. contractions). there are entire studies of dance based on breath. in bikram yoga, you use your breath to energize from within and relax your body so that the heat (~112 degrees) doesn't get to you...mind over matter, friends. in most forms of yoga, you use your breath to find stillness inside yourself and relax during savasana (dead body pose). this evening, i took a yoga class with two of my fabulous girlfriends, and spent my post-workout relaxation (or as i call it, the dessert of yoga) using my breath to guide me through
a profound meditation. the deeper i got, the more i thought about the significance that breath has on us. two nights ago, my niece and i were indulging in a ducktales marathon (please tell me you remember that cartoon) and she conked out in my arms. there is nothing in the whole world more relaxing than feeling the breath of a little angel as she sleeps. this is my happy place. anytime i am freaking out about life, i mentally take myself somewhere where my little duchess is sleeping and my heartbeat magically slows down. i think about some of the moments in which i have been totally, one-hundred percent peaceful: in the arms of a special someone, just feeling each other's breath; laying on the beach in hawaii, listening to the waves and inhaling the scent of the ocean; dancing alone in a dark studio, my breath guiding me to movement that expresses my soul.life is so beautiful if you just remember to breathe deeply, often.
listen to: Accidental Babies by Damien Rice..."and is he dark enough, enough to see your light?"
I want to do yoga more... and just stretch for goodness sakes. I need to do it more.
ReplyDeleteAnd maybe it's not a baby, but when Lily falls asleep in my arms, its so adorable... I love it. Ha.
ANDDD I love dancing alone in a dark studio. That is my most favorite thing in the world. That's the only thing I like to do all alone. Its so comforting. No one knows that feeling. Few can do it and feel ok.
I miss you and I want to hug you~!!!
It was a great class - exactly what I needed too. You are wonderful and I'm excited to see what bikram yoga is all about - and when I say excited, you know how easily that happens :-)
ReplyDeleteI had SUCH a marvelous time with you girls! I love that you are into yoga too! I felt sooo fantastic after our yoga/pilates evening!!!Probably you could have led the medition session better than our teacher, and then Nicki might havebeen able to focus better:D
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