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27 Days and counting until I can sit right in this spot and soak up the healing energy of Sedona. I will be laying groundwork for the next Awakening Hope Retreat September 18-22. All the details are on my website (link in profile). New offerings for this journey. I'll post more soon. This journey is only for those ready to take a leap into the life they have been waiting for. Are you ready?
Taken at the peak in Mount Pilatus in Switzerland! It’s fun and a challenge to work your way into a complex or "peak" pose in yoga. But at the end of the day, yoga is not really about climbing a peak or having a “peak” experience. Yoga is about getting to intimately know all of ourselves. Yoga helps us include all parts of our self—the parts we don’t like so much, the parts we do like, and the parts we haven’t yet been brave enough to embrace. Concentrating too much on one particular pose can move us toward obsession over a particular pose and result, over working certain parts of body and mind leaving others under utilized. Think of yoga as a long-term project that can last your whole life offering a myriad of experiences, many that we could never foresee. Keep exploring, perhaps giving up specific goals and enjoying the journey being curious about where your practice will take you and open to all possibilities. See how your actions come together into a pose or flow. Be curious about the flow of the subtle body; staying aware of sensations and of the flow of your breath. Keep starting where you are and moving forward little by little. Over time those elusive poses may begin to trickle into your practice without distress – or maybe they won’t. It is all part of the journey as we are reminded that everything arises and then dissolves into the next thing as we focus on the moment at hand.
One of my first teachers in yoga said “ Yoga isn’t just about the physical aspect. A yoga practice is about becoming a better person, more mindful, more compassionate of both our self and others, and more aware of how we are affecting the world. We practice yoga so that we can make the world a better place.” That was great advice back then and still. Having a yoga practice doesn’t make one perfect, but it does increase the likelihood that one will be more aware and that the practitioner (if practicing sincerely) will be more positive bringing more positive energy into the world. We all stray off course and then step back on. We all make mistakes and part of life is forgiving our self and others, getting back up when we are knocked down, and continuing to move forward. Love truly does heal all if given the chance.
I have a question! If you go on a walk and you don’t track your steps and distance did it ever really happen? LOL. For the 6th time my FitBit has broken. I have decided instead of replacing it, I will take a minute and do some research on other options including no option. I am interested in any thoughts or info. Do you use a tracker to track your steps, calories, sleep, life…. ? I have always been a little conflicted about tracking all this data, but I have to admit I like to know if I reached my step goal, how many calories I have burned, and how much sleep I actually am getting (of course assuming the tracker is accurate). Today, I went to a beautiful trail called the Indian Seats just north of Atlanta. I hiked up to the summit of Sawnee Mountain, an outstanding overlook with beautiful, long-range views of the North Georgia mountains. I even took it one step further and didn’t listen to music, but just the sounds of nature. Since it is a Monday there were few people there. It was a wonderful recharge. But back to the tracker, I am thinking about checking out the Apple Watch. Let me know what you use and what you like/dislike about it!

 

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