Riding the Wave

It's been a while since my last post. I've had quite a bit going on and tons of stuff on my mind making it a bit difficult to gather my thoughts enough to sit down and write.

I began my 200 hr Yoga Teaching course on March 1 and so far it's be an absolutely amazing experience. It truly feels like exactly what I am supposed to be doing right now. I watch people (as well as myself at times) rush through life without taking time for themselves to slow down every once in a while. For me it doesn't seem like the best way to live your life. When we are constantly on the move to the next event that is going on then we never have time to actually enjoy the place we are in the current moment. We can't always be planning our next move. I know this is really hard for some people, including myself at times. Reading the books that have be assigned for the course has been so inspiring for me. I seem to read certain things at the perfect time, right when I need to be assured of something or just to adjust my train of thought about certain issues.

Many people don't realize yoga isn't just a class you go to every week to try to get in shape. Yoga is a lifestyle we choose to live. I had a friend ask me why I like yoga so much, "what's so great about it?". I thought for a moment before responding. To me yoga is about finding yourself. It's about realizing happiness is found on the inside. Yoga is about learning your body and how everything connects and works together. Yoga, to me, is about finding ways to remain content in life, no matter what comes your way. It's a way to choose to live a life of happiness and not allowing external things to affect you. It's about being the person you would want to have as your friend. Yoga is finding inner peace. Our bodies are our temples and we have to take care of them and nurture them and that is what yoga helps you do.

The past few weeks have been difficult for me because I have been trying to look too far ahead, trying to plan what I will be doing in the next few months. It has been ruining my contentment. It was making me anxious and sad. After reading more of my yoga books I realize I can't do this. I have to just "ride the wave" and let life guide me instead of me trying to guide life. Things will work out. They always do. I have to trust that no matter what, it has brought me to where I am today and I am happy with that :)

Yoga makes me happy. After every single practice I leave feeling amazing, lighter, happier. So, yes, yoga is going to be one of the main things I will talk about but it's only because it's such a beautiful thing that I want to share with everyone I love. <3 p="">