Day 8~ Memory Loss

onthemat • January 9, 2017

There are many forms of faith including having faith that you can get through something difficult. On a very basic level, I am often faced with this challenge when first arriving on my mat. Maybe because I have such a naturally stiff body, everything can feel so darn hard at first! That first downward dog […]

There are many forms of faith including having faith that you can get through something difficult. On a very basic level, I am often faced with this challenge when first arriving on my mat. Maybe because I have such a naturally stiff body, everything can feel so darn hard at first! That first downward dog is not restful at all, it actually can feel awful. At times, like I did in class today, I have an initial panic that I simply am not going to make it. I have never figured out what that actually means or looks like…do I run from the studio? or do I just spend an hour in savasana? All i know is that initial feeling is a memory that can stay with me and can be a deterrent for returning another day.

As the class goes on, it ALWAYS gets better. Yes, some days I don’t have much energy or have an extra ache here or there, but I do loosen up and find poses that are particularly healing or strengthening or enjoyable that work that day. And, here is the kicker, I always feel better. Now that is what I need to remember.

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Heart~ Day #7 (Week #4)

By Linda Malcomb • May 3, 2020
“There is a light in the core of our being that calls us home—one that can only be seen with closed eyes; We can feel it as a radiance in the center of our chest. This light of loving awareness is always here, regardless of our conditioning. It does not matter how many dark paths we have traveled or how many wounds we have inflicted or sustained as we have unknowingly stumbled toward this inner radiance. It does not matter how long we have sleepwalked, seduced by our desires and fears. This call persists until it is answered, until we surrender to who we really are. When we do, we feel ourselves at home wherever we are. A hidden beauty reveals itself in our ordinary life. As the true nature of our Deep Hear is unveiled, we feel increasingly grateful for no reason—grateful to simply be.” —John J. Prendergast, PHD, The Deep Heart

SUN!~ Day #6 (Week #4)

By Linda Malcomb • May 2, 2020
Seems like it’s been rainy, windy, dreary for eons. Which may have helped us shelter inside a bit more. I remember reading years and years ago in a Seth book that weather can be influenced, and even created by mass human emotion. Why not? We are far more powerful than we currently acknowledge, and science is beginning to validate many phenomena that had seemed inconceivable before. Those seemingly endless days of “bad” weather seemed congruent with the emotional tone of covid her in New England. And now SUN! Glorious, warming, invigorating, hope-filled Sun! Today I will be outside basking and gardening and thanking. And I’m sure the whole neighborhood, and most of New England will go outside, stand with our faces to the sun and breathe a huge healing breath of joy. And maybe the collective energy of that will resonate out across the word as a promise of brighter days to come.
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