Yoga as metaphor for relationship
August 16, 2008
I just completed a yoga workshop with Coeli Marsh. It was about getting the right tools so that we, as students, could make the right choices in our practice.
I have always felt that yoga is like an imitate relationship. Sometimes I want to be there and things feel easy. Other times, I want to just check out and every little thing feels like a struggle.
Like the yoga workshop, it important to have the right tools in relationships so that you can make the right choices.
In yoga the rights tools are breath and alignment. In relationship the right tools are patience, compassion, a willingness to always own your 50% of what works and what doesn’t and having a way to talk about important issues that does not make the other person wrong.
Always fall back on the tools. They are always there…..in yoga and relationships.
August 17, 2008 at 5:58 am
… having a way to talk about impt issues that does not make the other person wrong … the latter half is the real ‘skill’ and the one the makes all the difference in moving thru something, or at least forward, … a good reminder, thank you.
August 17, 2008 at 11:06 am
You make it sound so easy!
I was wondering if in your spare time you could figure out how one builds up one’s “willingess to own” muscles? I can’t locate mine and I think they’re important to this practice
Can’t wait to read more from you, Kn1tty.
XO Coco