Not asleep, not quite awake,
such is the magic of yoga nidra.
I heard the question,
“What is your heart longing for?”
I let myself sink. . .
into a longing
where no words lived.
And there in that liminal space
I explored a new world.
Suspended in a sea of awareness.
I am often amazed at how a post can be so timely.
I have been spending a lot of time in reflection as of late. I can be a wee bit (and by a wee bit, I mean a massive bit) intense in my desire to make things happen. The danger of this is I can become almost robotic. This is so beautiful.
It reminds me of a poem I read yesterday (about Cherry Blossoms).
Cherry blooms are falling-
and now between the trees,
a temple appears
-Buson(1715-1783)
It is now Cherry blossom season in Japan and this poem highlights the incredible bloom that comes with these. But it also shows how fast the time comes and goes. There is also a hint in there of the beauty behind the beauty. I could go on :).
This is beautiful Sandi (don’t I always say that!?!?) I’ve been working on that meditation thin 😉 and believe me, I don’t have your gift for it but I’m working on it!
“Suspended in a sea of awareness” – sounds worth working for!
Lori
30YearOldninja Oh, I totally get where you’re coming from Izzy! I think that’s why that one hour of yoga nidra had such a profound affect on me. For 60 minutes I turned off the chatter in my head and let myself sink. Thinking, feeling, squirming, dozing, praying – it all came up in those 60 minutes but like clouds rolling by. It was amazing.
Lori I’m still working on my ‘meditation thing’ and I’ve come to realize that just when I think I’ve ‘got it’ is when I have to get back to thinking of it as a practice. Frustrating, challenging and always a gift of some kind 🙂
Beautiful. It reminds me of surrendering; surrendering to life, love, your body, health, time and anything in between. If we come to that place of deep surrender, anything is possible.