Think about it, when you are on your mat you aren't leaving a carbon footprint.
In fact, you are not leaving a footprint at all and there's a beauty to that. It is a pure way
to love the earth and if you are not certain about that, try a few sun salutations on the beach.
When practicing, we aim for even weight distribution between whatever is in contact with the mat. If in downward dog, we strive for as much weight in the hands as the feet. Easier said
than done!
So much about Ashtanga Yoga is about reclaiming one's structural integrity,
which involves both the gross body and subtle body. In truth, as we realign
our outer structure, we are also realigning our inner one. As we find balance
in each asana, we are also balancing mind, heart and spirit. Isn't it wonderful
to know, all this is happening while we focus on the breath and the movement?
At the Shala, it is so much deeper than, let's say, having our cars realigned,
the wheels balanced. Having our bodies in peak shape is a mere side benefit
to having our mind, heart and spirit in peak shape, too. If that isn't the essence
of Therapeutic Yoga (highly popular at the Shala) what is?
At the end of practice, we have earned savasana. We rest with our heads
toward the shrine and if we let our dristi go up to our third eye, the mind
rests, too. Imagine, in each of our bodies there is a lotus blossom.
This blossom serves as the foundation for our very own internal shrine.
This is where the divine within resides. When we feel the divine within,
it is only natural to feel the divine everywhere. Each petal is a divine
manifestation, as is the rain even when it pours through our open windows.
Even the earthworm is divine as it labors to purify dirt.
With each breath, we purify ourselves and as we purify, the world does, too.
The vibrational sound of each "om" resounds in the heart. What doesn't?
And isn't just delightful to know we have a solar nostril (the right)
and a lunar one (the left)?
Om and Namaste.
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