Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the topic “Peace is our Greatest Gift.”
Peace is a natural mind-state in every one of us. Peace has been there since the day we were born and it is going to be there till the day we die. It is our greatest gift; so why do we think we have no peace of mind?
Experiencing peace is like looking at our hands. Usually, we see only the fingers – not the spaces in between. In a similar manner, when we look at the mind, we are aware of the active states, such as our running thoughts and the one-thousand-and-one feelings that are associated with them, but we tend to overlook the intervals of peace between them.
- Thynn Thynn
The homework is to learn to notice the spaces in between your thoughts. Use the awareness of your breath to help. Build on the natural pause at the end of your exhalations by gently and slightly extending the pause. Notice the quality of mind during these extended pauses.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
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