Saturday, October 30, 2010

making time for stillness


I am embarrassed to say it has been almost 6 weeks since my last entry. I think I'll rename my blog: "whenever I am able yoga". I am now busier than ever, teaching 3 classes a week and working 40 hours too. This in addition to my wonderful blessing of taking care of my 3 wonderful kids. I stretched my body out in front of our fire at 5:45 am, and practiced a blend of vigorous poses, and then added some chest opening restoratives at the end. I keep reminding myself that I can always make time for stillness, even in the midst of chaos. I have a choice, about how I react to the stressors in my life. If we touch this place of peace, of quiet within our heart, we are able to remind ourselves daily that this place exists, in all places, and at all times. We had a meeting at my workplace about the "stress" in the office. I have felt this stress, and at times brought it home with me. My comment was that we all choose how stressed we are. Yes, life is stressful, but why let it seep into others, and let it define you as a person? This past weekend, I attended a training for yoga teachers doing the next level of training. It was so wonderful to be trained with a mindset of peace. Our teachers train us to physically touch this peace place, our heart center, in times of doubt, stress, and uncertainty. At work this week, as I felt the familiar demons of doubt creeping in, I touched this place at my heart, and reminded myself that I have a choice. I can go down a dark road, of doom and gloom, of tight muscles and confined beliefs and methodologies for living. Or, I can choose to look for the light, realize that everything is temporary, and touch that "peace place" when I am feeling that I am being dragged down. Namaste.