Yoga

“Let the beauty you love be what you do”

– Rumi

My alarm goes off at 4.45 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. After three and a half years it is still a grand effort to drag myself out of the cozy bed and into the cold darkness, while all normal people are still enjoying their pre-dawn slumber. Thirty minutes later I am in the car, on the way to our yoga school, where I roll out the mat, and for the next one and a half hours all we do is align, stretch, breathe, and then sit quietly, trying to look within.

And all this stretching and aligning and Om-singing somehow does amazing things to your body and mind. From not sweating the small stuff to finding the courage to make a first step on a journey you had only in your wildest dreams.  General floppiness is replaced by fearlessness and strength. You become very aware of what you put into your body and start craving broccoli (true!). Episodes of mild road rage while dealing with Sydney traffic become more rare and then disappear (ok, I am not a hundred percent there yet, but I am getting close). You see more beauty in the mundane, you become more present. Limitations you create for yourself and your old beliefs simply dissolve, setting you free. Kindness replaces impatience.

I can go on forever as there are as many benefits of yoga as there are drops in the ocean – I think every single one of us who practices it would say something unique about how this ancient practice changed their lives.

I was honoured and excited to take the below images for our yoga teacher’s brand-new website, Flying Lotus Yoga –make sure to stop by and read  about Steven and what he offers, plus you will find a much more professionally written text on the amazingness of yoga!

Steven, thank you for every class of yours that we’ve attended.  You make this world a brighter place through your teaching.

Namaste.