The Power of the Pause

Hello my friends!

We are headed into Memorial Day weekend. It's our unofficial start of summer and a great time to pause our busy day-to-day schedule.

Often in yoga class we 'pause & notice'. I am very deliberate about putting those pauses into our practice. It's important to see what we've done and how it makes the body feel. We are making changes to the body and to the nervous system. It's a powerful thing - why not take a moment to notice it?

Once we realize how we feel or how we have changed things with our actions, we have the tools to return to that feeling again.

Our pause is just as important as the pose or sequence that precedes it.

We need pauses in our everyday life as well - an opportunity to stop and notice where we are, where we've been, and how we arrived here.

photo - N Ginocchio

And that leads us right back to Memorial Day. According to the USO, Memorial Day honors service members who have died in military service to the nation. It is a day set aside to pause, to recognize, and to honor. So, while we are at the parade or the cookout or the swimming pool, let's take some time to do just that.

Many of my students have family members that currently serve our nation. Please know that your strength of spirit teaches and inspires all of us. Thank you.

Pause & notice,

Nina G