We are inundated with tips and ideas of how to stay positive and feel good, and yet we still don’t. Interestingly enough, at these healing gatherings where people go to feel better, they share their pain, their stories, their fears, and their most human traits. As this sharing evolves, people begin to feel less odd, less alone, and less pressure for optimism. The practice of yoga is one area of self- discovery that has shown me exactly what it feels like to breathe through the uncomfortable—to welcome what lies beneath those feelings. THE POSE BEGINS THE MOMENT YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT. Very often in our yoga practice, as soon as we begin to feel uncomfortable, we want to come out of the pose. Our perception is often that we’re not supposed to feel pain or discomfort and we rush to make it all better. The process of any practice of self-care lies in healing the whole person. Healing takes time. We do not learn asana, read a few issues of Yoga Journal, and come to a place of healing. Just as we practice yoga, breathe through the uncomfortable, and find space in our body, we also find healing as we sit in the fullness of even our most painful emotions. Each time we practice, we go a bit deeper, awakening to the tension in our mind and body. We begin to breathe through discomfort rather than resisting and coming out of the posture.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:14:24 +0000
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