The
last two years have been amazingly transformational for me. A year ago I would
not have used the word “amazing”, I was in a dark place and my life felt far
from amazing. It was heartbreaking on many levels, physically I literally
couldn’t walk, the slightest movement I was in so much physical pain in my
whole body, emotionally I was drained and grieving, mentally I was frazzled,
spiritually I questioned why? who am I? what is it all about? yet through all
the pain and self inquiry I knew I was transforming from within and all the
situations leading up to it were all my teachers.
At
one particular time I was unable to do any physical Yoga practice, I couldn’t
walk and all I kept worrying about was I want to practice Yoga! Eventually I
realised my practice was to surrender to Grace, totally surrender and just be
vulnerable and find the courage in that.
Life
is a journey and I knew very well I was on one of my own, yet I had put a mask
on for so long to veil my hurts. Through being forced to be still, I listened. When I could again move my immersion in the practice was different, more
compassionate and embracing my meditations from my heart the veils slowly lifted; the
radiance in my heart shone and the light permeated my whole being.
I declare
from my heart now; I am in the best place I have been all my life and
everything that has happened in my life has made me stronger, nourished me
towards the abundance I feel now in the present. I am grateful.
The
clarity in connecting with my purpose, the joy of life, the love and light I
feel; the gratitude for each new morning and every moment I breathe in life and
exhale gratitude has given birth to blossoming. This has rippled into every
aspect of my life.
I
started to work deeper through the Yoga practices and as I delved in deeper my
Dharma was revealed ~ the desire to become who I was meant to be, to resonate
with and thrive from my unique purpose. This was a new road on the journey... I
feel in alignment, yes there are ups and downs in life yet at my centre, I am
more connected to the Divine within and all around and re-affirm this daily
through my practices.
Lotus
Flower
The
lotus is an exquisite flower that evolves from the dark muddy waters to unfurl
with most radiance. Each day the lotus closes at dusk and each dawn opens and
blooms.– symbolically this is metaphor for individuals beings growing and
evolving from primitive beings into fully blossoming consciousness of awakened
beings. Life can be dark and challenging yet we still have at our essence, at
our heart the radiance to blossom and peel off the layers to reveal our true
self like the lotus...
The
lotus represents the Divine Self. As harsh or dark as the world is at times,
every one of us is still connected to our sacred Self, the light within our
heart is always present, it’s bringing the darkness to light. This is revealed
in the Buddhism Lotus Sutra. Each person has the inherent ability to reach his
or her full potential and blossom in the midst of the muddy waters of life..
Birth
of my own lotus
For
the past 5 weeks, I have been teaching a journey through the chakras. The
chakras are also called lotuses symbolising the unfurling of the flower petals,
metaphorically describing the opening of the chakras.
This
resonated with me in so many ways, for the last two years as I immersed myself
in my Yoga practices to heal wounds, I drank in the divine in every respect and
peeling off layers to open and blossom from the lotus of my heart..
Through
my meditations I knew I wanted to re-design my business logo to be more
representative of me, my work, my purpose, my wish for my clients...
Everything came to me before starting to teach the chakras, yet this journey and
seeing so many of my students resonating with the practices and the classes
becoming so popular really affirmed my wish to reveal my vision.. The
Lotus flower epitomises everything I wanted to creatively expresses. I chose
the Lotus and the figure within to represent the unfurling of each individual’s
journey to polish their heart to awaken and emerge into their radiance and
shine! I had been witnessing this in myself and in my clients.
At
the time of its birth, this week I am teaching about Visuddha, the throat
chakra, all about communication, truth, words and creative expression, so it
seems fitting for me to give voice to my journey and my wish for each and every
person..
I
light a path for healing and transformation. I love from the Divine light in my
heart, continuing to evolve and expand to serve others with love, joy and
laughter.
Relax
into your Radiance
Namaste
Michelle
ॐ
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