Embodying flow: saying ‘yes’ to life in all its complexity
Embodied Living: Mindfulness & Yoga for Life’s Everyday Challenges
Allowing life’s challenges and unexpected turns to move to us and through us is the practice of living in flow.
By Lauren Bloxham
Our yoga practice offers us the time, space, and structure in which to find, explore and experience a sense of flow. To flow from asana to asana, or to connect with the more subtle flow within the pose, to observe the ebb and flow of breath. In meditation, we observe the comings and goings of the mind; the fluctuations, the peace, and the thoughts that upset the peace. We become curious about the emotions that arise, and practice presence, however challenging, for the experience of being human. We may even become skilled and strong in meditation and asana, finding comfort and grace, coming to the still point of balance in physically challenging poses, and throughout our meditation. It’s very natural when we’re skilled to believe we have ‘arrived’, that we are accomplished even… and perhaps, within the safety of the class, with the boundaries of the mat, and of the hour ahead, this is true. But how does this practice translate to real life, and to daily living off the mat?
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