Sinking into my forward bend, I can more clearly see my thoughts, feelings, and can connect with my body in a more intimate way. This inward turn into our heart, helps us to process and gain perspective into our life, and gives our body a break from taking the lashing it does from the brutality life can be sometimes. We all suffer. Some of us more than others, some for longer periods of time. Is the suffering internal, or external? Is it Both? How do we take our suffering and transform it, so that it doesn't suffocate us, or stagnate us but allows us to expand, and continue to take the "higher road" as Bill Moyers might say. Back to the forward bend. Forward bends take us deep into our hearts, deep into our back body, and with the intelligence of the mind, and the power of the breath, slowly unleashes the clamps of heartache, anger, impatience, hunger, stress, and release our spines to help lift us up again! How beautiful! Sometime soon, sit on your mat, and just begin to play with your body (in the yoga way) and see where it takes you. Maybe you will find that what you need is sitting meditation with breath awareness. You may find that Dog feels good, and you wonder why you don't let the dog out to play more. Or maybe you lie in shavasana, and just breathe, observing your thoughts, and just allowing yourself to be free, even just for 10 minutes. Yoga at its core will transform those ready to receive the teachings. Listen, feel, breathe, adjust, listen, feel, breathe, relax.
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