stay open

Often things are shared and they meet us with where we are in that moment and we let them slide by as they didnt spark anything huge for us, feelings or learnings. Life moves on, things move through and then suddenly something that was shared a while ago returns to you this time though holding something else something deeper something more true for you in that moment. And in that a kind of “Oh now I GET it”.

I’ve definitely finished practices feeling like that was not for me at the time and then things spiral back around and meet me in another moment and that same thing, those same words meets another version of me and it holds great power. 

This is all so true for what I share these days with the most enthusiasm and maybe often now too. Yes Yoga Nidra.

Let’s throw it back to I was on my first YTT … each of us was assigned a meditation practice to share with the group - mine was Yoga Nidra. Naturally I googled the script and read it out loud to the group then promptly threw it on the pile of assignments and thought nothing more of it

So I continued on sharing my fiery flows, not really interested AT ALL in slowing anything down - neither my life or my practice.  London was FUN (yes in caps) and I was enjoying the pace.

Then along came a one in a lifetime project - a summer long festival on a private Croatian island ,a blend of music and wellness (and chaos). IYKYK. So there I was living the dream, teaching, dancing, surrounded by friends and sunshine and the Adriatic Sea. The dream took everything …ever had a job where you give your everything?  And also wanted to? The want to this magic place to succeed was so huge (long story - it did not succeed long term but much magic was created and lifelong friendships sealed).  

I very willingly gave my everything -  physically, emotionally and often mentally too and I really felt it. It was Yoga Nidra that really started to hold me and restore me, kept me moving on those tracks. 

The holding that my Yoga Nidra practice offered me through those wild energetic times turned me into its biggest fan. And it was there that my daily practice shifted from spicy flows to settling under and blanket for 30 minutes or so.

It was always there…

Stay open my loves.