Live Your Dharma

Detoxing My Soul...Letting You Go

2012-01-05T14:29:00.000-08:00

Just breathing can release so much...emotions that are locked inside, just waiting to be released.

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.

2 Years Later...

2011-11-25T01:43:00.000-08:00

Well, here it is, almost December 2011 now...and all I have is my introductory post on this blog...
So much has changed for me in these last two years, and I have to say that I am SO grateful that I have had Yoga in my life to fall back on. Yesterday was Thanksgiving, and I believe it is the first Thanksgiving I have ever spent alone. Well, not completely alone, I have my two girls (dogs), and the 7 puppies and Momma that I am fostering for Austin Pets Alive right now. I also have to mention, that I chose to spend it alone, since my family is in SA, so that I could take care of these 10day old pups. Anyway, I digress...as I spent the day reading and contemplating the tough times this year has brought to me, I still could not help but be grateful. Grateful for having a roof over my head, for all the love I have from my fantastic friends, and family, and my doggie family. Grateful that I can still do my Yoga after my horrible car accident in April of this year, and that I am still filled with a passion for it every time I do it, or learn more about it. Grateful Yoga came into my life on a more consistent basis 2years ago, because of that my healing has been alot quicker and better than expected. Grateful for all the great people I have met through my yoga. Grateful that I can now find joy in the smallest things, thanks to yoga and meditation teaching me to slow down, to always focus on my breath, to live in the now. This afternoon, I picked up doggie poop in my backyard, and was grateful at how happy it made me to clean my little yard, and all the ideas I have for making it beautiful for me and my doggies, ran through my head. I missed my family today, but my parents are coming to visit me tomorrow, and I did have a short visit from a friend today, which broke the solitude of the day for me a bit. Definitely a very different holiday for me this year, (again with the change), but also, definitely one that sticks out for me in really concentrating on what thankful is, and what I really have, instead of taking it for granted...and just eating turkey.
Life is too short, find the joy in every moment. Of course I am still a work in progress, and I find that it's best that I always will be, for that is where the growth is.
Namaste and Good Nite <3

Following through on our Dharma

2009-12-11T14:34:00.000-08:00

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. -Henry David Thoreau

The moment a young man ceases to dream or to bemoan his lack of opportunities and resolutely looks his conditions in the face, and resolves to change them, he lays the corner-stone of a solid and honorable success.-Hamilton Wright Mabie

Wishing everyone a wonderful year 2010! I am looking forward to pushing my limits on my dharma path of yoga!

Namaste,

Karina