You are saying it so well and speaking into my experience too. Even the little I have done since I joined the library and started JKA is like a wealth that is there to use. I went to the garden today and gardening has never been so fluid, aware, breathing freely, transitions smooth from bending over to standing, noticing when I’m straining and changing it up in a heartbeat, noticing how I can make things hard or easy depending on how I’m thinking. And now I have choice because there is a whole new range of movement that has come alive in my 75 year old body. That fact alone I find remarkable that so much change is available. I used to lose my balance after long bending over and coming up on uneven ground . Not now. Thank you for sharing your insights. You are speaking for a lot of us and we know exactly what you mean.
This really resonates with me. Thank you. My word for the month was differences so I have been noticing differences depending on how I feel, how I move, the context I am in and anything else. Noticing how my movement changes if I just slightly tuck my tail or stick it out a little, if my feet feel stiff or more flexible and how it affects my shoulders.. It is all fascinating and so nice to read how eloquently you express it. Maybe more a lifetime practice than just for August.
I've been thinking about change not just in the course of years and months, but also days and hours, the very short view: on Monday I had an unexpectedly intense migraine. Suddenly, my practices had to go from being oriented towards growth and exploration to immediate relief and comfort, and then in the days that followed, gentle recovery. Because I'd been in this space, I noticed what an incredible array of such practices I have in my toolkit at this point, and it made me think about the abundance of a banquet - not just breathwork, but which one? Kapalabhati or Nadi Shodhana? - and of Ayurveda's teachings about eating not just with the seasons but even on the smallest scale, hour by hour, paying attention to the time of day and my unique energy levels and cravings. When I think about it this way, a migraine represents less of a sharp break in my experience, and becomes more a part of the flow (and ebb) of my life. When I experience pain as a break, it also becomes harder to return to other practices as I recover, as if my whole life has been "interrupted." When I experience it as a change in what I need, I can keep being responsive as I recover and ease back into more active and exploratory practices.
Thankyou SB. It is so helpful to hear you reframing this way of experiencing pain. I’m hearing it as a turning-towards something rather than tuning out and getting through it! I like this very much ❤️
Such an important question. Habits/Routines are so useful for helping us to remember our intentions early on. But so often we fail to pay attention to the subtle nudges that we need to adjust, change, or let go of a habit that isn't serving us anymore.
A delicate dance requiring attention and self-awareness.
So beautifully put together to address this significant topic:) reflecting both personal and professional streams coming together in a magnificient expression. Deeply moved by your invitations and creations dear Tiffany:)to start creating my own ripple effects:) Thank you❤️
So beautifully expressed and this has generated so many beautiful comments as well from Joan, Victoria and SB.. what a treasure.. I might remain frozen in my words as I contemplate what this means for my practice but I am still very touched by the warmth of this post and by our little community..
You are saying it so well and speaking into my experience too. Even the little I have done since I joined the library and started JKA is like a wealth that is there to use. I went to the garden today and gardening has never been so fluid, aware, breathing freely, transitions smooth from bending over to standing, noticing when I’m straining and changing it up in a heartbeat, noticing how I can make things hard or easy depending on how I’m thinking. And now I have choice because there is a whole new range of movement that has come alive in my 75 year old body. That fact alone I find remarkable that so much change is available. I used to lose my balance after long bending over and coming up on uneven ground . Not now. Thank you for sharing your insights. You are speaking for a lot of us and we know exactly what you mean.
Thankyou Victoria, this is so encouraging to hear.
This really resonates with me. Thank you. My word for the month was differences so I have been noticing differences depending on how I feel, how I move, the context I am in and anything else. Noticing how my movement changes if I just slightly tuck my tail or stick it out a little, if my feet feel stiff or more flexible and how it affects my shoulders.. It is all fascinating and so nice to read how eloquently you express it. Maybe more a lifetime practice than just for August.
I've been thinking about change not just in the course of years and months, but also days and hours, the very short view: on Monday I had an unexpectedly intense migraine. Suddenly, my practices had to go from being oriented towards growth and exploration to immediate relief and comfort, and then in the days that followed, gentle recovery. Because I'd been in this space, I noticed what an incredible array of such practices I have in my toolkit at this point, and it made me think about the abundance of a banquet - not just breathwork, but which one? Kapalabhati or Nadi Shodhana? - and of Ayurveda's teachings about eating not just with the seasons but even on the smallest scale, hour by hour, paying attention to the time of day and my unique energy levels and cravings. When I think about it this way, a migraine represents less of a sharp break in my experience, and becomes more a part of the flow (and ebb) of my life. When I experience pain as a break, it also becomes harder to return to other practices as I recover, as if my whole life has been "interrupted." When I experience it as a change in what I need, I can keep being responsive as I recover and ease back into more active and exploratory practices.
Thankyou SB. It is so helpful to hear you reframing this way of experiencing pain. I’m hearing it as a turning-towards something rather than tuning out and getting through it! I like this very much ❤️
Such an important question. Habits/Routines are so useful for helping us to remember our intentions early on. But so often we fail to pay attention to the subtle nudges that we need to adjust, change, or let go of a habit that isn't serving us anymore.
A delicate dance requiring attention and self-awareness.
So beautifully put together to address this significant topic:) reflecting both personal and professional streams coming together in a magnificient expression. Deeply moved by your invitations and creations dear Tiffany:)to start creating my own ripple effects:) Thank you❤️
Awww thanks Ivana! Happy to hear you are moved 🙏🏼
So beautifully expressed and this has generated so many beautiful comments as well from Joan, Victoria and SB.. what a treasure.. I might remain frozen in my words as I contemplate what this means for my practice but I am still very touched by the warmth of this post and by our little community..