Hard Work!

Most of us struggle to find the time to practise. This may just be the unconscious resistance, the ego making excuses, trying to save itself and I may be talking a load of old rubbish!

Do you ever ask yourself if you are actually getting anywhere with this yoga stuff? Is it making any difference to you?

I'm certainly convinced it has helped me to see myself a little clearer, and because of that I have been able to enjoy life more than I used to. I have changed but I am still me. Hmmm that sounds odd I know but in some sense I don't actually think I've changed at all. I think what has really happened is I've learned to see that I was always ok the way I was/am and always will be. In the past I think I had this idea that I 'should' be more than I already am.

Now having said that it has taken me many years and struggles and money to find that out! I think I deserve a medal!

But what choice do we have? We accept things the way they are or we don't. If we don't then we have to find the energy to change the things that are bothering us. So sit still for a moment and be honest with yourself. What is it you really want? And if you're not doing that why not?

What are you doing now? Is this what you really want to be doing? Is there really anything to do? Who does the choosing? Is the part of us that is doing the choosing any more important than any other part of ourselves? Are you 'single' minded, or are you multi dimensional? How many fingers am I holding up now? Wrong it was two!

Sun - Moon

Inhale - Exhale

Up - Down

In - Out

Tension - Relaxation

All of these opposites all of these choices how do I/we choose? What has choosing got to do with anything? Is the World really in trouble? Does the Dali-Lama really eat beef? And who cares ?

Thoughts are thoughts - where do thoughts come from?

Is it really true that only one- tenth of our brain is working. Have humans reached the pinnacle of evolution? Did the Americans really land on the moon in 1969? What is really going on? Nothing is really going on!

ITS ALL IN THE MIND DOCTOR !!

Hold a downward dog for twenty minutes just to see what happens ! And while you are doing it breathe through your mouth- do it and see what happens.

Take a rest, have a day off.

Hari Hari Om