Observing
nature allows for so many lessons. Spring
shows us how life again unfolds and is new.
The plants and trees that appeared to be so lifeless in winter, are
abundant with new growth and bursting with color. The seasons and life cycle of plants and
animals that surround us are reminders of the changes that are always
occurring. Life does not stand
still. It moves, changes, evolves,
adapts, transforms, and ends. It begins
again, a new way emerges, and the cycle continues.
Yoga
teaches us the same. Our experience on
the mat is unique to each and every practice.
Each Tadasana (Mountain Pose) is new and unique each time we step on the
mat. And this uniqueness is with each pose, each time we practice. We are not the same as yesterday and will not
be the same tomorrow. We are extraordinary
exquisite expressions of nature each day.
So, what is it that you wish to be?
Bring this wish to your mat.
Practice what you desire on your mat and watch it grow, observe it
blossom, and notice as it becomes you.
Then…watch it emerge off the mat.
How? Choose an action that you wish to invoke in
your practice. For example, having an easeful
breath within more difficult postures.
Then begin. Watch your breath as
you move, within your postures, between your poses, and when you forget… start
again. Practice taking it off the mat. Pick a situation that brings tension within
your muscles; driving or waiting in line.
You can change this to be more favorable with an easeful breath. Inhale one, two, three, four…exhale one, two,
three, four. Breathe again with ease,
softness, and slow. Observe what is
different. Notice what changed.
Remembering
that life moves, vibrates, and changes as it should makes me smile. It “is what it is” in this moment. The next moment will be different. And the auspicious part is that You are a
miracle of life, of nature, and the ocean of energy and vibration that is all
and everything. What is your desire? How
will you begin? You can choose.
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| Lovely Spring |
