March 29, 2010: On the Board at Good Life Yoga
Sauca in Spring
This time of year invites the urge to clear out, declutter, remove the old and let in the new. It’s early spring and our hearts are beginning to see the clutch of cold weather fading into warmer, brighter days. A gladness for fresh days of blue skies, bits of green poking up and a general sense of relief and hope replacing the heavy coats of colder days.
We move into a powerful time of alignment with Sauca, the first Niyama. Clean, clear, organized energy to focus on removing the old is strong. Mother Nature herself is busy warming the soil, digesting the leaves and debris; clearing the way for lovely shoots of renewed, clean material to grace the earth.
As humans, we have the opportunity like nature, to digest and remove old patterns, emotions, attachments and anything else that is covering our potential for new ‘shoots.’ We don’t even have to know anything about the new shoots coming through, we just know the energy to clean out and make room for them is strong.
Let’s align with this energy of Sauca. Our deep breaths on the mat this week will concentrate on clearing out and making room for the newness of the season. It is time for Sauca. It is time to clean, purge and remove debris that covers the light of your heart. Our work will be to remember the deep order of our lives. Mother Nature herself leads the way. She is gently, yet thoroughly preparing the soil for new growth. All her instincts tell her to remove that which does not serve. All her energy is in nurturing the fresh new patterns of beauty and growth. She is cleaning out. She is letting go. There is no remorse. There is only joy in the process.