Should I? It should be this way. I shouldn’t do that.
The psychologist, Albert
Ellis, suggested to his clients, “Don’t should on yourself or others.”
The inner chatter and
ongoing conversations within are filled with shoulds about the past, present
and future. We create the story about
how things were, how things are supposed to be, and how things are going to
be. Expectations of the way things should
have been and should be are layered over past, present, and future experiences.
Yoga dissolves the mental
chatter and ruminations. Yoga teachings
in Pantanjali’s Yoga Sutras 1:1 – 1:4 reveal that with humility and practice,
we calm the chatter within and join the stillness of the present moment. We unite breath and movement, we connect our
mind and heart, and we yoke awareness to this moment. We discover and remember who we are and what
is true for now. Stillness and Grace
emerge and we know all is right.
That’s another reason I practice yoga.
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