Saturday, July 5, 2008

More thoughts on yoga practice

Hi Everyone, I have found my home practice changing dramatically. The asana portion of my practice has always been so much more prominent than the meditative and breath work. I notice that I have needed more meditative practice but very unable to sit for any length of time and it was suggested to me to a moving meditative practice instead. Taking long walks has been extremely helpful in calming my thoughts and to help me focus more deeply on feelings that need to surface. I notice that I can bring this mindfulness to the many tasks through my day and to bring me more present the more often I do it. I also think back to my training, yoga practice is many things, reading the sutras or other inspirational readings, chanting, the yamas and niyamas etc. It was wonderful to get support and hear from a couple of sources that it was time to expand what I think if as my practice and start to reach out more into other areas. It is easy to get stuck on one way of doing something and opening up one thing can open my creativity to many other areas in life! Enjoy your practice, maybe today it is time to try something differant!Namaste' Denise