![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Body and Spirit
Sep. 26th, 2007 09:54 pmI've been doing yoga more or less regularly for the past couple of weeks, and it's been amazing. I've been using a DVD called "Just My Size Yoga" and it's a gentle but invigorating morning routine that centers me both mentally and spiritually.
The impact on my spiritual practice has been unprecedented. I follow each yoga session with an RJ Stewart practice called 'The Rising Light Below,' and follow that with prayer and meditation. My meditation is far more fruitful and rich after a yoga session. I've never seen such a direct cause and effect impact. The fact that I'm doing all this before breakfast is also a first.
The bottom line is that I've been starting my days -- the ones begun with this routine, anyway -- from a place of calm, happy energy.
I'm going to start a new routine this Saturday, to start challenging myself a bit more (although I'm learning a lot from how much benefit I'm getting from JMS without feeling like I'm killing myself). Getting used to a new program is not something I want to try on a weekday morning. I want to be able to relax and focus, not worry about getting to work on time.
For the first time in ages, I'm looking forward to a physically-focused activity.
The impact on my spiritual practice has been unprecedented. I follow each yoga session with an RJ Stewart practice called 'The Rising Light Below,' and follow that with prayer and meditation. My meditation is far more fruitful and rich after a yoga session. I've never seen such a direct cause and effect impact. The fact that I'm doing all this before breakfast is also a first.
The bottom line is that I've been starting my days -- the ones begun with this routine, anyway -- from a place of calm, happy energy.
I'm going to start a new routine this Saturday, to start challenging myself a bit more (although I'm learning a lot from how much benefit I'm getting from JMS without feeling like I'm killing myself). Getting used to a new program is not something I want to try on a weekday morning. I want to be able to relax and focus, not worry about getting to work on time.
For the first time in ages, I'm looking forward to a physically-focused activity.
