Thursday, December 29, 2011

Home? Found.

As 2011 comes to an end I find myself reflecting on the past 12 months. Now I know that you're thinking, "but Stephanie, yoga is about living in the present. Why are you thinking about the past?" And you have a valid point. But, I do believe there is some value in a quick review of the year so long as one does not get too caught up in it. So here we go! My 2011:

  • FOUND HOME

There it is! There were many (many!) steps along the way, but the short of it is, I have found home. I am at peace, and feel that peacefulness daily.


YOUR TURN:
Take a moment and think of the one thing that sums up your year.  Are you at peace with 2011? Sit quietly for a moment today and accept the past year for exactly what it was. Don't think of how you would change it, or what would have happened "if (fill in the blank)." It doesn't matter. You are here today, so be here today. Celebrate these last few days of the year that contributed to who you are right now, because you are amazing. 
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  1. Capt LarryDecember 29, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    RETIRED

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  2. PaaluDecember 29, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    While doing Sadhana whenever the ego and egocentric vulgarities such as lust, greed, anger and passion arise even a little, destroy them immediately by means of Dharana, or Dhyana. One technique from Patanjali Yoga Sutras chap 3 is to bring the shape, brightness and radiance of the sun to the Muladhara Chakra. The mind at times will dash towards sense-objects or subjects again and once again, this because for hundreds of lives we have been asserting and striving at the ego-level. It is very pertinent that we shift our attention to techniques as proposed by sages such as Adi Sankara, Patanjali, Krishna, and etc.

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