Satya, Hafiz & Warriorship ~ how do they connect?
As i started to explore the theme for this weeks class it took on it's own path.
It started with a quote that inspired me
"exercise your hearts knowing" ~ Hafiz
and I started to explore, knowing my heart, my mission, my truth and embracing it all....
"Satya" meaning truthfulness, one of the yamas frOM Pantajali's Eight Limbs of Yoga. Truth invites you to rest in the truth of who you are, to be authentic to your inner nature with integrity and wholeHEARTed honesty.
Truth is an unfolding process that deepens as your wisdOM increases. As you delve DEEPer into your Yoga prACTice, you simultaneously delve deeper into you... When you live your life and flow frOM within truthFULLy, you are honouring your Divine nature and expressing it. This may be hard or challenging at first; part of being truthful with yourself is honestly acknowledging the places and areas in your life that you need to grow or tot let go of. It also means to exercise your inner knowing, your truth, frOM your heart. We all have areas to work on and life challenges us to remain genuine and be true to yourself and this invokes courage.
So this week in yoga classes as we explore Satya, we will also explore Virabhadrasana ~ the warrior postures. Virabhadra, is a warrior, who destroys to save… he is also the son of Shiva, both are transformers, the destroy to transform.
Through your yoga prACTice you meet yourself again and again on the mat and often prACTice warrior postures no doubt, yet allow them to teach you... The key to warriorship is to rest in the truth of who you are and not be afraid of who you are. let the prACTice destroy your doubts and cOMe into the truth of who you really are…. Virabhadra reminds you to cut off/destroy the ego and humble yourself, to transform.
As we flow in the warrior vinyasas, they may challenge you to explore and go deeper into the centre of your BEing; allow yourself cultivate the stance of a Divine warrior, and embody the mind of a warrior and go into battle unattached to the fruits of your actions.
Virabhadrasana teaches you not to be pulled in all directions and to go into the field of life, residing in your centre of YOUr BEing speaking and revealing your truth .
Can you cultivate the mind of a warrior with a Divine mission exercising your hearts knowing?
I invite you to reNEW your strength, your vitality, your power in the Virabhadrasanas, as well as the courage to face life's challenging mOMents and truly embody the grounding, expansive internal power of a Divine warrior to reveal the truth of your mission…
Allow the Satya of Virabhadrasana to emPOWER you to conquer your doubts, your fears so you embrace the Divine warrior within and gracefully face whatever challenges stand in your way of truly BElieving in YOUrself!
Virabhradrasana -
- powerful, enlivening, grounding, expansive
- strengthens as it awakens your sense of your own Divine warrior on its mission.
- requires physical strength yet its true power is internal - an invitation to rest in the truth of who you are, to fully and completely embody your divine essence and expand the body, mind and heart to evolve and grow and expand into your true nature fearlessly like a warrior.
- the source of the power and growth is not from the any area in the body, like the strength of the legs and solidity of the foundation, but more the power and growth is the mind,
- the conquering and victory over your doubts, your fears so you embrace the Divine warriorship and gracefully face whatever challenges stand in your way of truly BElieving in YOUrself!
Next time you are on your mats, I invite you to cOMe in Virabhadrasana 2 and as you align, pause, cOMe into a full ujjayi breath and then close your eyes.... take away this sense and and truly see and feel the intensity of the asana, that's when your internal power ignites and the Divine Warrior is revealed..
I look forward to sharing more with you on your mats!
Om Namah Shivaya
Michelle
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