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Week 50: More Responses to Homework
This week, some more responses to the homework question from week 46 and week 49.
What belief about the world, or part of your identity, are you ready to let go of?
Response #1: I am ready to let go of the "damsel in distress" syndrome. I know I am strong and have the ability to do anything I set my mind to. I just keep "playing stupid" so no one will "blame" me if I fail. Failure (or the way I have defined it over the years) is one of my biggest fears. I also keep playing around with physical fitness and veganism thinking that someone will magically come in and "save" me from myself. I need to decide what's best for me and then become committed to it instead of creating a conglomerate of reasons as to why the life I choose to live is "so hard".
Response #2: I'm ready to let go of the parts of me that are disingenuous, I'm ready to drop my mask. I am not an academician (though I am in a job that pays me to try do this, even though I am bad at it, don't like it, and feel stuck in it rather than thankful for all it gives me). Though I am captivated by it's security, I realize I am living a slow death. I imagine letting go to venture to the place of trueness and uncertainty my heart needs. I am not a believer in the almighty power of western medicine over life. I believe in listening to our body, mind, soul. I believe in acting on imbalance in a preventive manner. I believe in trusting onesself, in the beauty of the therapeutic connection to heal people, and that in the interconnectedness of life the sum of many parts adds up to a greater whole. I find myself when I embrace mystery. I am trying to be brave enough to look, listen, trust - and dare to drop (in stages if necessary) all of these tasks and roles and busy-ness that waylay me from why I am here as this body on this earth now.
P.S. What synchronicity! I just asked myself HOW to let go of what is no longer serving me during a mini-vision quest I did 2 weekends ago. Had a funny experience of needing to pee during it, and a circuitous route to find the outhouse only to realize I was heading right for it before I turned to take a long path to get there. It really did seem like a good lession that I've taken the long road to letting go.
Response #3: I want to let go of the part of me that is always waiting for an experience to be over. Not just bad experiences, but every experience. I want to let go of the part of me that is always watching the clock.
Response to Week 46 Question: What does connection mean to you?
Response #1: I feel connected when making eye contact with another, or touching, or sharing an emotion, point of view, or perception with another at the same time. When feeling understood and understanding someone. When laughing together good naturedly. When there is mutual friendliness and respect. *****
Homework from Week 49: Ready to Let Go Throughout the year, we have explored many ways that our struggle to maintain certain beliefs, or parts of our identity, can create a state of disconnection. By answering this week's question, you can set into motion the act of letting go of this struggle. What belief about the world, or part of your identity, are you ready to let go of? What are you ready to drop? Take care, Kelly Share your reflections at http://www.openmindbody.com/discuss Explore the class archives and audio files at http://www.openmindbody.com/2006emailclass/archive.htm For both sites, use the Login: yoga and the Password: connect
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