Our reading this week is adapted from Michael Stone (2008): With an attitude of kindness and nonviolence, yoga practice matures internally. Whatever we feel [or sense] we feel. Whatever we think, we think. When we [allow] space enough for [sensations] feelings and thoughts to come and go in this container of body and mind, meditation occurs spontaneously...We continually observe and feel with great attention, with patience and without comment...We feel and watch, witness and learn, with openness to what is arising and passing away in the present moment...[Undertaken this way] we find in our practice a level of deep acceptance and peace.
As we learn to pay generous, humble and curious attention to ourselves, our practice deepens. We become more aware of our patterns and more able to function well in an integrated way on all levels. This requires a stance towards practice which is intelligent (vinyasa krama - "intelligently step by step") but not overly interpretive (we're trying sense ourselves and learn rather than trying to judge or 'fix').
Our reading this week is adapted from Michael Stone (2008): With an attitude of kindness and nonviolence, yoga practice matures internally. Whatever we feel [or sense] we feel. Whatever we think, we think. When we [allow] space enough for [sensations] feelings and thoughts to come and go in this container of body and mind, meditation occurs spontaneously...We continually observe and feel with great attention, with patience and without comment...We feel and watch, witness and learn, with openness to what is arising and passing away in the present moment...[Undertaken this way] we find in our practice a level of deep acceptance and peace. Comments are closed.
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AuthorMisha Butot RCSW, ERYT 500 is a longtime clinical social worker and senior yoga teacher living in Victoria, BC Archives
April 2024
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