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She let go...by Safire Rose
She let go.
Without a thought or a word, she let go.
She let go of the fear.
She let go of the judgments.
She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.
She let go of the committee of indecision within her.
She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons.
Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.
She didn’t ask anyone for advice.
She didn’t read a book on how to let go.
She didn’t search the scriptures.
She just let go.
She let go of all of the memories that held her back.
She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.
She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.
She didn’t promise to let go.
She didn’t journal about it.
She didn’t write the projected date in her Day-Timer.
She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.
She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.
She just let go.
She didn’t analyze whether she should let go.
She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter.
She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.
She didn’t call the prayer line.
She didn’t utter one word.
She just let go.
No one was around when it happened.
There was no applause or congratulations.
No one thanked her or praised her.
No one noticed a thing.
Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.
There was no effort.
There was no struggle.
It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad.
It was what it was, and it is just that.
In the space of letting go, she let it all be.
A small smile came over her face.
A light breeze blew through her.
And the sun and the moon shone forevermore…
The Goal of Yoga, Rachel Brathen (No, it’s not the Handstand).
The yoga pose is not the goal. Becoming flexible is not the goal. Standing in your handstand is not the goal. The goal is to create space where you were once stuck. To unveil the layers of protection you’ve built around your heart. To appreciate your body and become aware of the mind and the noise it creates. To make peace with who you are. The goal is to love...You. Come to your yoga mat to feel; not to accomplish. Shift your focus and your heart will grow.
A Blessing for the Senses, John O’Donohue
May your body be blessed. May you realize that your body is a faithful and beautiful friend of your soul. And may you be peaceful and joyful and recognize that your senses are sacred thresholds. May you realize that holiness is mindful, gazing, feeling, hearing, and touching. May your senses gather you and bring you home. May your senses always enable you to celebrate the universe and the mystery and possibilities of your presence here. May the Eros (love) of the Earth bless you.
You Have Become a Forest, Nikita Gill (after walking meditation)
One day when you wake up, you will find that you have become a forest. You have grown roots and found strength in them that no one thought you had. You have become stronger and more beautiful, full of life-giving qualities. You have learned to take all the negativity around you and turn it into oxygen for easy breathing. A host of wild creatures live inside you and you call them stories. A variety of beautiful birds rest inside your mind and you call them memories. You have become an incredible self-sustaining thing of epic proportions. And you should be so proud of yourself, of how far you have come from the seeds of who you used to be.
...a reading by Sona Rajput
The day you manage to stay calm in front of whoever provokes you, when your silence is the right answer, the day you manage to stay calm in the face of the storm.
In the face of noise and foolish words, then you will have achieved the greatest of your successes.
It is no longer about winning or losing, being better or worse, having or not having the coveted reason, it is not even about triumphing over others, it is about the fact that, finally, you have reached the top of a very high mountain, and it is to conquer you, prioritize yourself and put your mental health first, your emotional intelligence.
Observe and look around you, don't judge anymore, just observe the unhappiness, the lack of self-esteem, the burdens and pains that others must carry to live tending other people's lives, to be aware of the lives of others.
The more you love yourself, the less you will care about the projection in someone else's eye, the more you love yourself; you will focus on improving yourself and only you.
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Alpesh Yoga is a yoga school in Dharamshala (Bhagsu Nag) and Goa (Arambol) that offer yoga teacher training programs and retreats to students across the globe. Visit: https://alpeshyoga.com/