I was at an Introductory to Yoga class last week. One of the things that we practiced was tree pose, where you balance yourself on one leg. Certainly many of us were wobbly in the beginning, some even using the wall for support.
The instructor then asked us to purposely get ourselves off balance. As we all wobbled with arms and legs waving in the wind, she then asked us to place our awareness on our core muscles, squeezing tightly and following the breath back to stability, even on one leg.
This instantly brought to my mind finding balance in life. That is life; finding balance, body, mind and spirit. Even when we seem to have found our balance, something happens and things get askew again. Wobbling is a part of living. It is simply an opportunity to turn our attention to the moment, and evaluate how we want to begin again.
Using a toddler learning to walk as a mirror for ourselves, we can see clearly that with loving patience with ourselves, falling down, getting up....wobbling, placing our attention back in the moment and breathing we can conquer any challenges that come our way. Happy Wobbling!
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