YOGA
L
ike the trees in my backyard, I have a need for
deep-rooted desire for
connection. I stand tall
and strong for solidarity, connection and joy. I
struggle with feeling overwhelm, the exhaustion
and fear. I long to find balance and know peace.
Over the years I have
learned that I can find this
on my yoga mat whether
I am at home, on a grass
field with strangers or a
classroom full of friends
and acquaintances.
I know what it feels like
to be trapped by debt,
constricted by fear, overwhelmed by inertia or
loss. But I also know what
it feels like to take steps
— small steps, very simple
steps, sacred steps — towards creating a peaceful place to allow myself
to be open, to receive
and listen to what my
body has to tell me and
to make life simpler if only
for that space of time.
Taking a look around while
in class, all I can think
sometimes is this: the roots
of she, roots of he, roots
of me, all intertwined like
a complicated maze under the surface, a surface
that seems to fade once
we move and breathe together.
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