Sunday, September 29, 2013
Yoga Love: Nurture
*written on Sep. 18*
It’s been a while since my last yoga love post. The truth is I’ve been using my practice as an escape, instead of a chance to do something from a place of gratitude. Last night was different. I came down my mat to do more than just the physical aspect of yoga; the benefits sure went beyond it, too.
It’s been a while since my last yoga love post. The truth is I’ve been using my practice as an escape, instead of a chance to do something from a place of gratitude. Last night was different. I came down my mat to do more than just the physical aspect of yoga; the benefits sure went beyond it, too.
“Do you like being in
love?”
Our Jivamukti teacher
started the class with that question. She went on by telling us about the highs
and lows of being “in love”, of how things always seem brighter when we look at
it with love in our eyes. Passion, intensity, awareness, connection- those are only a few words we associate with love. And she wasn't referring to romantic love alone. She shared that it
is possible to be in a constant state of being in love. Bhakti was the Sanskrit word she used to explain it.
bhakti, (“devotion,” from Sanskrit bhaj, “to share,” “to love”), in Hinduism, a movement emphasizing the mutual intense emotional attachment and love of a devotee toward a personal god and of the god for the devotee.
What struck me more was when she affirmed that the only way to be constantly in love is to nurture it.
Nurture love.
There are people, places
and things in this life that make us more kind and loving. We have to
constantly allow ourselves to gravitate to the parts of our lives that help us
nurture the love that allows us to embrace the universe and, at the same time, let
go of those that do not.
Before we started our Vinyasa, she asked us to dedicate the next 90 minutes of practice to whomever or whatever symbolizes this kind of love in
our lives. It was one of the best practices I have had in a long while.
Nurture love and allow it
to make all the difference.
Works on the mat, works
in life.
Namaste. :)
# posted by Liana : 6:51 AM
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