Spring Cleaning Your Life: Thoughts on the Spring Equinox
So… maybe do some spring cleanin’ in your life. Have the courage to let go of the old, worn out, not-working-for-me-anymore stuff. Make way for new stuff, new adventures, new life, and new opportunities.
We have had a theme of this the entire month of March in my local yoga classes (whether they wanted to or not). I’ve spent time reading, thinking and compiling thought provoking questions for our classes. I’ve even incorporated Sun Pose (aka Goddess Pose), to bring heat, challenge, and lightheartedness to class. I've tried to throw thought provoking meditations at them. So here’s a friendly reminder that your yoga practice isn’t about standing on your hands or wrapping your foot behind your head. Your yoga practice is about self-realization and becoming your best self. Yoga teaches us to let go, to try new things, to learn our strengths and weaknesses, to be humbled and to be vulnerable. Let’s make a real effort to not put so much emphasis on getting a six-pack and instead on evolving into your best self.
Spring is the perfect time. It’s THE time for new beginnings.
Listed below are some questions that my classes have heard (or will hear) during the month of March. I hope one resonates with you. The idea is not necessarily to use them literally, but to think about them and alter them to fit you and where you're at right now. Choose one at a time, or use them all at once. Whatever works for you.
•What do I need to let go of in order to make space for new things and/or new adventures?
•What do I want to create/manifest in my life this spring?
•What lessons did I learn this winter, and how can that help me going forward?
•Or just breathe with it throughout your yoga practice. Here are a couple examples…
{Inhale} Creating Space / {Exhale} Letting Go
{Inhale} New / {Exhale} Old
{Inhale} New Life / {Exhale} That Which No Longer Serves Me
I hope you have an amazing spring.