Speak Only Uplifting Words

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!