[about attention]

to refine our ability to
ascribe appropriate meaning to every experience,
(ie. live thoughtfully, productively and more easefully),
first we watch how we've been defining
what is "appropriate" for ourselves, and observing
how those assumptions are working for us.

observe in this instant:
a thought is manifesting as your facial expression
and in the way you're holding your body.
this is happening in every interaction, inwardly and outwardly.
now is our chance to see that very process.

if the yoga practice is our chance to
watch (at least initially)
how we operate and carry our physical bodies,
eventually learning our tendencies and aligning more clearly,

this practice of observing is our chance to
watch, without criticism, how our thoughts
become our daily experiences.
if unobserved, our smallest thoughts transform into
emotions, words, interactions, relationships, years of our lives-
without our choosing.

for a real inner understanding of how we create our circumstances
we can patiently and consistently watch that process.
we might naturally come to a true recognition of
the tremendous divinity at the core of it,
paving the way for more clarity in the way we
communicate our intentions and ideas.

we are practicing how to give meaning to our experiences
as we choose, rather than being led around by our assumptions.
our only aim is to choose to live in ways that
serve us and those around us.
this is the Yoga, aligning optimally in every sense, every second,
with what is truly divine within us.

our gratitude
elena, lynn and the staff of virayoga