Cumulative Practice

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My legs have been giving me issue lately.
It's easy to get caught up in feeling good then...
It's hard for me, living with MS,
to not wait for it.

Things are great but
the progression is there.
When.
How.
Each time I catch myself thinking this way.
I have to abort immediately-
Make. No. Judgment.
Bring it back to my breath.
Over & Over.
Repeat.

I get grumpy when I feel crappy-
I sincerely try not to but hell
my body's yelling at me and
my cultivated patience & compassion
seem to nosedive...
Until
I abort it immediately-
Make. No. Judgment.
Bring it back to my breath.
Over & Over.
Repeat.

A yoga practice is cumulative.
I consider it a fighting balance, if you will,
my adamantium to Wolverine (yoga)
alongside my kryptonite to Superman (MS).
MS is a companion-
sometimes leading the way,
sometimes hidden,
always there.
Practicing Yoga tends to bring it into focus,
create clarity mentally & physically while
empowering my body to do Good
for myself
rather than lurk in sinister corners
waiting to strike again.

I hurt. I'm grumpy.
MS is ruining my plans.
Until
I abort it immediately-
Make. No. Judgment.
Bring it back to my breath.
Over & Over.
Repeat.

Inhale- Rub your hands together
creating some warmth.
Exhale- Cup your hands,
place them over your eyes
(not touching the eyelids)
and say silently to
yourself
aaaaaHHhhhh!!!
3X

Make. No. Judgment.
Bring it back to your breath.
Over & Over.
Repeat.
aaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!

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Rock Your Practice!
^o^
Suz

Self Study- Being.

For the third year now,
I've taught a special
Halloween Yoga Empowered class.

The experience is for those
taking the class in a studio lit by candlelight
with bats, spiders & leaves scattered about.
Each year I'm beginning
to teach on a certain theme.
Yoga is something for Everyone.

Even me,
as I sat there
with my newly wacked out hair
that I cut myself,
covered in tattoos while
surrounded by bats and candles,
I realized...

that the Yoga I practice
is a reflection of who I am.
I practice asana,
I practice pranayama,
I practice meditation,
self study (8 limbs)
and Ritual.
As a practitioner- I make My Practice fit me.
I practice many times a day.
Sometimes for moments. Sometimes hours.
I persevere with my practice.
It fits me.

If I had it my way-
every yoga practice would include
bats, hard tunes, black leaves, spiders & candles...
Halloween Yoga Empowered
is Suz Style.

What's Yours?
How are you making Your Practice Yours?
Rock it!
over & over repeat...
^o^
Suz

Self Study: And the Beat Goes On...

I just went to my first
Yoga conference training thing
for a long weekend
in San Francisco with
about 10 friends from
my teacher training
community.
I think I was more curious about
what
I would learn from this.
To me-
Either I got it
or
I'm blowin smoke
and
rethinking things....

Not only did I take
care of myself like never before
by honoring my body-

resting when I needed to,
stopping when I needed to
and
not worrying about all the
teachings I was missing
after traveling all this way,
shelling out all this dough
& having to have subs
in my classes-
even canceling one.
(FYI-
I hate missing a teaching gig-
It's just my thing.
My students know this about me.
I'm very rarely not there when
they expect me to be!)-

but
I was taken care of
and
supported by my friends.
They even carried my yoga mat bag
for me, without even asking at
one point.
They are awesome!
I continued to adapt my
practice to fit how I
felt each moment to bring myself
to a greater place of balance
as I needed it
throughout the trip.
(Air travel breathing exercises= key!)


I came back without much zazz to report.
Except that...

Every day since I've returned-
I've felt my Suzness
bubbling,
laughing,
gleaming
and singing
from
my toe nails...

I love practicing yoga.
I love teaching yoga.
I make my practice suit me-
the Practitioner.
There's a lot of kick ass practices
involved in yoga as a whole.
I practice.
I teach.
Bring the Noise!
^o^
Suz