Subscribegetting out of the way
i learn so much in my yoga class. It’s like my instructor knows exactly what to say at exactly the right time. And all I have to do is open myself up to listen. Telling my spaghetti insides to just be still for a minute and LISTEN.
Last night we were practicing tiny little micro-movements. Simply circling our arms around our shoulder sockets and watching our insides, and she said: “A lot of yoga is just getting out of the way of ourselves. Yoking with the divine and getting out of the way.”
And I felt a little lump in my throat. Um. Yeah.
I’ve been doing such a bad job of getting out of the way lately. I guess I’m a control freak and have been trying really hard to push things to get in line… shape up… do what i want… etc. Showing no trust.
When she said we needed to get out of the way I thought: you’re right… How am I supposed to let the universe do it’s thing if I keep stepping up and taking the reins? How am I supposed to experience miracles and the perfect unfolding if I keep my grip so tight around its neck?
A softening. That’s what I feel this morning.
After doing my new morning ritual of reading, journaling and being still — I listened. I opened up windows. It’s very windy today and it feels like change. There is movement all around my studio. I have incense burning, grapefruit-scented “joy” oil on my wrists, and Buddhist monastery music playing as I work. And I am here right now for my work. Letting go of everything but that.
it’s so true. i learn little gems in my yoga class each week. thanks for sharing your story. your grapefruit oil sounds wonderful. would you mind sharing the brand? thanks penelope. hope you have a great day.
Hi Penelope,
Just to let you know that I, in my very own corner of the world, sometimes feel exactly like you do now. And sometimes feel exactly like you´ve felt some other times.
Hang on there and be patient with and to yourself.
And thanks for sharing your feelings. It does help to know that there´s someone who sometimes feels the same. :)
Lots of good energy to you
Ana
Hey Shari:
The brand I have is Aura Cacia (http://www.auracacia.com/). Good stuff. :)
It sounds like you are going through a period of grappling with some heavy stuff. During similar times in my own life, I’ve often found myself filling time and space with people to see and things to do…distractions to keep me from being alone and still, and having to feel things that are difficult and that I don’t want to think about. It was a huge lesson to me when I finally made myself sit, alone, with the big questions, and learn to not only feel comfortable with that ambiguity, but to relish it. May you come to a place in which you feel comfortable with living the questions, and know that one day, you will also live into the answers.
good for you. it is so hard to let go and just be. i know i have a problem of just letting things be what they are supposed to me. good luck to you :)
breakTHROUGH>>>YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Penelope, I just finished my yoga class and feel the same way. Also, I find in yoga you lean back while in life you lean forward. As a graphic designer, leaning over my desk all day, I find yoga makes me lean back and let all the stresses float away.
P.S. Love your work and your blog!
good girl…..breath in, i calm my body.
breath out, i smile,dwelling in this present moment. i know this is a wonderful moment.
Hi Penelope,
Just wanted to say that I love your blog and everything that you share here and would like to pass on the ‘You Make My Day’ Award to you (details on my blog).
You do make my day :)
Cheers,
Radha
what a profound and delightful post. this is my main struggle and you wrote about it beautifully. thanks for reminding me to allow the miracles to flow.
I realize that these entries have been deeply personal and intimate lately and probably not overly easy to write, but I have to say a great enormous THANK YOU! This entry has allowed me to stop, breath and take notice, again! Getting out of the way is probably one of the most difficult things to do in life!
Nameste
go! you can do it!
(i clipped this post in my bloglines–i promise to check on you with supplemental good vibes on hand)
grape scented joy oil? sounds delicious!
You inspire me. Plain. Simple. xx
Telling my spaghetti insides to just be still for a minute and LISTEN.
how beautifully said…spaghetti all tangled up and messy!….be still and listen…loving it! xx
perfect image…
What a beautiful post! It really is exactly what I needed to see this morning. I’m so in my own way I’m tripping over my own feet. :-)
Thanks for being like that wind outside of your window. And for reminding me that humans do need to breathe…
Love this post – do you think you might sell that image in your store? It is speaking my name!