No, not the joke about Carnegie hall — a way to think about your life.
I have always respected that “doing” yoga is expressed as “practicing” yoga. It’s an acknowledgement that this is something that we never fully master. It is always a journey.
During my meditation practice, I stumbled upon the perspective that we can “practice” in life. Even when we don’t quite feel like practicing yoga, meditating, or even being in a good mood, that we can “practice” it. Ok, we can pretend.
Hafez, a fourteenth-century Sufi poet suggests that we act great at all times. Whether are practicing contentment on a bad day, or sitting in meditation watching our mind run around in circles.
Think about it. “Pretending” to be a good mood tends to turn into a good mood. “Pretending” to enjoy yoga poses often turns into an enjoyment.
This is an idea that could really catch on.
December 3, 2012 at 10:10 am
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