Ordinary afternoon. Intermediate series. Firefly, and her many stages of life.

This posture is called karanda. it’s a “sort of duck” loves ducks Loves ducks

Yoga practice is like playing a musical instrument.

We must practice for both skill and pleasure.

At first its scales, and then its compositions. Soon, we create our own music. We iterate and iterate. We remix. Freedom comes through experience and discipline.

At some point we burn the method. We destroy the reference. The joy in creation must be met in equal parts by destruction for the dance to be sustained. And this is how a purposeful life becomes art.

Only from formlessness can a form be created.

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back.

Inquiry and curiosity are powerful allies in reckoning with fear and helplessness.

These feelings are a tell that the prefrontal cortex has been impacted. This part of the brain has been demonstrated to be an important structure for executive functions.

No wonder we feel stuck. But feelings aren’t facts. If we can notice this stuff, we can start breaking the cycle by using our techniques. Thats the yoga.

So, be curious.

In love, in life, in your practices.

sustaining loving kindness precious bellweather, my daily crucible bringing honor
to my teachers