Monday, September 5, 2011

Tense Shoulders, Tense Mind

Tension is your body's response to the past.
LIVING YOUR YOGA: Close your eyes and notice where you are holding tension in your body. This holding is related to your thoughts from the past. Find time today to lie in Savasana (Basic Relaxation Pose); supporting your head and under your knees, covering your eyes. Consciously observe your tension for fifteen minutes. Watch it melt away.

Today's Living Your Yoga was a good one for me. In the midst of getting my studio open I have noticed a dramatic increase of tension in my body. I've attributed it all to healthy stress as I embark on this foreign endeavor. But today's lesson reminded me that there could be a deeper cause of my tight shoulders. In addition to the seemingly infinite checklist of things I need to do before I open my doors, I am also faced with the fear of failure (despite all my efforts to ignore it!). I think this is a perfectly normal fear and I'm not concerned about it because I'm not letting it stop me from reaching for my dreams. However, it was good to address it today and take the time to acknowledge it and live within that emotion for 15 minutes. I am honestly feeling more optimistic after this exercise!

I hope everyone has had a great Labor Day Weekend!

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