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Bev Sartain posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Went to yoga today and it was lovely. I received some challenging news that a college friend with cancer had taken a turn for the worse and was only given less than a week to live. I was able to stay neutral to this news. It’s sad and it’s life. I don’t judge it because I believe it doesn’t do any good to be in judgment about someone’s spiritual curriculum. I did reach out to her and let her know I love her. When I went to yoga, I was very present of being with myself and whatever came up for me while I was surrounded by others, listening for the guidance of the instructor and hearing the music. She talked about the body and mind needing exercise. I thought of The Lab and how the intention here is that we learn to work with the mind and emotions. She then said that if the mind isn’t exercised then the mind creates stories. What stories do you stay attached to? The spiritual being is more powerful than the minds stories. However, you have to decide what you are going to buy into.
I am sorry to hear the news about your friend. I am so glad though that yoga helped you with this sad news. I love how you described yoga and what it can do for us. Our minds are so powerful and if we can lead it to a more positive direction and let our spiritual being take over, our lives will be so much richer.
I am sorry about your friend. The yoga instructor is correct, my mind does create stories. If I let them run wild the stories usually turn into stories from my past which are negative. I have to work to change these stories. I suppose that is exercising my mind.
I am sorry about your friend, glad you got to tell her you love her! That’s a great perspective you have on things. I used to be attached to all kinds of stories, and really never even considered that there was an alternative to them, until lately. Working on the limiting beliefs with the Leadership tool and some other videos & readings I’ve come across lately, I’m starting to see that my thoughts aren’t necessarily the truth. And that I can choose to let them go or think a different thought. And yoga’s helping too 🙂