Our teacher Grace Kellawon shared this with me today:
*What is that wonderful/blissful feeling you get after teaching yoga? I get it
from nothing else?
* When I get the students relaxed, I feel that I must
carefully choose only positive words and imagery because everything I say from
this point on--goes deep into their koshas, so this is what I said as they
relaxed this morning
We're exactly in the right place together
all is right with the world
the building is fine and strong
the floor is supportive and sturdy
so many things are going right
everything worked out well for us to be here today
this is a perfect moment
so much is going right
there is so much more rightness than wrongness in the world
nothing is really broken
nothing needs to be fixed right now
all is well with the world
relax and breathe easily
begin to notice your inhale and exhale
begin to notice the soft movement of your belly
the breath moving in and out of your body
relax and connect to the breath..
The first
comment was from one student was that she liked that I said only positive
things. I think it's very very important (and a struggle) to be careful to only
speak in the positive. It is so difficult when everything around us focuses on
the one minor thing that's not going well...this is a great struggle for
me.
I think it's a struggle for all of us. The tendency of the mind is to find fault and complain. This is certainly the tendency of my mind. Especially in challenging situations, I tend to see everything that's wrong and wish it was some other way. I try to remind myself to see things as they are, objectively, without being negative, then discover what is positive and beneficial in the situation. The discipline of speaking only words that are uplifting is a very powerful practice.
Thank you, Grace!
