Through practice, I've come to see that the deepest source of my misery is not wanting things to be the way they are. Not wanting myself to be the way I am. Not wanting the world to be the way it is. Not wanting others to be the way they are. Whenever I'm suffering, I find this war with reality to be at the heart of the problem.
This week, compassionately investigate how you meet [or don't meet] discomfort, tension, and all that you don't like in yourself and the world. In yoga, this resistance is called dvesha (aversion). What is the impact of dvesha in your bodymind? What happens when instead of resisting and refusing, you meet, allow, feel and explore what is,and only then respond]