Empower You Yoga

Today, I’m curious and reflective. Tbh when am I not. LoL I’m curious, about resilience. What got you through the first wave of the pandemic? For me it was my family, my friends, our team at work who leaned in both in Medicine Hat and provincially, my animals, teaching yoga online...... so our students, my yoga and meditation practice, a knowledge that in the moment we were safe, and nature are the ones that come to mind now. I will be eternally grateful. What was it for you that got you through?

Today I sit in sadness and I’m grateful. After years of running from my emotions, years of distractions, years of not being present with myself I’m grateful.... I thought life had taught me to numb emotion, to escape emotional pain, because sometimes it was to much, often it was not honoured, and tbh I was literally taught to stuff it down in order to be strong. This worked for awhile, just not well, I was pretty angry with myself. As an adult know it takes incredible strength to lean into where you are at and just sit in emotion with an incorporation of honest self-reflection and appropriate containment. Truthfully, after numbing for so long, it hurt like a mother fucker when I first started to allow myself to feel. Sorry, there are no other words to describe how it felt. However, there was something amazing that happened. I could feel all emotions, perhaps there was sadness, but there also was joy. I released anger, all of the suppressed emotion really just made me angry........ resentful...... and guarded. What a breathe of fresh air to be able to move into trust. Trusting myself.... trusting others. It allowed me to not only be present with myself but to be present with others. To truly sit with someone and see them as they are in this moment. I also learned something so very sweet....... life is full of moments. The present moment is the only one we have..... this moment right here right now.... yet hopefully life will be full of many moments..... there is no need to judge the present moment..... recognize it.... lean into it..... accept it..... and maybe when the next moment comes..... you can embrace it whole heartedly without the baggage of the moments past. So today, I sit in sadness and I am grateful for it.

What are you not seeing because you are seeing what you are seeing? - Yogiraj AchalaWhat are you not seeing because you are seeing what you are seeing? - Yogiraj Achala

Your practice is a gift to you. No sitting out. Self-discipline is about committing to you everyday damn day. and true. Join me tomorrow (Thursday) at The Loft at 7pm for a sweet Vinyasa Flow!