"What do you do at 5:30 am?" replied my colleague in such a way that I know she thinks I'm barking mad.
"I just get up and breathe….before anyone else wakes up...I breathe and enjoy the silence". Most often, this breathing is followed by more deliberate breathing practices and asana practice but sometimes, I just roll out of bed, sit or lie on my yoga mat and breathe. My goal this year has been to re-establish a morning home yoga practice.
This simple act, this simple practice sets the tone for my day. It means that I live closer to my truth for a few more minutes, perhaps a couple of hours and if I'm lucky…the whole day (I'm not sure this has happened yet). I listen instead of creating a grocery list while some else is speaking. I respond instead of react and I can better concentrate on the tasks that I must tackle that day. If I miss this part of the morning, it's quite likely that my day will become a disorderly sequence of events and adventures that leave me sweating as I rush to the daycare, inhale some breakfast or run for the bus only to arrive at work later than I'd hoped. I arrive at work defeated and much more exhausted than if I would have kept my promise to myself to practice.
So, tomorrow when I hear my alarm go off way to early and I feel deep fatigue and the intense desire to sleep just a little longer, I will remind myself that THIS is my practice. I will remind myself that I am serving myself by doing this and by staying the course, I can better serve others. I will remind myself that REPETITION is what creates results. "Practice and all is coming" said Ashtanga Yoga Institute founder Sri Patthabhi Jois. He taught that "If we practice the science of yoga, which is useful to the entire human community and which yields happiness both here and hereafter – if we practice it without fail, we will then attain physical, mental and spiritual happiness, and our minds will flood towards the Self.”
Yes Guruji.
Yes Cor. You can do it.
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