Pay Attention

Dear Friends,

It snowed late Friday evening, creating this beautiful wonderland outside my treehouse window.

Winter wonderland

As I began writing this on Saturday morning, it was quiet, peaceful, and absolutely lovely. The snow was heavy on the branches and there was a stillness all around. There was no wind, there were no squirrels jumping from branch to branch. No one was at the park. Everything seemed literally frozen in time.

For that moment, it was beautiful – I just kept staring out my window, enjoying the perfect scenery.

Once again, it seemed as if the earth was practicing yoga. We were at the end of an exhale and about to inhale again. I knew that when the inhale began, everything would change.

The quiet time would disappear. The people in the homes around me would wake up and go on about their day. Dogs would be walked. Kids would build snowmen. At some point the snow would drop off the branches. The beauty of this freshly fallen snow would quickly become slush and footprints.

I'm glad that I paid attention to that moment before it all changed. I know that there will be other beautiful moments outside my window (I've shared several with you!) and I'm glad that I was present for that one.

This week in our yoga practice we will be present with the power of our own breath. We can use our breath to transform. We can change our energy, we can build our strength, we can soften and relax. It all happens with the breath.

It is our breath that guides us. It lets us know when we are working too hard or when we have the capacity to go deeper. Our breath can energize us or relax us. It is our breath that changes us. It’s subtle but it is powerful. We can learn so much when we tune in and notice.

Each breath is a beautiful moment. Let's take some time to pay attention.

We're back to our regular schedule this week. Please join me on your mat.

Love & joy,

Nina G