The yoga mat is my refuge.
LIVING YOUR YOGA: What can I do today to make my yoga mat a place of deep refuge? Do I need to change its location or change the attitude that I bring to it?
Since I first started taking yoga classes, I've heard teachers describe your mat as a sacred place - an escape from the outside world. What I like about today's exercise is that it addresses what you bring to your mat, not just the mat itself. Everything around you absorbs your energy. If you approach your practice each day with the intention of listening to your body and caring for yourself, your environment (including your mat) will absorb that energy and soon will help you reach that state by transferring that energy back to you. On the other hand, if you approach your practice each day in a negative mindset about yourself or your asanas, it will affect your future practices as that energy is reflected. You must consciously allow your mat and your space to bring you peace, and from that you will pass peace onto your environment.
Since I first started taking yoga classes, I've heard teachers describe your mat as a sacred place - an escape from the outside world. What I like about today's exercise is that it addresses what you bring to your mat, not just the mat itself. Everything around you absorbs your energy. If you approach your practice each day with the intention of listening to your body and caring for yourself, your environment (including your mat) will absorb that energy and soon will help you reach that state by transferring that energy back to you. On the other hand, if you approach your practice each day in a negative mindset about yourself or your asanas, it will affect your future practices as that energy is reflected. You must consciously allow your mat and your space to bring you peace, and from that you will pass peace onto your environment.
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