new moon

dear yogini,

i arrived back on the island and settled in fast, as is easy to do here. it's 8pm and pitch black, with silence that would drive some people mad, but not me, i am at peace once again. all that I can hear is my own breath, which sounds like the ocean, flowing in, flowing out. as an islander, i just want to be a part of this strip of sand and the water surrounding all around it.

sometimes the universe speaks to me through little things, like the message on the Yogi Tea bag..."life is a flow of love, your participation is requested." everyone has a part in this life, and it's our decision to pour ourselves into it. think Bhagavadgita, when Arjuna, who is feeling sullen about the prospect of fighting in the war against his relatives and his friends, receives counsel from his friend and charioteer, who is lord Krsna, the god of love. Krsna states that no one can not act, not even for a moment. that not choosing what to do next is also an action. how then can we make right action? how can we participate in an authentic way?

there are many paths. the word anusara means "to step into the currents of the heart."
in the practice of anusara yoga, the practitioner makes an engagement with her own heart.
when the heart opens, the pathways clear, and by all means, the practitioner must be ready to move, to be grounded and stay clear, because the currents of the heart are strong indeed. as i took a speedboat over to coatue the other day, the choppy waters filled me with fear, nausea, and presence. the boat driver found a place for us passengers to rest in the warm sand, sheltered from the wind, and with calm, clear, clean waters in which to wade. life may be fast and harsh or gentle and slow, and it's in bringing heart to all of it that i participate fully. there is beauty in the subtle new moon just as in the light of the brightest full moon. and each of us has a sliver of the moon pie.

i've neglected to say anything about asana. wanna practice soon hf?

xoxoxox