Feeling inspired sitting here with my favorite Yogi tea: Mayan Cocoa Spice w/organic whole milk. Mainly, getting excited about leading my second yoga retreat up in a 150 year old homestead and barn in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Thinking about how much fun we are going to have practicing yoga with the backdrop of the mountain skyline and the pink setting sun at night.
I am thinking of doing a "letting go" bonfire and literally burning up the things that keep us stuck in our lives like self-judgment, perfection,...stuff like that. I can already think of a few I could let go of!
I guess this came up because I have been thinking a lot about "how" we make ourselves suffer. So many times I watch myself or others struggling in poses, especially the ones that aren't always easy to hold because they involve balancing. We TRY so hard to balance that we forget that the point isn't to stay still like a statue, but to find a comfortable place inside the framework of a pose to open and breathe and eventually: Surrender. So we inspect inside and say to ourselves, "Where can I ease up a bit in this pose?" how can I make this "easy?" That's the inquiry. Notice how many times during your week you make life harder just by creating a framework or a judgment that says, "this is TOO difficult." Do you give up or try to power through? We've got to stop striving and EASE into the middle point by conversing with ourselves gently and listening to our body's wisdom that usually has our best interest in mind (unlike the Ego).
Just some things to think about on this chilly Autumn evening and before you start your work week.
Namaste!
Natalie
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