| Aloha Friend ~
They arrive in the disguise of botched plans, clumsy mistakes, and uncomfortable slips. They also arrive in major shocks to our system: wrecking the car, getting caught in a lie, being arrested, or making a very bad investment decision. Yucky feelings arise: embarrassment, disappointment, guilt, big fear. The critical monster looks at the situation, scornful and shaming. The mind is trying to reason with the problem - rationalize or even fight it. Spinning it over and over again, rehashing it as if you could change time, does zero good. Go ahead and sulk a bit. Or brood. Breathe with the anxiety of loose ends. Cry or growl or howl. Have a lay down. Then, force yourself to turn to your journal or call a level-headed friend who can listen and ask the right questions. Tell the uncensored story. Don't let things fester inside for long. Recognize how the ego gets all wrapped up in trying to control outcomes? Understand WHY? Grasping for solutions, craving answers, yearning for everything to be OK again? We can spend YEARS getting caught in those webs. There are spiritual rituals that attempt to quiet mental chatter and let that shit go. But, acceptance comes in waves. Eventually we receive the prompt to change our thoughts and behaviors; to meet life's perils willingly, if begrudgingly. By clearing the cobwebs and unlatching the gate, the pathway gets swept. Now FORGIVENESS can walk through the threshold. It comes to our door, knocking gently at first, as not to rush the process. When we greet forgiveness and let it into our house, our suffering changes. Let it in. Sit in silence with it; breathe, bawl, or rage with it. Forgiveness does not excuse the trauma or take away the associated responsibility for consequences. Forgiveness CLEARS & PURIFIES. It restores balance. It brings Truth. In that humble embrace, we raise our frequency. This vibration makes space for healing and integration. The rest of the details are sorted out by something far greater than ourselves. "All of your actions matter. Like the butterfly effect, every thought or action you have will produce a Karmic effect." On this LEAP DAY: Time is of the essence. We never know what tomorrow will bring. Courageously apologize, re-work the plans, sign the paper, pay off the debt, ask for the raise, make the health appointment, end a pattern. Take the necessary step for your heart to be right. Illuminating the Flowered Path, Erika ʻKealapuaʻ Faith, E-RYT 500 AKA: The Yoga Fairy Godmother Founder & Director, Cloud Nine Yoga & Syzygy Spiritual Schools | | | A 10-Week Yoga Study Course A Spring Yoga program for residents of Kauai I have taught this curriculum for Cloud Nine Yoga School for 25 years and it just keeps getting better! Sitting in circle with people who love Yoga, delving into the teachings, and seeing them come alive ~ I live for this. Come to learn or learn to teach. You'll experience a commitment to the practices and they will infuse you. The course honors those who want to re-align their life and body. Practice, theory, history, philosophy, methodology, sequencing, and functional anatomy are at the heart of this program. As a Yoga Alliance registered school, Cloud Nine Yoga is accredited worldwide. Our foundational 200 RYT program is for ALL yoga practitioners, with or without experience, taught with love and playfulness! |
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