Today I had a transcendent experience. I
did a 1-on-1 yoga session with a wonderful yoga instructor (and friend) Mary. It
turned out to be so much more than yoga. We went to a park, set up our mats,
and sat down. Then, she said she likes to start her practice by speaking on a
certain topic. For me, her intuition picked “Patience”. The words that followed
could not have been more perfect, hit closer to home, or been more comforting to
my travel-weary spirit. I shed a few tears, and I felt my heart melt and open.
I hadn’t consciously noticed it had started to harden over the last
who-know-how-long, except that I have been feeling like I just can’t quite
catch my breath lately; like there was a constant constriction around my heart. Finally the constriction had softened. She turned on some music, and we
started to flow.
She work-shopped SO MANY POSES that I had
been doing incorrectly for years, and adjusted me until everything felt
perfectly in alignment. I discovered muscles I don’t think I have ever used
before. Sometimes I would shake doing the SIMPLEST pose, because I had been
doing it wrong all this time! The delicious stretching and gentle strengthening
found places in body that were holding so much tension, so much emotion, and so
many toxins, that I kept feeling tingles and waves ripple through as
energy blocks got released. It was a spring-cleaning for my body like I had
never felt before. Mary is graceful, cheerful, and casual. She is having fun, like she is out to play, not "work". The way she moved, seeing her so happy
and in her element, made me think: “I’ll have a tall glass of whatever she’s
having!” The energy of that practice was very beautiful, and I got to laugh
and be myself. In yoga classes, I find it is a little too fast, and too crowded to really get a pose down right, so my strong muscles would overcompensate, and I would “look” like I was doing some good yoga. But trust me, getting adjusted and feeling how beautiful it is when your body is in
alignment, is so different! The bliss is indescribable!
So now I ask you: Where in your life are
you just going through the motions? What area do you need to workshop? Where do
you need to take a closer look? Release some energy blocks? Get adjusted? Because,
my-oh-my, when you start to really ENGAGE the area in your life you were you previously weren't, it is juicy! Right now, think of an area in your
life you suspect you can find deeper
joy, and have someone workshop it with you! There are so many beautiful teachers
out there: in books, on YouTube, and in your life as friends and family, that
can help you find deeper joy. Oh but if you can Beg, Barter, or Buy a few sessions with a professional in your chosen area, then you are
in for a real treat! Besides the physical bliss, I got a personal message of
inspiration, a customized deep heart-opening practice, and even a little
lavender-scented massage during Savasana! Since no book or YouTube video has
ever done all that, I am seeing Mary again next Tuesday.
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