Sit a Bit
Dear friends,
Just a reminder - there are no classes this week.
As I write this, we are well into December - we're getting a few minutes more than 9 hours of sun each day and it is COLD!
It is really the perfect time to stay indoors and sit a bit.
“Sitting is an art. The art of resting first. It’s very important that we learn how to rest. Many of us have lost our capacity of resting. We know that our body has the power of healing itself. But we just don’t give it a chance to heal. We work our body too hard. We don’t know how to allow our body to rest. By eating, by drinking, by working, we make our body suffer. We do not allow our body to rest. If only we know how to allow our body to rest, our body would know how to heal itself.”
It's a busy time of year - there is lots to do. There are many different distractions pulling at us, vying for our attention. But we know that we need to find stillness within. It's what we are practicing this month - the act of deep rest and relaxation.
Our practice last week took us from movement into stillness. And even though we aren't practicing together this week, let's take some time to return to stillness. Take a moment to listen to what your body is telling you. Move around if that's what you need - take a walk, dance, move. And then, when you are ready, come into stillness.
Sit a bit.
It needn't be long.
Allow your body to rest and heal.
Love in stillness,
Nina G