February 21st: On the Board at Good Life Yoga
Transitions
How well do you live transitions? What are the tendencies of the body and the mind when between two things? Can you settle into the moment or do you push through to find the next activity? If an activity has been highly charged, do you ‘discharge’ during the transition, i.e. laugh, discount the activity, or feel a tad off balance? Remaining in a constant state of awareness or presence during transitions takes skill – and that takes practice to develop. There is power, knowledge and connection to your greatest self in these in between spaces. And that makes them highly prized and worthy of your attention. This week we cultivate the skill of staying present during transitions.
Off the mat we find ourselves continuously between two things. Some are minor, like being ‘at work’ and then leaving, being with friends and then being alone. Some are major, like moving from one house to another house, being between two jobs, being separated from a significant person either through divorce or death. What is common about these transitions is that the space holds power. We either step consciously into transition or it has the potential to overwhelm us. Think about the major transitions you’ve already been through in your life…these times were ripe with every possible emotion from great joy to intense sorrow; from absolute clarity and certainty to utter confusion and fear. Here is a space that holds both the reassurance of OM and a panic attack. It is an exhilarating place of pure potential to say the least. Staying balanced, focused and in the flow of the big energy is a worthy endeavor while in transition.
This week we cultivate full presence during transitions from one pose to the next. Our learning comes from what we find as our tendencies during transitions. And then we decide if these tendencies serve us any longer.
Come to Good Life Yoga this week and find yourself in the in between spaces….