I fell in love with yoga because it showed me how many boxes
I had locked myself in, losing sight my authentic self completely. It taught me
that nothing is good or bad on its own, but only when measured against truth,
intent, and greater good.
At first it was quite scary to begin breaking down boxes but
soon it became exhilarating! At times I can become like the Hindu Goddess, and
ego shatterer, Kali, hardly able to control myself.
Still, as a woman, sometimes I get asked to crawl back into
my box. And sometimes I think
about crawling back in, all by myself. But here is my response to that..
Be careful what you ask for, because in trampling out all
the negative thoughts I had about myself, I trampled on all the negative thoughts
I had about you. In stomping on the judging thoughts about who I was I stomped
out the judgements I had made about you. In dancing on the shadows of doubt,
and learning to love myself, I started loving you.
When we break down the boxes and walls we build around
ourselves, to keep us safe, we break down the barriers we’ve built against each
other and we begin to really practice yoga.
If you are my teacher and I am yours, let us not ask
anything of each other, just sync your breath to mine and be here. Like we were
when we were kids, not swayed by the judging mind, not trying to be something
else, and not far from the wisdom we had before. Sharpen your sword of love and
cut down any over grown ideas that strangle your true path and keep us from
walking it together.
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| photo by Taya Smyth, Costa Rica |
