The sun is shining and warming us in Minnesota. I just enjoyed teaching my class at Fountain Place (I teach a small group of women there every Wednesday morning). This group loves yoga. They have a unique perspective as they are from the country where yoga was born. What is fun about teaching them is that they ask questions and are not afraid to try really challenging poses. They don't take yoga seriously. Why should we? It is a physical exercise that is meant to make the body feel good. The body that is not permanent. It is the clothing our soul wears for this short time on the planet. Yes, it is a very short time, relative to all of time. The body is meant to wear out eventually.
However, why not use what we have to our utmost? Why not have fun, be healthy & vibrant while we are living this short life! I was thinking this morning that the yoga asana practice is good, the meditation is good, but that I feel like a good long walk there is really no substitute for. What about you? Remember what it is like to take a good long walk? After you are done walking you can feel the blood pumping through everywhere, even your skin? The face is flushed, and you experience positive emotions. A good vigorous yoga practice can do that too, as well as about 30 minutes of laughing. What is happiness - joy - really?
It is certainly not what is outside of us, but what comes from inside of us. Enjoy your day 23!
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