YOGA
YOGA
FEASTING
On The Flow
was resisting the true nature of what yoga represented and was saying
“no” to the stillness I had
heard others boast of.
All That Money Can’t Buy
Peace. Pureness. Power
to let go. These are the
non-material things I had
been telling myself for
years that I wanted and
yet there I was, resisting
this very thing which could
offer me more of that.
When I finally did fall to
my knees and surrender
myself to the downward
dogs and comforting
child poses, I came to
see that yoga was really
one of the greatest gifts I
could possibly give to myself. Practicing yoga was
like feasting on all the little
things I usually couldn’t be
bothered to notice, all the
“little things” that I never
seemed to have “time”
for because I was too bu sy
letting my thoughts run
the show. Yoga was one
step closer to making my
world brighter, my head
more clear and bringing
Practicing yoga
was like feasting
on all the little
things
I couldn’t usually
be bothered
to notice.
more self-love to my daily
thoughts.
Gratitude became a regular focus and most importantly, I was reminded
to stay present in the moment, instead of allowing
my thoughts to wander
off into past and future,
where there only seemed
to be regrets and wanting, which often left me
with me in suffering.
Thoughts and Our Reality
I looked forward so
much to those 75 minutes and feasting on my
thoughts. Before, I feared
my thoughts. I had been
terrified of being alone
in my head, always worried about what might
show up there in that
quiet space. My practice
helped me become familiar with the idea that
believing what I had been
thinking created much of
my unhappiness.
Yoga helped me to get
still in my mind and allow
the “bad thoughts” to
show up with less fear and
most of all, less judgment.
Getting on the mat became a mindful solution
to helping me turn my
thoughts around to feel
less stressful.
From Chaos to Bliss
For that short time on the
mat, I could let go of all
the chaos and feast on
all the love, gratitude and
peace that was surrounding me both inside and
out. Feasting on yoga and
feeling at peace is one of
the greatest joys human
beings can experience, in
my opinion. But don’t just
take my word for it. Try it
for yourself.
We can have everything
in the world we want- the
perfect romance, our
dream job, a comfortable
home, and still feel unhappy. Yoga is a perfect
opportunity to help us experience more bliss and
come to realize that everything we really desire
comes from within. Feast
your heart on that and,
I assure you, you will be
coming back for more.
s a gym junkie and weight warrior, I resisted
yoga for nearly five years before I allowed it
to flow into my life with ease. I went to five different classes, was led by five different teachers and
walked out on five different occasions feeling as if
yoga was really “not for me”.
Crystal Ellis is an early 30s ROHP, is with a passion for community and
Jacquie Robertson, RNCP,Yoga gala Certified Nutritionist practicing clinical
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I now realize in retrospect that I was simply not yet
ready for what this ancient practice could bring. I
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