Concepts ~ Words ~ Ideas

~ Elizabeth Erin Joseph

My fingers can't fly across the keys fast enough to keep up with the thoughts, the concepts, words and ideas that have been borne out of my first meeting with Ann to talk about the Body Karma Workshop.  It's like an immersion into a world really still unknown to me. For a very long time,  I've been at "the water's edge" so to speak, but now I've dipped my toe into it ~ this world of yoga and all the places it takes one.

Discipline

Opportunity

Surrender
Direction

Spiritual Surrender

Children

Nature

Aromatherapy

Massage

Butterfly Garden ~ where each of us begins as a caterpillar and becomes a beautiful butterfly.
Eric Carle

Restorative
Tapas

Journaling

Healing
Openess

Painting

Joyful

Flowers
Music

Meditative

Intention

Water

Notes to myself about 'restorative yoga'.

"Restorative Yoga: Savor the deep relaxation of restorative postures by preparing for them carefully. By Claudia Cummins

Although they look peaceful, restoratives can be challenging for beginners. Just because the body rests quietly doesn't mean the mind will settle into stillness too. Be patient, and be prepared for days when every inch of you rebels.

In time and with practice, you will be rewarded with the ability to drop with ease into a place of deep contentment. This is what yoga is all about, after all: stilling our fidgety bodies and calming our rambling minds so that we may rest quietly in the present moment and see clearly the peace that resides within.

In an ideal world every asana would feel restorative. But those that fall into the special category of restorative poses have a particular ability to leave us nourished and well rested. "