Practicing Yoga Keeps Me Centered
It
is so easy to become absorbed in my job to the point where I can focus on work
to the exclusion of self-care. My former self tended to ignore my
responsibility to nurture my mind and body in service to a corporation that
ultimately disintegrated despite my herculean efforts.
Fortunately,
through self-study, taking a personal inventory, developing a deep spirituality
and focusing on introspection while working towards recovery in Al Anon, a
fellowship for friends and relatives of alcoholics, I learned that living life
to its fullest meant that I owed myself kindness, consideration, healthy food,
exercise, time for meditation, opportunity for personal fulfillment, and
surrounding myself with like-minded people.
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| Bow Pose |
Making
the decision to begin practicing yoga helped me find the path to spiritual and
physical wellbeing that changed my approach to living. Now, I use my desire and
need to practice yoga as a solid reason to sign off my computer and leave work
by 5:15pm two to three evenings per week so that I can attend a 5:45pm class.
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| Child's Pose |
Often
is doesn’t matter what style of yoga is offered at that time. Just knowing that
I have an outlet for a conscious moving meditation to help me forget the
stresses of the day is impetus enough.
Even when the particular practice is more advanced that my physical
abilities, I know that I will find some benefit to participating. And I always
leave the studio feeling better.
This
morning my professional day started with stressful interactions with upper
management. I felt as if I were trapped
on the hamster wheel going round & round. Then I stopped, diffused some
aromatic essential oils into the air, and accepted that I had less than 7.5
hours until my yoga practice where I would find rejuvenation. And by the time
class was over at 7:00pm this evening, I felt abundant, liberated, and joyful.
That is the gift of my practice. I am centered.
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| Tree / Pose of the Dancer / Bow Variation |
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