It is this day,…it must be THIS DAY, that I choose,… to
be alive, to be awake, to make mistakes, to say, “I don’t know” ….Today is the
day, that I let go, release and fly free.
What makes this day different than any other,…It is TODAY,…Maybe I will “fail”
to LET GO… Maybe I will fail to BE FULLY awake!... but, then I will begin again….I
will give my heart to this effort.
I
will let go of suffering and move forward…I remind myself and students: You ARE your best teacher, the answers lie
within…So,..JUMP, SOAR, FLY! AND…sit….THIS is the best teaching SIT…Not
everyone who practices Yoga is aware that the word ASANA ( which is a part of
most of the Sanskrit words that describe the POSTURES we take in the physical “practice”
of Yoga,…Asana translates to ‘TAKING ONE’S SEAT’,… therefore, What we are ATTEMPTING
to do,…is TAKE A SEAT, in the shapes that we make in a Yoga “class”…What does
that EVEN mean?????
How can I ‘TAKE
A SEAT’ in Warrior II
while standing and extending my💓🙏 arms and activating my
inner thighs and pulling into my 1st, 2nd and 3rd
chakras,… How do I engage mulabhanda and SIT ,….
The answer
is SIMPLE,… ( I didn’t say easy, I said,…simple)
The breath
is smooth and even,…the posture allows for strength and flexibility to present themselves…and
then, in the stillness, breathing, holding the space of the posture (shape,
pose) there is a moment that exists,…DO YOU CREATE IT?... I actually think that
it is ALWAYS there, always present but when we are quiet, we notice it,…we pay
attention.
Your body
has to cooperate to an extent to be able to be still and listen,… How do you do
this?...PRACTICE these postures, eat well, sleep well, sit still A LOT,..
be compassionate
…take
care of yourself, others and the earth. Continuity, consistency …stay the course,…
sit when you are happy, sit when you are sad, sit when you are active, sit when
you are mad, sit when the sun rises, sit when the time presents itself. The opportunity to be with yourself is
available many times each day, I know you say you are too busy, you say," it’s
too hard",…..
Rewrite the
story, today is a new day. Today, you
start again,… and then ONE DAY,….one day soon,… you will be in a shape, a yoga
asana,… You will “sit” in the posture and breath, your body will be at ease and
the great answers that you seek will become a beautiful song in your heart,..
you will hear the song like beautiful music, your heart will dance, your soul
will shine and it will be TODAY!
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