Spring..
As the winter fades away and the days grow longer and warmer we unfurl from our cocoon trusting the subtle familiarity and opening ourselves to the promise of life.
Spring is a time of freshness, of newness, and of opportunity.
We feel hopeful. We feel, in a way, that we are reborn, as we sense the wonder and potential that is unfolding around us, and not only around us but also within us, in our internal environment, as we live out life's expression in our movement, in our breath, and in our hearts.
It is a great time to clear out the house and open all the windows to allow the fresh warm air to flow into and through where we live, so to, is it a perfect time to clear out HOW we live, to metaphorically open the windows allowing fresh Prana or Chi to flow from the outer to within, enriching and enlivening us, and flowing back to the outer again, in the beautiful act of reciprical respiration.
Regardless of whether we are conscious of it or not, we live as connected beings in the vast network of life as we share our Prana (breath) in a two way exchange with the nature around us, and we represent all of "life" or "source" as we are made up of the same elements and minerals that everything else is.
Each one of us a microcosm of the outer world, the solar system, the cosmos.
Each one of us participating in the dance of life playing out our own story, differing only in our individual perceptions & interpretation.
Each one of us simply another variation of life itself, at the core, a living aspect of God/Brahman expressing life through our thoughts, words and actions, with our inner selves in constant stillness, in constant peace and in constant perfection.
So lets open our arms to Spring. Let's invite the newness in, let's open our hearts and minds to the potential in every moment, and let's allow our selves to breathe in the gift of love that floats gently on the breeze always searching for somewhere to land, looking for someone to touch and for seeking out hearts to fill.
From a YIN Yoga perspective, the organs & meridians associated with Spring are the Liver and Gallbladder, and the Element is Wood.
The Liver calls us to take charge, take right action and to follow through. While the Element of Wood guides us to be steadfast in our convictions.
The Liver is the major detox organ of the body, and just as it filters the blood, it asks of us the same thing, to filter what comes our way, and to take only that which serves us and discard the rest, trusting that we will not only take right action for the world at large, but also for ourselves, as we navigate this beautiful, challenging and sometimes messy life.
Love & light,
Sheli