My beautiful friend Joanna is in town, and as a fellow yoga teacher, we wake up, go to bed, and in between talk nothing but yoga. It's so nice to be able to share yoga experiences and come up with answers to our own questions based on our talks.
Today, we were discussing how upset we get when we are running late for yoga classes or miss yoga overall because of a schedule hiccup. It made me think of this attachment to yoga classes that sometimes we feel. It's like yoga is going to save our lives or something. Gripping to the idea that yoga is what will make your day better.
We have to separate ourselves from this feeling of attachment to everything. It sounds super harsh, and we must do this little by little.
To practice unattachment, we can begin on the mat. The sequencing, the teacher, the poses, is not what is making us feel good. WE are making ourselves feel good by practicing, by committing to class, by working on your postures, by allowing ourselves to disconnect from everything, we are increasing our self esteem, etc etc.
Tap into what it IS you feel when you are doing something you love, and disconnect it from what is providing you that blissful feeling. Ultimately, it is always US providing ourselves that feeling. We are responsible. Simply connect with that. Once you find that, you can then find that feeling anytime.
For this week, let's explore the blissful feeling of asana practice by stepping it up a notch in all your poses. Challenge your mind to the next step and forget about the pose, just notice how it makes you feel and memorize that blissful feeling so you can keep it anytime.
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