Sometimes we don't know what we are carrying.
I was at a yoga class this past Monday, and I was excited to see a woman who owns a local shop back at the studio. I hadn't seen her since May.
She was excited to be there again after a good summer of business.
After class, she broke down in tears. With a deep breath, she said she didn't think she was holding so much tension.
It came to me that we often don't know what we are carrying. The stress, tension, frustration, grief. Whatever the negative energy is - after a while, it takes a toll.
I've been watching the baseball playoffs, and now the World Series, and what I've noticed is the concentration, presence, tension, and stress of each ball thrown, caught, pitched, and batted feels heavy. At the end of each game, the winning team (yeah, Brewers), the players, with wide-open mouths and large guttural screams, seem to find a way to let all the tension of the last 4 hours go.
This breath reminds me of Lion’s Breath in yoga. We inhale deeply and open our mouths and stick out our tongues with a loud HAH sound. Letting go of the things we didn't know we are carrying.
Give yourself space this week to see what you are carrying that needs to leave your mind and body. Give yourself time to meditate, breathe with lion's breath, or do anything else you practice to let go.
