What’s Your Sign?
Being Observant
All around us the
universe is sending us messages.
Perhaps the slow car in the fast lane is a reminder to take a few deep
breaths or the teens laughing on the sidewalk cue us to take life lightly.
But far too often, we
are too busy to even notice these signs.
We get up. We dress and feed our
family. And after we get ourselves
together, we remember to feed the dog, and now we’re likely late getting out
the door. So, with all of this chaos
going on in the first few hours of our day, how on earth are we supposed to
“smell the roses?”
Practicing yoga and
meditation teaches us to bring our mind, breath and body in unity. When all three are working together, we can
begin to sift through all the noise and see those signs Mother Nature is
practically throwing at us.
Until my own yoga
practice became more regular, I never spotted these signs either. The universe could have been sending me the
latest lottery numbers, and I wouldn’t have noticed.
How can you become
more observant? Download a copy of
any yoga
sequence found on Limber Llama
Yoga. Move through the sequence
slowly allowing your breath to be even and slow. Notice if any poses cause your breath to be
shallow and tense.
Once you have your
breath and movement in synch, turn to your mind. What are you thinking about? The weather, dinner, tomorrow’s
schedule? Accept that these thoughts
will come up, and turn your thoughts to your muscles, bones and breath. How do your hips feel in Warrior 2? Describe it to yourself.
Soon, all three – the
body, breath and mind – will synch. And
with practice, it becomes easier to unite these off the mat and in the real
world.
