Chakra Aligning 101

...yes, as you can tell, I've started taking yoga again. The last time I did any sort of yoga practice was almost four years ago, but I ended up stopping when my hubby ended up in the hospital. Then I got pregnant and we all know what an adventure that turned out to be :-P

So I've joined this studio close to us and I have to say that it's precisely what I didn't know I needed. That is, it's not a gym bunny class; there are no rail thin teenagers who can do lotus position for six hours. It is, however, a safe, comfortable, nurturing place to learn this ancient practice. The women (and it is mostly women, though the studio does have a few male students) are of all ages and physical conditions--some are largely healthy but overweight (like yours truly,) some are battling MS and CFS and a whole host of other conditions, and some are just trying to live a more healthy life.

Something the instructor said during the meditation part of the class today struck home: "What can you let go?" It sounds like a simple question, but it's not. She talks of yoga practice as a system to understand your body from the outside in, and that means letting go and forgiving and understanding your body as it is. So when she asked what I could let go, I thought of all the drama around the wee one's birth. Our daughter is healthy and happy now, but I was angry at my body for a long time because I couldn't carry her to full term. Irrational, I know, but there you have it. ;)

So I 'm trying to let that go, to let go of the feeling that my body had betrayed the both of us, despite doing everything I was supposed to do. With any luck, I'll get pregnant again and I want to start that process cleanly and positively. And positive, for me, means letting go of some garbage.

Namaste. :)