Thanks! I think so much about the 'why' of yoga. For instance, what does it have to offer that other physical disciplines don't? Sometimes the answer is that I just like it! Years ago I was at an ashram where one of the swamis asked a group of students, 'How many of you definitely want to be enlightened in this lifetime?' and then I replied that I wasn't sure because I didn't really know what enlightenment was...
I think about yoga as an ongoing journey with no real destination. Letting go of attachment to the destination is freeing because it allows you to enjoy the moment you are in. Even when that moment is full of frustration, or doubt, or good ol' exhaustion from being in the thick of motherhood. Change is always happening, everything is temporary and we are just along for the ride. Our choices determine our direction, but letting go of attachment to the outcome releases you if the anxiety too. 💜
Such a profound post.
Thanks! I think so much about the 'why' of yoga. For instance, what does it have to offer that other physical disciplines don't? Sometimes the answer is that I just like it! Years ago I was at an ashram where one of the swamis asked a group of students, 'How many of you definitely want to be enlightened in this lifetime?' and then I replied that I wasn't sure because I didn't really know what enlightenment was...
I think about yoga as an ongoing journey with no real destination. Letting go of attachment to the destination is freeing because it allows you to enjoy the moment you are in. Even when that moment is full of frustration, or doubt, or good ol' exhaustion from being in the thick of motherhood. Change is always happening, everything is temporary and we are just along for the ride. Our choices determine our direction, but letting go of attachment to the outcome releases you if the anxiety too. 💜
Yes, well put! Determining the direction is so key. Thanks for reading and commenting!