Yoga✨🥀
The word Yoga means unity. Have you ever wondered what unity is? To be unified between mind, action, present moment; between soul, speech, physical action; between life & purpose.
Often, yoga postures (Asana) are seen as Yoga. They are an aspect of it, but when practiced without awareness can also just be exercised. Yoga postures challenge us physically, build us into stronger more flexible human beings, so that we can face life's challenges with deeper strength & more self-awareness.
They provide us with opportunities to challenge ourselves mentally & physically, & when practiced consciously, to discover an ability to relax & become comfortable even within the challenge. When we regularly practice this skill in Yoga, we can easily transfer it to other situations in our daily life. But know that these postures are just the tip of the Yoga iceberg! 🧊 Yoga is a spiritual practice, a form of self-inquiry: 🧡 To ask what we really are 🧡 To observe our thoughts, actions & behaviors To understand the essence of our true nature 🧡 To know an incredible interconnectedness between this & all that is.
Yoga can bring us to states of calm, relaxation, and inner peace. All that which is wonderful! But for what? It helps to reset the nervous system, to diminish energy leaks & damaging effects of stress. But what we then choose to do with this enhanced state, is where the real magic begins! When we get skilled at learning to lean into rather than avoid the uncomfortable, to become comfortable with 'what is' regardless of the feelings which come with it, we become powerful. When we allow the rainstorm of emotions to pour, rather than suppressing it, really listening to every drop, hearing its message, we become aware.
When in all the chaos & challenges of daily life we remain connected to this deep inner calm, this knowing of what we really are, we do not get washed away, we become clear. When we transform the force of the flood & channel its energy into positive action, we become purposeful. This is Yoga (still a fraction of it!), but it can bring power, awareness, clarity, & purpose to your life. 💖Yoga is the artwork of awareness on the canvas of body, mind, and soul.
❤️🧘🌸The literal meaning of Yoga is “union, to unite or join together”. This union means a good relationship between body and mind.
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