This week I am in NY, away from my yoga studio. I brought an mp3 version of the class with me on my phone, thinking I could use it at the NY apartment. The apartment is very small and heated with a pellet stove. This morning I closed all the doors and actually got the temperature up to 100 degrees. I used the tv for a mirror and did the 90 minute program. I stretched easily in the heat, but did not sweat at all. I quickly found out its the level of humidity that gets my heart rate up and taxes me. After the 90 minutes, I felt good, but was not tired or taxed in any way. I grabbed a jacket and headed for the gym and did 40 minutes on the elliptical.
Although the full benefits really seem to reside in the humidity, the instructor was excellent. She talked about a new way to view change. Most of the time, when thinking about change, we view it as painful – a cutting away of old stuff to make room for the new. She suggested looking at change as conserving the good that we already possess and letting what’s not needed fall away. This way we are always operating in a positive mode. The instructor said it’s a good way to practice yoga, and it’s also a good way to approach life as well.
I liked the concept. I feel like I’ve been trying to change and grow for months now and I’ve lost sight of all the good that does remain within me, while what’s not needed slowly falls away. I’m still listening – today it was to a yoga cd. Enlightenment can be found in unimaginable places.
And so, as another day goes by, my hearing sharpens as the new month approaches, and….I have written.
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