Yoga - inner stillness

inner stillness?

Many times I am asked the same question. "What is yoga, what does it do for you?". Usually I address this with explaining the physical aspect of yoga, "asana" - posture, balancing, strength with flexibility and vice versa. In our Western society we connect very strongly with the physical, the "doing" and not always as strongly with "being"

I then move on to explain, as you link breath with movement, the mind is drawn into the body and the everyday "stuff' or clutter of the mind seems to disappear. Your focus is in the present moment, not on chores, shopping, errands, or even on what the next posture may be in your yoga class or personal practice. Hence, as the body becomes strong and supple, the mind does also.

This is a gradual unfolding that continues on well after your yoga class has finished. Issues such as - work, relationships on an emotional, physical or mental level all become a lot clearer as the mind and body become focused and steady. A sense of ease is felt as you deal with your everyday "stuff".

Yes you may become challenged - this is the dance of life - but yoga keeps bringing you back to the present moment, not the maybes, what ifs, or the what has been.

Each and everyone of us has that inner peace and stillness within - yoga helps you to tap into that sacred place - not just in class, not only on your yoga mat. It ripples out with you into your everyday life.

We each experience this at a different pace, and in many different ways to one another - that's okay - this is your yoga.

Keep the joy.

namaste

Melissa

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