Let Your Love Flow
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." ~ Antoine De Saint-Exupery.
Aware, but calm.
I had seen my Doctor just a couple days before shelter-in-place went into effect. Curious, I asked her professional opinion about the coronavirus. Towards the end of our conversation, she repeated, "I am going to stay aware, but calm."
I've been limiting my intake of the news and social media. The over consumptions breeds overwhelm, agitation, and confusion. I tend to feel guilty and unsure of what decisive action to take next, if any: personal beliefs and truths far from reach muddled by the exhaust. I question if I am doing enough, and if what others are doing is what I should be doing too?
A week into the protests, I had a conversation with my teacher about guilt and shame. She said get curious about the voice of guilt; it has something to say, a role to play. True to nature, she reminded me when I find myself in a place of inquiry, I must amplify my practice.
In any spiritual, yoga, and mindful practice, we train in supporting self-realization, to cultivate sattva (an energetic and emotional quality of goodness, truth, balance, peacefulness, and prerequisite before the more in-depth work) and to gain insight (void of judgment) and clarity towards conscious action.
Our practices are an excellent tool to heighten awareness.
When we nurture our capacity to rejoice, to let go, to love, and to shed a tear – we realize our highest potential and expand on the blueprint of wisdom, courage, and compassion. We discover that our deepest self is beautiful, perfect, and unchanging. And this self lies at the heart of every human being. At the most foundational level, we are interconnected, we are the same.
As a teacher, I am discovering my ability to facilitate complements a deeper fulfillment, joy, and aspiration to practice. I wish to share the teachings and practices I have learned and continue to learn and nurture to benefit and help open and expand the hearts and minds of others.
What is apparent is my desire to be of service. To offer a safe place for women to gather, speak the truth, express heartache and rage, love and peace, fear and doubt, while held in a blanket of unconditional love and acceptance. When we sit quietly, move emotion and energy, the healing process begins, and our hearts expand, inviting compassion to a graceful landing pad.
We are human; thus, we will suffer, but we do not have to carry the heavy burden of emotion alone. Let's remove the blocks that disguise the inherent value and peace within us all.
The suffering and hate washed over our country is a reminder that women, men, and children of all races and color, need this work. This is how we heal as individuals as a community and country.