Well, if you know me, then you know that Tuesday mornings I have a yoga class that I begrudgingly go to. It's not that I don't like yoga- I do- but there are just other places I would rather be. The stretching feels good and stuff, but really, I'd like to be somewhere else. Anyway our yoga instructor is Andrea, who is also a therapist, and really good at turning yoga into life lessons. Here are some things I have learned from her:
Inverted poses are good if you can't sleep at night or are trying to make a decision. This gets the blood flowing differently and gives you a different perspective. How many times in life do we need a new perspective?
Uncomfortable poses. Yoga brings on many uncomfortable poses. Andrea encourages us to stay in the poses and "find peace with where you are". In life too.
Going deeper. So I am in a pose where I am stretched and blindly reaching for my toes. I'm frustrated with my perceived lack of flexibility and about to give up when Andrea appears beside me and encourages me to "go a little deeper". With her assistance I am able to stretch slightly more and surprise! There are my toes. How many times in life do I give up too quickly when if I had persisted and gone a "little deeper", would have found I could achieve my goal?
Focal points. When doing poses where you have to have incredible balance Andrea tells us to find a point in the room or on the wall and focus on that. When your mind is focused on that one thing it is easier to concentrate on what you are doing. When your gaze is scattered your balance is off. For me, I need to keep my eyes on Jesus, otherwise my gaze is scattered and I am way off balance. How about you?
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