I’m not sure where I first heard the phrase, ‘Take a Seat in the Pose’. I often think of this in my yoga practice to encourage my mind to stay with my body. It is a reminder not to run away when the going gets tough or when the activity of my mind is more appealing than what I am doing in the moment. It is an applicable reminder to regular living too. We are so quick to want to move along to the next thing.
In the poem, ‘What the Living Do’, Marie Howe expresses this beautifully,
“We want the spring to come and the winter to pass. We want
whoever to call or not call, a letter, a kiss—we want more and more and then more of it.“
But what about simply choosing to take a seat right where we are and watch the life that lives there. Explore this idea through your own experiences this week.
Much love, Katherine