1. Yoga is about calming the mind, and controlling your thoughts. Even the physical practices of yoga are about focusing your thoughts, and quieting that voice in your head that won't.shut.up. I kind of knew this, but needed the reminder. I call it the Be Still, and know that I am God process. I need a lot of practice on this one.
2. Each of us has an energy, and depending on how we live our lives, that energy is different. If we drink, and smoke, steal and do drugs, our energy will be very different than if we live our life practicing faith, reading scriptures, and doing good works. That's what the teacher said! I loved hearing that in a yoga class. Before going to the class, I was a little worried that there would be some weirdness or other that I would have to ignore, and instead I heard "read scripture and do good works". Take that people who think yoga is devil worship! ;)
3. It's very annoying and irritating when people fall asleep three minutes into the hour long practice and start snoring! Okay, seriously, it was. And they did. Several of them. But I'm being thankful this week, not resentful, so I'm going to focus on being thankful for learning the process of this practice. I am not going to be frustrated that I couldn't concentrate because of the snoring, and lawn mowers, and traffic, and thingy banging on the roof in the wind. Maybe it was all a test of my ability to focus and clear my mind. Clearly I failed, since I found myself annoyed and thinking of possible facebook status updates regarding the snorers! Oh well. Practice makes progress! ;)
It's important to take time to truly relax and let the body rest. I've gone to other restorative yoga classes (without the snoring) and come out feeling more refreshed than if I'd taken a nap.
May you be blessed with some true relaxation today.
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It's funny that you should post this. I just posted last week how I have difficulty relaxing. But there are benefits. Thanks for that reminder! Hope you have a great Easter week!
Practice makes progress... :) I love that she encouraged you to read scripture and do good deeds, too! That's cool!
Thanks for the comment, Alicia!! There are definitely big benefits to relaxing. It seems unlikely that "doing nothing" can make us better at doing everything else, but it's true. Love your blog, btw!
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