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Monday, July 30, 2012

Does Energy Flow Through You?


Why do children they have so much energy? Because energy flows through them easily. 
They don’t have any worries. They are not weighed down by all their angst, fear and anger. They are free of limitations of the mind or blocks to their energy. And they are amazing creators because they have not had their creativity judged or quashed. 

They do not criticize themselves yet. 
They have not learned to compare themselves to others, to think themselves unworthy. 
They are just in the flow of energy. 
It moves through them and they say what they think, feel what they feel, create what they like and don’t filter as adults do with a bunch of shoulds and shoudn’ts and harsh self judgments.
How do we get in the flow of energy as we become adults?


  Get clear about what you control and what you don’t.

  Identify what you're still carrying. Then forgive and release old hurts.
  Strengthen your self-love.
  Release yourself and others from ego-control.
  Become the embodiment of compassion.
  Open your heart and learn to express love to people other than your family and friends.
                                                Be vigilant about negative self-talk.
   Work through your fears.
   Fully accept compliments. Let them really sink in.
   Un-intended thoughts just rise and fall and you do not have to follow them where they go.
 Learn to meditate.
 Work on seeing/thinking the positive aspects of every situation.

 Be aware of what you are feeding into your mind. It is just like a computer: Junk In, Junk out.
               Let the energy flow, rid yourself of limiting beliefs and emotions .

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Being Human


As a yoga teacher I have, at times, placed the expectation upon myself to be a certain kind of person. I have held the misconception that I needed to live in very specific ways in order to be worthy of inspiring others on there path. Like many moments on my yoga mat, as in my role as a teacher I have sometimes felt weak, unstable, insecure, unworthy, stuck, bored, and unmotivated.
 I have  come to see that like our practice on the mat, this is all okay. I  believe that the very best teachers are the ones who dive deeply into their own experience and lean in to each and every sweet, messy moment, willing to let there teaching be an extension of there own practice, which is in essence, there entire life.
I openly embrace being fully human. Being human means we will sometimes fail, we will sometimes react, we will sometimes disconnect, disengage, get defensive, get angry, hurt, be self righteous, self-centered and narrow-minded…yes, even when we’re yoga teachers! Opening to the possibility that we are not perfect allows us to soften, to feel lighter, to forgive our selves and others when we stumble. 



With Gratitude and Love,

Diane