NEW BLOG::: When we first start practicing yoga there is much mystery and discomfort, possibility and wonder. After a while we get comfortable, and we start to think “I’m really good at yoga.” We know which types of classes we are comfortable with. We know which teachers we like. We are confident in certain poses and comfortable with others. Just like when we are young, the world is mysterious and full of possibility. Then we start to settle into thinking we know what the world is all about. Your yoga mat is a metaphor for your life. You are the same person on and off your mat. The challenges you meet on your mat are containers for you to experience and get to know yourself. It doesnt matter if you can do an epic side crow... Can you filter through all of the mind chatter - the chitta- and sort through what is the actual truth of who you are? Are you willing to listen to AND APPLY the cues, the subtleties the micro refinements? Or do you just do what you always have done because that’s what you know? Do you ever hear a voice in your heart saying “Ride your bike to work today” but instead you wake up late, run out the door and then get mad while you sit in traffic? How about the voice that says “volunteer at the animal shelter”, and instead you spend the weekends drinking and then recovering on your couch. Do you know that you should wash that plate and fork right after you use it, but instead you go back to Facebook and let the mountain of dishes take over the kitchen? Maybe you know you want to save money for a yoga retreat, and by the end of the month you’ve spent it all on lattes and kombucha? Its pretty obvious that the world is going through a change. The good news is we have the ability to steer that change in our favor. There is no superman coming, instead there are 7 billion super humans. Iron Man, Star Wars, Avengers, Superman… All those movies about the hero saving the day are actually about YOU facing your own demons. In order to really change your world.... read the rest on the blog (link below)
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:53:00 +0000
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