A Little Time For Yoga

Whew...what a crazy month I have had. I hate that I haven't been on here for over a month but for some reason life with a 16 month and working full time just got really busy!!! So, now more than ever I am realizing how important is to take some down time and do something just for myself. Today, I got a baby sitter and went to a yoga class. So exciting. Yes, I go to 3 or 4 classes every day, but as an instructor not a student. It was such a nice treat. As I was practicing I noticed myself doing everything that I wasn't suppose to be doing. I was looking around the room to see if I could find any familiar faces, then as the class began I noticed myself thinking about my morning with my son and anticipating the rest of the day...and then...the worst thing happened...I noticed I was holding my breath! So, there I was "yoga teacher" doing the 3 worst things you could do in yoga! At least I had the awareness to notice what I was doing, and very quickly made a conscious effort to stop looking around, stop thinking and start breathing...then a beautiful thing happened...I was present, I was breathing and found myself in a moving medatation. After the class ended, I felt like a brand new person. I had ove 60 minutes of nothingness. Yes, I physically worked hard, but while doing the physical part of the practice, I was able to still my mind and be still. At the end of the class the teacher gave us a reading and couldn't have been more appropriate. Here is what it said:

A son and his father were walking in the mountains.
Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain:
"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Curious, he yells: "Who are you?"
He receives the answer: "Who are you?"
Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!"
He receives the answer: "Coward!"
He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?"
The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."
And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"
The voice answers: "I admire you!"
Again the man screams: "You are a champion!"
The voice answers: "You are a champion!"
The boy is surprised, but does not understand.
Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE.
It gives you back everything you say or do.
Our life is simply a reflection of our actions.
If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart.
If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.
This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life;
Life will give you back everything you have given to it."
YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU!

So, take time today for you and start living your best life!