Earthbound Yogis,
Week two of the earth chakra….. Becoming still, feeling heavy and noticing
everything about this moment. Grounded. Try it now.
We say that all of the time.
“He is so grounded.” What does
that mean? What does it feel like to be
grounded?
Well, it all begins with the feet. Our foundation.
Wherever you Go, There you Are – the title of Jon
Kabat-Zinn’s time honored book on mindfulness.
Wherever you go, there you are. How
basic. Almost laughable. Of course wherever we go, there we are. Duh. But
how often do we really live that way.
Being where we are with full presence.
Not always “being on the way” to somewhere else. Arriving
and being, right here, right now with things exactly the way they are.
So I have been watching my feet. Because wherever they go…there I am!
Running in the silence that precedes dawn. Cool, crisp fall air. More sightings of deer, rabbits and fox than
of any early stirring humans. Yes, here I am.
Distracted by phone calls, deadlines and endless paperwork. Every now and then, standing up to remember
that I am here.
My lunch time ritual.
Feet planted, toes spread wide. Feeling the texture of the mat beneath
me. As I slow the breath and gaze down, I
definitely feel that I am right here. Present. All else drifts away.
At the river. All of the “have tos” will wait for my return. Right now I am just right here.
Barefoot in the grass as I harvest the last of the zucchini
And OF COURSE they take me to Bunny Rabbit 
So watch your feet this week. Notice where they take you and then be right
there. We are not on some journey to a
magical place….this moment, this here-ness, this complete presence is the
magic!
Aaahhhhhhhhh……..yes indeed. Here I am!
Thank you feet
SARAH
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