In my practice today, as I concentrated on breathing in, thinking of images that brought me joy...mostly the ocean/beach images came to mind...
Then breathing out...releasing anything negative that needed to be released, not really thinking of anything in particular other than my breath, and relaxing my body into the floor...images of the beach with You came up...
And with that, pain so deep and overwhelming, that my chest, my heart seemed full of tears, of angst...after all this time, you still inhabit my soul I realized...
So, is there such a thing as detoxing our Soul?
In a way, that is what meditation, the yoga asanas and our breath can be tools for...sometimes without that intention!
Sometimes letting go, breaking free of a pattern, is excruciatingly hard.
We all have scars on our souls...for different reasons...for me, it's bad relationships.
My yoga practice for the past three years has been based on the heart because of this.
Teach what you know, and for me, I knew/know how yoga can help release, renew, and strengthen you.
When I practice at home, and I feel my emotions overwhelm me, I just let them come, let the tears flow...and concentrate on my breathing. Long deep breaths thorough my nose, to help me control and ease the 'detox' that is occuring...letting myself be aware of relaxing my body, and how open I feel, as the negative flows out, and white light flows in...
I share this because, when my heart is this open, when I feel this pain...I wish that noone else in the world had to hurt...knowing/feeling my heart ache...I wish this on noone.
Whatever Your scar is from, be kind to yourself...we don't always heal as fast as we want to, or think we should.
Surround yourself with positive people, and always remember to breathe in...whatever makes your heart joyful...and breathe out...whatever makes you ache, and it's time to let go of, and heal from.
Sending out love from my heart to the world, to you, from my humble place of learning...
from my own yoga journey...
Namaste.
