Transitions

In Kundalini yoga there is a pause or transition between each exercise or pose. As one pose ends this brief transition time is practiced by consious breathing, and being aware of the way the energy is now moving through your body. This time serves as closure for the proceeding pose, a re-minder to be present and a smooth transition into the beginning of the next pose.

I've observed that when I am teaching a class or taking a class I practice these transitions very well. They serve me, and I reap the benefit. However, when I am practicing yoga by myself I notice I tend to race through the transition or skip it altogether. Hmm?

Once again, Kundalini yoga has served as a wonderful re-minder for life. I've noticed that I tend to race through or skip transitions in my everyday life. In fact, I've noticed that almost everyone I know including clients, friends and even perfect strangers are doing the same thing. Rushing through everyday, life just becomes a blur.

Today, take a moment at those transitions in your life to take a conscious breath and become aware of the moment. These transitions may be times like when you have finished preparing a meal, finished eating the meal, finished a conversation, gotten ready to head out the door, or finished reading this blog!

See what you notice as you honor transitions in your life. Happy transitioning!

Let Go - Get What You Want

"I no longer presume to know how life should come or go: letting go in this way brings a sense of freedom." -Dan Millman, Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior

If you've ever made plans for your life and had Life turn on a dime in the opposite direction of your plans, you can relate to this quote. When I read it I thought, how true.

As a coach I hear everyday how much we as people value freedom. This quote re-veals the secret to that freedom. Every day as I go about making my plans and letting go of the outcome, and watching as things unfold - sometimes as I planned and sometimes not at all as I planned (and sometimes it seems like it is never as I planned) - I notice that letting go of outcomes not only gives me freedom, but peace.

Those two go hand in hand for me. Think about it. Peace with out freedom? Freedom without peace? For me I want both. Whether things go as I planned or not I have re-alize that what I truly want is freedom and peace. What do you know? When I let go and go with the flow I get what I wanted no matter what I "get!"

E x p a n d by Enjoying

"Your capacity e x p a n d s in small increments each time you consiously let yourself enjoy the money you have, the love you feel, and the creativity you are expressing in the world. As that capacity for enjoyment e x p a n d s, so does your finacial abundance, the love you feel, and the creativity you express." - Gay Hendricks, The Big Leap

This works! I have been practicing enjoying all the wonderful things in my life no matter how small......a moment when my children are enjoying a great conversation with each other, a moment when I notice the hollyhocks in my front yard, all the way to a great tax return. I have been practicing focussing my attention on anything that is good in my life.....and.....

.....even when I feel totally stressed out I have been re-minding myself to look for something....ANYTHING....positive to focus on and practice - e x p a n d i n g that feeling. It works. And, my favorite part is it works instantly.