Monday, May 19, 2014


Revelation of the Day
or
wanna know why I practice yoga?
 
Lately
I've been
fitful
frustrated
fragile                                                             
                                                                                 
My jaw
has been
poppin' n lockin'
clicking n clacking

My vertigo
has been
spinning                                                                  
out of control                                                

Today                                                                      
during
yoga practice
In my attempt                                                      
of
Krishnamacharya School
(the dreaded)
Kapotasana
Kneeling
Stamping
my foundation
Reaching
up
up
up
Looking
back
back
back
Reaching 
for
Kapotasana
I noticed
my jaw
Strained
Clenched
Locked
 
That's it.I thought.My clenched jaw is straining my asana.My clenched jaw is locking my life.
 
So
Again.
Kneeling
Stamping
my foundation
Reaching
up
up
up
Looking
back
back
back
Reaching for 
Kapotasana
Mindful                                                         
Relaxed jaw
Relaxed breath
Relaxed mind.
Oh,I thought,THAT'S so different.
Whew.*
 
I continued
Mindful
Jaw relaxed.
 
Everything
Changed.
 
"How long have you been clenching your jaw?"said one of my yoga mates.
I said,"I don't know.Maybe days,weeks,months.Years? God,where have I been?"
 
Then
It hit me
Why 
I practice.
Yoga:
Bringing 
the Obvious
To
the Unconscious.
 
*in the fairy tale version,I would say "..then I flowed like a waterfall,head touching mat, fingers touching toes."   But the reality is, "maybe next Life..."
 
 
 

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