In Good Times and in Bad
Day 9: We are beaten and blown by the wind, blown by the wind, oh when I go there, I go there with you, it's all I can do.--U2In today's selection, Rolf speaks to dedication and in the face of hard times. This is what Abhyasa is all about. And I must admit, in reading this selection, I am humbled, because, I truly don't feel that I am anywhere near posessing this kind of faith.
By practicing our yoga in good times, our yoga will be there for us in bad times."I do believe abhyasa is not something we earn or achieve through force of will; rather, it is an innate human capacity that we awaken through practice, through our own willingness."
photo by kk+
posted by Kim and Matt @ 2:05 PM
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2 Comments:
First of all...is that you in the photo? Whoever it is, very very nice reverse namaskar!
As for abhyasa, I don't think you need to possess "faith" so much as you need to just "do" without "thinking". Some days, you are going to want to get to the mat. Some days, the very idea of getting to the mat will exhaust you. Whichever kind of day you are having, you just have to practice. Call it faith, call it discipline, or call it mindless adherance to the rules of the game....whatever you call it, it forms the basis of abhyasa, at least as I see it.
Resistance to practice is such an interesting concept to me. I mean, how often do we practice and NOT feel good after? Yet so many days, we face the struggle to get to the mat.
Lauren
Lauren,
No. It isn't me. It is a photo taken by the flickr user kk+. You can go to his.her photo stream by click on the name at the bottom of the page. It is a beautiful reverse namasker though isn't it? I'm still working on opening my shoulders. I can "cheat" and get my palms together, but not without discomfort in my wrists.
I really like your comments about just "doing." I tend to think WAY too much. and all the time.
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