Upon returning to the anthill known as New York City, after possibly the most stressful weeks of the year, I found a rare peace and stillness and joy this afternoon. I know, that is a lot to find in one place. And the truth of it is those things are fleeting, but to truly know them for a few minutes is precious!
Yes, I am sweating my cheese off practicing Bikram yoga. Yes, its that crazy one where the class is 90 minutes in a room heated to 100+ degrees! I'm sure other practices of yoga are equally beneficial. I love the heat! It reminds me of a Texas summer and I feel at home. The small class moved well together and something about suffering the heat and physical strain on the body brings a collective energy to a group. Its a beautiful thing! Forgive my lack of yoga terms, but I was lying in our final relaxation at the end of a 90 minute class feeling so at peace with where I am at this moment. Possibly part of this reflection is b/c we've been given our last scenes for the first year and I'm coming up on my one year anniversary of living in the City (woohoo!) but I wouldn't trade any of it!
Granted I am experiencing the "honeymoon" stage of coming back to yoga, but I love the presence of mind it demands. Last week made me face the undeniable fact that so much of our lives are out of our hands. One of my favorite people in the City (also Bikram yoga instructor) told me the other night, "How does worrying help those you care about?" There is such truth in that! To throw out another quote, "Who by worrying can add a single hour to their life?... Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today." [Mt.6]
Thank you to my incredible family in TX! It healed me in so many ways to be home for a week with all of you! Thank you my NY family! Your love (and hugs) astound me! ....Ha! This part kinda sounds like the end of people's biographies in the Playbill! Haha! I'm a geek!
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