Tree Poses and Personal Growth

By: Christie Pettit (View Profile)

I realize how deeply ingrained it is for me to be a planner. I know that it will take time for living in the moment to become more natural for me. But each time I’m able to stop and just enjoy spending time with someone—not working towards any particular goal, just enjoying being—I’m encouraged that I’m making progress.

I’ll continue to keep adding positives to my life, beginning with yoga. The better I’m able to hold those poses, the less I’ll be tempted to escape the present by focusing on the future.

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posted: 08.07.2007
Jordan Tiffany
I attended a few hot yoga classes last year and was extremely impressed with some of the skills that some of the other attendees had. This article makes me want to start back with it! Thanks!
posted: 06.15.2007
Amanda Coggin
Having done yoga now for almost ten years, I just commented to a friend the other day how I had appreciated how our yoga teacher kept us in an asana, it required that we stay in the moment to experience the pose as a whole and the blocks that came up for us emotionally while we sweat through it. I find myself doing that more in my life, knowing that I, too, used to (and sometimes still do) busy myself in order to be everywhere and feel connected. Now, I'm more okay with being alone, being quiet and taking the time to work on my important projects and doing those things that matter to me (than just to be "seen"), doing that will allow me not only freedom now, but freedom in the future. And I tell you, meditation helps with this, BIG TIME. Thanks for sharing...
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