transitions

As I have been working on a new yoga transition in my practice, so many lessons have come up.

• Commitment is key: if I don't commit to the action, then I could get hurt.
• I've got to be totally present: get distracted, loose my connection with the breath, and again— injury is more probable.
• Dedication to my practice is the foundation to it all: if I am not on the mat all the time, I loose some of the strength and flexibility that may be called for in the transition.
• If I embrace and expect the fear of falling to come up, then the whole process becomes so much more fun— I expect the sensation of fear, but try anyway.

More from Richard Freeman:

"As we stick with the simple practices, as the body's core feelings are released without obstructions, our fear of the unknown subsides and the exquisite nectar released through the practice can be experienced.  The only word that truly describes these core feelings is radiance, but not our concept of radiance; rather an unknown manifestation of it that we must allow to unfold."

                                 ~Richard Freeman, The Mirror of Yoga