Way of Being ~ Yoga as a Transformative Art: Way of Being September Newsletter

Way of Being Yoga as a Transformative Art	Newsletter September 2009
A community newsletter that inspires self-awareness and honors life as a prayer.

Namaste & Welcome!

Transformation occurs through one's state of mind. With self-awareness and self-acceptance the veils of inner conflict and self-doubt disappear. Be at peace in your mind and into the garden, peace will welcome you. ENJOY!

Focus
for September
is

Acceptance

Inspiring Quotes

"We cannot change anything until we accept it."
Carl Jung

"The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life Is the source from which self-respect springs."
Joan Didion

"Our entire life consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are."
Jean Anouilh

"Listening is a form of accepting."
Stella Terill Mann

Monthly Kriya
Listening with Acceptance

Take a few minutes each morning before you begin your day to check in a

nd listen to what your body has to say. In a seated position, close your eyes and begin to follow the rhythm of your breath. Ask your body what it needs today and simply listen to the reply as it comes to mind. Do not judge it, simply observe. Note if your mind begins to change what you first heard. As you move through your day, do your best to acknowledge the needs of your body with full acceptance.

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The Resolve of Acceptance
Elaina Beam

As we move through an asana in hatha yoga or any other activity in our daily life, our mind is confronted with a choice to accept the state of our body and being, or to reject it. Our minds are well practiced at mediating situations in an attempt to create and anticipate an ideal outcome or scenario. For instance, one's mind may get frustrated moving in and out of a yoga pose, or through some other routine of life, because in our mind's eye, we feel we're not doing it right. In Reality, however, we are exactly where we need to be - it requires no reaction or explanation. Why then do we allow the mind to create these doubts? Why do we invite it to identify a reason to question, without accepting the true nature and essence of what is present?

Acceptance does not mean giving in or giving up, but rather a simple acknowledgment of the moment. It is a willingness to be exactly where you are without attempting to change it through your minds lens. When you realize that you can be where you are with ease, then you also realize that you can also be who you are with ease, resolving all inner conflict.

When we are able to accept the simple movements of our daily life, we begin to accept ourselves on a deeper, more intimate level. This deep acknowledgment of truth within ourselves fosters an inherent approval for all those who surround us. Conflict is a choice and a state of mind; acceptance is resolution and a state of being. Be at peace with who and what you are, with full acceptance, and the garden of life will open into a playground of contentment.

Daily Reflections
Ask yourself. . .
What aspects of my daily life require my acceptance?

How can I acknowledge my daily state of being without allowing my mind to interrupt with self-doubt?

What am I trying to change in an attempt to deny what is present?

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May the closing of summer bring you closer to the heart of bliss - within.
Love,
Elaina

Om Shanti!

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