spaciousness.
spaciousness.
this has been one of the greatest gifts.
one of the greatest lessons the practices of yoga and embodiment have offered me.
it is something that has helped invite me into contentment.
i work plenty hard, my schedule is tight with intention.
I plan and prepare plenty hard, i pride myself on being fully present and grounded in the ways I share with the world, in business, in family, in fun.
i have learned tho to simply be in space plenty hard too
this is not lazy. this is not unproductive. this has been life giving for me.
listen, this is one that continues to challenge tho, not because I don’t appreciate it.
maybe because the rest of the world doesn’t always.
i am often confronted with people who need to be doing more, controlling more, orchestrating ideal outcomes and preventing I am not even sure what, failure? a let down? even after all the work i’ve put in, it absolutely still lights something up in me.
i am so proud of this work tho and am committed to it. and my little family is learning to lean in.
they too are embracing spaciousness, in their own ways.
i have genuine and organic conversations to explain how waiting and being in a moment creates its own moment. it’s an open opportunity for more connection and clarity.
bypassing and jumping from one thing to the next certainly creates a high but often one that is unsustainable and unrealistic to match. and then what? we are always chasing the next best thing?
in yoga and in embodiment work we practice the pause, we practice noticing, we practice listening for guidance, our own AND the energy of the space we are in.
this information is so powerful.
it’s chock full of wisdom.
and when missed, so is a doorway toward contentment.
contentment is this state of being satisfied with and appreciating where we are, who we are and where we are going. note tho it absolutely does not mean that we don’t ever want more, need more or that there isn’t more to come.
that pause. the spaciousness to simply be - offers up the room to get to know ourselves and the world around us. it becomes a guide to what and where and how we want and need to show up.
it can absolutely be uncomfortable. there are moments in the spaciousness that we realize we aren’t living in alignment or happy or anywhere close to content. and that we are actually sad or angry or complacent. and although sticky this too is some juicy knowledge to allow to be true and pass through and alchemize, if not swallowed deeper. from this awareness we can pivot and autocorrect if needed and be more curious around what feels more on point or open for us.
yoga and embodiment is not about stretching out for me although that part feels absolutely amazing so win-win. if you’ve been around a minute, I guess you know that about me already
may this reflection find you
and invite you too
into simply being
in your body
and in a moment
and at ease with it
and grateful for the spaciousness.
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and oh my goodness the alchemy i have had the privilege to witness continues to blow my.
honored and humbled on the daily.