March 2009 Newsletter
Happy March!
Welcome back to the swing of life after the holidays and January resolutions. Do you remember what your resolutions are? Each month, we can reassess our intentions and goals, spiritual and otherwise. Yoga takes us even deeper, as it offers us in every moment an opportunity to reflect, recognize and create anew.
When we engage our spiritual intentions, we live meaningful lives. If we find ourselves in a life-threatening situation, our will-to-be blazes, and all our energy is dedicated to the objective at hand: survival. For most of us, most of the time, our lives do not often require this sense of urgency, yet we may act as if it does. When someone asks how you are, is your response “surviving”, “making it through the day”, or “getting by”? If so, how do you make the leap from “getting by” to living? A better question is: How do you make the leap to living well? I mean “well” not as a cushy, catered existence but rather a continually cultivated skill set for living a full, rich life.
There is a sequence of steps to living a fulfilling life. The sequence is essentially:
1. Set your intention.
2. Align to your intention.
3. Create actions, words and thoughts in support of your intention.
This sequence comes from what we call the three A’s in Anusara Yoga. The 3 A’s are Attitude, Alignment and Action. Because the 3 A’s are universal, we can apply them to any venture, any intention in our lives. If you are going to set an intention and devote energy towards it, you will want to make it a good one. Won’t you? Being conscious, aware, and present allows us to live rather than to merely survive. Regularly practicing our awareness allows us to live well, as opposed to merely living.
Welcome back to the swing of life after the holidays and January resolutions. Do you remember what your resolutions are? Each month, we can reassess our intentions and goals, spiritual and otherwise. Yoga takes us even deeper, as it offers us in every moment an opportunity to reflect, recognize and create anew.
When we engage our spiritual intentions, we live meaningful lives. If we find ourselves in a life-threatening situation, our will-to-be blazes, and all our energy is dedicated to the objective at hand: survival. For most of us, most of the time, our lives do not often require this sense of urgency, yet we may act as if it does. When someone asks how you are, is your response “surviving”, “making it through the day”, or “getting by”? If so, how do you make the leap from “getting by” to living? A better question is: How do you make the leap to living well? I mean “well” not as a cushy, catered existence but rather a continually cultivated skill set for living a full, rich life.
There is a sequence of steps to living a fulfilling life. The sequence is essentially:
1. Set your intention.
2. Align to your intention.
3. Create actions, words and thoughts in support of your intention.
This sequence comes from what we call the three A’s in Anusara Yoga. The 3 A’s are Attitude, Alignment and Action. Because the 3 A’s are universal, we can apply them to any venture, any intention in our lives. If you are going to set an intention and devote energy towards it, you will want to make it a good one. Won’t you? Being conscious, aware, and present allows us to live rather than to merely survive. Regularly practicing our awareness allows us to live well, as opposed to merely living.
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