Tenderness in our communication.

Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,

This week in class we are considering tenderness in our communication.

Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you.

-The Gospel According to Saint Matthew

This is love at its most magnificent. In order to love like this, we cannot be attached to ourselves. It is because we think so much about ourselves that we strike back, show resentment, speak harshly, move away.

Jesus' words do not mean agreeing with everything people say or supporting whatever they do. We sometimes have to oppose people we love. Yet, if we do it tenderly, it is not likely that it will cost us a single friend. In fact, that person might say, "I've found a friend who will support me and stand beside me always."

Words to Live By: Inspiration for Every Day – Eknath Easwaran

The homework is to consider how our Yoga practices can help us develop tenderness in our communication. Consider the following limbs of Yoga in your process: Pratyahara – withdrawal and emancipation of the mind from the domination of the senses and exterior objects; and Dharana – concentration.

Blessings,

paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994

www.rushingwateryoga.com
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Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003