Is there something that you love doing that you just stopped making time for? Too busy?
There will never be enough time to do everything we want to do but if there's something that sets your heart on fire, do it. Make time for it.
For me, that's yoga.
When I re-incarnated this blog last January, my opening post was about shifting my focus away from yoga. At the time, I was going through some pretty heavy emotional stuff and I placed the blame on my yoga practice. I wasn't giving myself what I needed at the time and yoga took the fall. I wasn't ready for teacher training so instead of just admitting that to myself, I shut it out. I rolled up my mat and placed in a corner of the room.
I have slowly come to realize over this last year that by actually shutting out yoga, something that I love and am passionate about, I was hurting myself more. I am still not ready for yoga teacher training. I may never be. But that doesn't mean that I can't practice.
When I am on my mat, everything else falls away. My mind is at peace. My body is strong. Yoga has never been about the physical for me, although, the benefits are wonderful. It has always been a sanctuary. A place where I can go to be alone with my thoughts, alone with myself. Tune into my body and open my heart. Yoga is my therapy. It keeps my crazy at bay! It's where I turned when I was at my darkest and it is what kept me grounded and led me back to the land of the living. When I lay on my mat in Savasana after a practice, I am overcome with a sense of peace, gratitude and love. Keeping myself from that feeling...well that's just plain stupid :)
So, in the last month or two, I have dusted off my mat and I have made a conscious decision to make time for my practice. I need it. I crave it. I am a better person when I am practicing yoga. It calms my soul.
Especially now, when things are off kilter all around us, it's important for us to take time to do what makes us happy.
What sets your soul on fire? What are you pushing into the background of your life that you need to reignite?
Life is full of things that we will never accomplish, don't make something that you love, be one of them.
It can be funny what makes us feel more balanced. For me, it's chin-ups. :)
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