Circle of life
Last night we had an earthquake and I felt alive. Really alive, or more like awake. When the earth quakes and rattles, rolling around I feel like it’s adjusting itself as we would in a yoga posture. Energy freeing- apanasana. Getting out all the kinks and tightness as it gets ready for resting-savasana. Or so I like to think.
This morning I skipped yoga for a walk on the beach and came home to find out the Guruji Pattabhi Jois, the man who is responsible for the Astanga movement in the west passed away today. Myself, like so many other yogis have been influenced immensely by this one person who has passed down generations of knowledge and wisdom for those on the path of yoga. I feel a sense of sadness for even though I have never studied with or met Guruji, my life has been profoundly impacted by his existence. I believe people come into our lives for so many reasons. Some are here on the planet for a short period of time and have such an impact on our lives we are eternally grateful. Others may be with us a lot longer and we are unable to see the shifts and changes that have occurred because of their influence and their presence in our everyday lives. And then there are those we never meet but help to bend and shape who we are as people.
We all have a reason to be here. We all affect someone, or lots of someones whether we know it or not. We come into this world with an open mind, curiosity and excitement. The intention is to keep all of these things. As we grow we are able to take these gifts of openness, curiousness and sheer excitement and apply them into our everyday lives. Open heart, open mind, open spirit, open eyes.
