time and learning: the afterglow of effort

for more than 3 years now 

(not that chronos* matters much to me anyway, 

i am more a kairós* woman, must admit)

m&a and me have been sharing yoga.

allegedly i am their teacher,

but i'd question that as well:

for every lesson i 'teach'

i reap heaps of learning myself...

(a win-win situation?)

time and learning

both the axis of the post

take me to the core of what i want to say:

they have been here

far longer than me

so they treasure

more time and experience

for sure

nevertheless

they keep coming back to the yoga sessions

how come?

i tried to find out

asking them

what does yoga do for you?

what keeps your bond to the practice?

what is the most enjoyable about a yoga lesson?

their answers follow

(fully inedited!).

m&a, as we always say:

long life to health,

 peace of mind and gratitude...

for many more lessons to come!

*********

M: I have always been an active person, 

and  I feel that yoga is necessary 

to keep me from getting stiff, to stay flexible, and to be able to continue to enjoy Life. 

A: As a beginner, 

it has enabled me to try to keep supple and therefore mobile and active. 

M: Yoga gives me a sense of wellbeing, 

and when I don’t do it, something is missing.  

If I neglect doing yoga, I am neglecting my body and soul 

which I hope to have working well together for quite a long time to come, 

so we try to practice most days.

A: Marla keeps me bonded to it.

M:The most enjoyable part of yoga for me 

is a good stretch which spreads through my whole body, 

giving me a wonderful sensation of freedom from any sort of confinement 

and results in the warm afterglow of effort.

A: The most enjoyable part is knowing 

that each session contributes to the process mentioned above.

M: I believe yoga to be an essential part of good health and wellbeing, 

and the some of the most vibrant and  alive people I have ever known

 who still have  sparkle in their eyes even in old age have been practitioners of yoga. 

A: It has been very helpful to have been introduced to it by such a good teacher.

********

(*and what about chronos and kairós? too much stuff for this post. next time, i'll elaborate on that...)

saucha, dirt and...earthworms?

do you want to find out the connection between saucha, dirt, and earthworms? 

keep on reading...

the thrill of a composter never ends: 

since i got it last july, it only cherishes me 

once and again. 

the kind earthworm community that inhabit the place 

have grown to be beautiful (check it out!)

these beings live in dirt, eat it, happily roll in it...

with each spiral turn and natural cycle 

transform it 

into a nourrishing, fresh, thick, intense, smelling-of-woods compound.

it turns my place into a much cleaner space: 

being vegetarian, this means an
85% of
NOT wasted waste.
85%. 

to feed the worms. 

and the plants. which are so much happier! 

(not to mention my friends with lush terraces, 

who have received the 'dark gold'...they ARE pleased).

so the virtuous cycle brings me
back to saucha: 

purity. 

inner AND outer purity 

for in yoga, 

all is one ;)

follow the worm trail: to purity through dirt.

sometimes it is so very simple to get things just right...

a little move brings about a chain of positive momentum.

while acting or thinking, multiply that and imagine the result: 

what if everyone did this? 

what if everyone didn't do this? 

you'll get a pristine idea on how the world can be. 

and why it looks like it does.

back to dirt:
 a gem of a story,
the hummingbird.
"i'm doing the best i can"

a wish you a pure start with the new may moon bathing us tonight.