dedicate - day 15

I love that soreness in my muscles after a tough yoga practice! It makes easier to remember the energy my body carrying in, out and beyond my physical being. Even though we are not aware most of the time, we, as a whole with our mind and body, continue to reveal and receive energy via the universe. Now, ask yourself. What did you reveal today? Kindness? Love? Integrity? Wisdom? Calmness? Anger? Depression? Sadness? Hope? Did they serve you well? Think. Not a moment is waste of time in the cosmos.

For a long time on my mat, I considered “smiling” while doing yoga as a weird & unnecessary action. I was asking myself “Why should I even smile?” because there was no point in it. I was mean to MYSELF even on my yoga mat which was my sanctuary away from everyone (except my cats). I didn’t know the power of moving with the intention then. I saw Adriene smiling on YouTube across millions of people, yet I found difficult as well as stupid to smile in my bedroom where there was nobody but me. Hah! The journey began so actually. Because through time, my state of mind improved, I realised yoga was the way to heal my thoughts as well as emotions. I, step by step, got rid of those toxics and pushed my smiling button. I know it sounds super weird: a person standing in mountain pose and smiling towards a wall… (It makes me smile when I think I am writing about it…) But this is the POWER. Power of giving yourself a chance. Power of trying to touch that inner happiness and peace while you are actually touching your toes.

15^th day of my dedication and this is my river of thoughts I’ve just revealed on the mat. That soreness, that weirdness and rhythmic sound of my breath brought me my smile. I am still shaking in forward folds. I still collapse on my neck too much from time to time. I still forget to attach my core muscles to my practice sometimes but I am there to discover. The more you let your body expand the more your spirit will be awakened. Why? Because I learnt how to smile on the mat.

Namaste.