know all that is needed is held
know where to look and find it there
see all the pieces find their way to miraculous wholeness
see the struggle dissipate, and bother no more
speak clearly, potently, sweetly
have it spring forth uncontrived
experience profound Heart giving and receiving there
offer kind confidence and ignition and authentic enthusiasm and joy
feel fully and not lose course, staying anchored to what is true
ground deep into soul, ancient, rooted, connected
be always home
Dear 2015,
Thank you for bringing me into deeper awareness of my soul. Thank you for giving me courage and guides, to stand eye to eye with my darkness, standing steadfast as it opens itself up to me, revealing a spark, a glow, my Light.
Thank you for my sweet little tiny golden-haired teachers who change and grow so fast, who constantly require my best and remind me that “I am the best mommy in the world,” which is true for them, even when I don’t feel it. You wake me up.
Thank you for humbling me even more as I find ground, steadiness, purpose and surrender in my new home. Thank you for family life - for the steady, unconditional, unwavering, and passionate love expressed in so many ways, shared with and through my partner and love. Thank you for loving me as only you do.
Thank you for sweetness and laughter and awkwardness and new friends and shared food, space, time and tears. Thank you for tolerance, acceptance, differences and connection.
Thank you for your intelligence and your seasons and Nature’s abundance. May I continue to grow deep in my understanding and respect of You.
Thank you for teaching, unending education - books and teachers and courses and talks. Thank you E for encouragement and support and inspiration, walking with me, in the ether, as I learn how to cool the flames.
Thank you for Light. Thank you for Love. Thank you for Peace and Clarity in the midst.
May I greet the return of the Sun and 2016 with openness, compassion, sincerity, generosity, and steadiness.
I am so grateful with Love,
Kat
Hi There,
For those of you who are interested, here is a link to the poem I read from in class on Monday. Read it slowly, take it to heart.
http://elenabrower.com/listen-closely/gathering
How much energy is spent resisting?
If you ask me, more than I'd like. I can see the effects of resisting so clearly with my son. His whole body becomes rigid, immobile, heated - tears stream and face contorts. I see this also on the faces of new yogis and seasoned yogis alike - I see it on my own face. It happens quickly - an escalation of pressure. Either resistance continues and the torque increases, or there is a break - a surrender, one that is willing or one that is not - the end place is the same, the energy, very different.
In the case of my son, I can teach him to breathe in the moment. Children, as mobile and quick changing as they are can shift from total resistance to happy and clear in a moment. As a parent this is satisfying to witness.
As a teacher, part of me wants to wrap my mama arms around the strugglers and resisters and say, “It’s ok, you can let go.” But, my job as a teacher is to shine the light on where to look, but not what to find. My job is to reveal these stuck places, areas of resistance and ask, invite and encourage a letting go that happens when one is ready.
In my own practice, when I shift from resistance to letting go, I feel relief, a flow of energy that was previously blocked, and I find something that was not there before, freedom. The energy I spent resisting is returned to me. I receive nourishment, softness, peace, calm and renewed spaciousness. When I make the conscious choice to willingly let go, I am rewarded with a pathway towards joy.
May we regard resistance as an invitation to surrender. May misspent energy be returned to us and may we flow in freedom, clarity and joy. May we have the courage to surrender to what is now, to what is true.
Hi there,
I just put up two new pages!
The first is Banyan Botanicals - I get all my self-care oils, etc. here. I love this company! I am also a new affiliate, which I am really excited about and proud to be a part of.
The second is Recommendations - links to companies I love and small local Oshkosh businesses I support because they are awesome.
Take a look as you'd like.
With Love,
Kat
