Life Knows....

"Life knows what to do better than we do. Our task is simply to let go and receive each moment with an open heart, and then dance skillfully with it."

I found the Living Yoga 365 “Life Knows” post to be particularly applicable.

The New Year has been quite busy for me professionally. I have frequently found the pace to be unsettling. I had grown accustomed to balancing life's challenges with a regular yoga practice. Last week, with a very full schedule of meetings and visitors, my days started very early and ended very late. There was not time available for me.

As the week came to a close, I anxiously looked forward to one of my usual respites--Charry's Friday AM Yoga Stretch class. But this day, I found the comfort and feeling of letting go that time on my mat typically brought me was absent. My heart felt heavy with the burden of my active mind that would not stop racing through the things on my open list.

At one point in the class Charry had us go to the wall and when she said to move into Warrior II pose, I felt very unusually uncoordinated. I moved into the pose, but I found myself with a feeling that I was unable to move forward or backwards to release from the pose. I had anxiety that my legs were slipping and I would soon be in a very uncomfortable position. A bit panicked, I called for Charry to help me get out of the pose. I was perplexed about what had just occurred.

The class ended, I went to work and juggled the demands of the day. Finally, I headed home for some much needed R&R. As the weekend went on, I felt called back to my yoga mat on a number of occasions. With each visit, I found myself feeling more at peace.

This week, I traveled to Chicago for business. While having dinner one night with a friend, I shared my story. She said. "Wow…you were on overload. You could not go forward, or backwards....you were stuck!"

I thought about it and agreed she was right...I was stuck....life knows!

Namaste,
Sandee

"May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, may you walk through the world, and know its beauty all the days of your life."