Day 33: November 16
“It takes discipline to be a free spirit.”
Personally, this quote speaks mountains of truth for me, and as a yogi, dancer, author, mother, and teacher – if I do not tend to what feeds my spirit, I feel like my world becomes more complex and less joyous than it needs to be.
Once we can find a practice that nourishes us deeply, we mend our fragmented parts, return to wholeness and rekindle what is most important to us. Our mind-body practices – be it meditation, yoga, movement, hiking or art, become the mediums in which we can discover our essential nature while building inner resilience. If we bypass or disengage from the practices that inspire us, we can experience mental fog, confusion around our belief systems, and be overcome by the weight of the world’s complexities. In the words of B.K.S Iyengar “My body is my temple, and asanas are my prayers.” May we continue to stay attuned to our bodies and cast our prayers far and wide. The world is ready to receive your full expression.
- Mara
