Yogis,
There are times in life where we get a little stuck. The
forward movement that we were riding high on takes a pause. As if our car has
hit a snow drift and we are spinning our wheels. For me that can happen around
this time of year. I think it is the extra time inside and the dull shade of
gray that the sky displays on many mornings.
I have been noticing how when the ‘stuckness’ appears, I do
one of two things. Push the pedal harder to try to smash my way through or do
nothing. Neither is very effective. Lately I have been idling in the do-nothing
phase. As if I simply turned the ignition off and walked away.
The mind loves this. The negative self-chatter kicks into
high gear. Who were you to think you could make that happen….. What makes you
think you deserve that….. You aren’t
working hard enough….. What you offer isn’t needed…… You need more
skills….. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Which of course feeds into more do-nothingness. But the
longer the engine is off, the colder it becomes. The harder to get it started. The
days come and go with no noticeable forward movement.
This is where I found
myself this week.
In classes we are working right now with the energy of fire
which is the energy of action. Forward movement. Heat. Transformation. Taking
something and changing it into something else.
At one point in class I give a couple of challenging options
for students to work on. Arm balances, correctly aligned chaturangas or holding
plank. My queue is to work from exactly where you are and take some small baby
step into the uncomfortable. Not to push the pedal harder by doing something
beyond where you are which eventually leads to injury but also not to do what
you know is easy. But most importantly……Just Do Something!
I woke up Wednesday morning hearing myself saying – Just Do
Something! Anything!
A few hours later a package arrived. It was a chakra
necklace from my cousin. It came with
seven small crystals, each a color of a chakra. I immediately placed the yellow
one in which represents fire and put it around my neck. I spent the remainder
of the day taking my own baby steps. Applying some gentle heat.
Making that phone call I kept putting off. Posting a note
looking for drum lessons so I can learn how to play my new African drum.
Reaching out to someone I want to get to know better. Opening up a blank
document and placing the first words for my book’s introduction on the page.
Creating the flyer for my very first weekend women’s retreat, for which I have
spent a year preparing but couldn’t seem to take that final step!
When the car has been sitting idle and cold, we don’t floor
the engine and roar down the street. We turn the key and patiently allow it to
warm. We gently press out the coughs and sputters and ease it down the road. Our
life needs the same care.
Where are you stuck? What do you want to manifest but can’t
seem to gain momentum? Beginning now, just do something, every day. Open a new
door. Place one foot outside your comfort zone. And before long the snow drift
will be in the rear-view mirror. Just do something……
SARAH
Time for Me
.......a nourishing women's winter weekend retreat
Serenity Circle Yoga's first weekend retreat!
March 1-3
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