It's been a while. It was a while before that too. I meant to write a post about where I've been, but I'm not even sure, after all that's happened, that I am still the person who wrote the last blog post.
I am still a person who writes. I do that professionally (over at www.andbusinessllc.com) and that's mostly where I've been. That is, since I could type again reliably. I broke both my wrists in December of 2017. Totally unmoveable fingers and wrists make for horrible typing skills. So I learned a lot about pain. And I learned a lot about what other people think about pain (they don't believe you) and a lot about how other people think about how to handle pain. Most of what I uncovered about what people believe is total bullshit. Here's what is true: there is nothing good to be gained from pain. Nothing. Which is why a lot of my yoga classes for the next couple months will focus on the idea of ahimsa - non pushing. Most folks translate ahimsa to mean non-violence. In my life, and practice, non-pushing has made more sense than non-violence. If the idea of the practice of yoga are to become present and clear enough that we can find union/sameness/community with almost anyone (or anything), then the focus of ahimsa would make more sense if we weren't pushing things on others. If, instead were open to receive information. Drilling down to pain, if I push past the pain, I am denying my experience. If I deny the experience of anything, then I am unable to unite with anyone or anything. And what is the extent of non-pushing? I think its both how and why you show up on your mat. Why are you practicing? What is bringing you to your class? If it's something you think you should do, something you are pushing yourself to do, then stop. Miss class; grab a friend or your kid and go do something fun -like dance in the kitchen or run with a dog with floppy ears. And while you are doing that - feel how your body feels when it feels joy. I'm starting a new book of writing prompts for connecting with how your body feels and generating good, positive, centered experiences of being in your body. If you want more info on the book, hit me up through the contact form.
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