june 2004 at VIRAYOGA

last month we learned that our connection to the
KULA, the community at VIRAYOGA,
teaches us to keep great company inwardly.

how exactly can we create a dynamic, supportive,
evolving, resilient 'community' within our own bodies and our hearts?

careful observation.

even on days when you cannot find time to practice with others in class,   
take just five minutes to sit quietly,
observe yourself slowly, from the inside out, feet to head, following your breath.

this exercise is preparation for yoga practice:
aligning our poses through observation of our bodies.  

as preparation for our daily experience:
aligning our actions through observation of our gestures/words in our interactions.  
so often i observe that what i say/do is not lined up with what i think/feel.  

this effort requires patience, fortitude and a generous sense of humor.

in class we'll observe the habits in our bodies that are impeding our poses.
in life we'll observe thoughts and actions that we don't admire in ourselves.
the challenge:  just  watch. eventually  we learn the reason for
those patterns and HOW we can begin to shift them.

practice simply tapping into that inward expansiveness inside
when things seem to be in a state of contraction.  

in taking that time to look, we see that the 'yoga,'
the capacity for growth, is already present.  
thankfully we've found our way to this community of the heart
within which we can
practice the art of BEING
through our observations.

enjoy the month of june
e, lynn and the staff of virayoga