I've often counseled people and told them that love is a combination of a three things. Passion, commitment, and vulnerability. You have to have a passion to love to begin with.
Be it looking forward to your newborn baby or looking forward to watching your husband walk through the door each night after many years of marriage. You have to have trust; not in the other person but in yourself. There is a vulnerability there.
Anyone who has a child or pet knows that you really don't love the child or pet because of trust; you love that child or pet because you trust your own heart and commit to them. You have to be vulnerable to love someone else, because you know you can be hurt; a child grows up and moves away from you. A pet has a shorter life span. A lover can leave.
Lastly, you have commitment. Not just "I'll live in the house no matter what" but a true commitment to your love. Without commitment you are not authentic and without that, you live a lie. All three of these components are needed.
Taking it further; in yoga we focus on harmony.
I believe in God, for me Judaism and Christianity are this amazing "Team G_d". In both of these religions, like many religions that believe in G_d as centrical, and like yoga, there is a focus on oneness with the world. There is a focus on connection to G_d.
To be able to remember your important place in this world, is unto itself, awakening a part of you.
In Leviticus, we are taught, "Love another as you love yourself". Religion focused or not, there is a lesson of respect here. It is crucial in yoga on the mat as well as in life off the mat, to remember to respect others as well as respecting yourself. Oddly, many folks forget to respect themselves.
Sometimes, we even confuse self-respect with self-righteousness or ego; which is far from the truth. Self assurance is this amazing, divine exploration and acceptance of our gift of life, and the gifts we have been given, and those that we give.
In yoga, creating community is important in awakening love. You don't have to bond with your classmates but the lessons on the mat can help you awaken love and create community by realizing that chaos and discord are shunning to love, while peace and kindness are attractive to love. Harmony then, exists everywhere, even in discord, but it is much stronger in peace. In peace, there is much love.
The more you are filled with peace, the more you are filled with love.
Envisioning peace is important in yoga; and it is a skill we explore often.
Awakening love with yoga, like awakening love in your life, is a whole experience, not compartmentalized. As you awaken your love within, there is more love within your life.
Life is a fabulous gift, and awaking love is like unwrapping that gift every moment if you allow it to be present in your life.
What ways have you allowed love into your life, and which ways have you noticed that chaos has stopped an awakening of love? Embrace it all and learn from it!
Be it looking forward to your newborn baby or looking forward to watching your husband walk through the door each night after many years of marriage. You have to have trust; not in the other person but in yourself. There is a vulnerability there.
Anyone who has a child or pet knows that you really don't love the child or pet because of trust; you love that child or pet because you trust your own heart and commit to them. You have to be vulnerable to love someone else, because you know you can be hurt; a child grows up and moves away from you. A pet has a shorter life span. A lover can leave.
Lastly, you have commitment. Not just "I'll live in the house no matter what" but a true commitment to your love. Without commitment you are not authentic and without that, you live a lie. All three of these components are needed.
Taking it further; in yoga we focus on harmony.
I believe in God, for me Judaism and Christianity are this amazing "Team G_d". In both of these religions, like many religions that believe in G_d as centrical, and like yoga, there is a focus on oneness with the world. There is a focus on connection to G_d.
To be able to remember your important place in this world, is unto itself, awakening a part of you.
In Leviticus, we are taught, "Love another as you love yourself". Religion focused or not, there is a lesson of respect here. It is crucial in yoga on the mat as well as in life off the mat, to remember to respect others as well as respecting yourself. Oddly, many folks forget to respect themselves.
Sometimes, we even confuse self-respect with self-righteousness or ego; which is far from the truth. Self assurance is this amazing, divine exploration and acceptance of our gift of life, and the gifts we have been given, and those that we give.
In yoga, creating community is important in awakening love. You don't have to bond with your classmates but the lessons on the mat can help you awaken love and create community by realizing that chaos and discord are shunning to love, while peace and kindness are attractive to love. Harmony then, exists everywhere, even in discord, but it is much stronger in peace. In peace, there is much love.
The more you are filled with peace, the more you are filled with love.
Envisioning peace is important in yoga; and it is a skill we explore often.
Awakening love with yoga, like awakening love in your life, is a whole experience, not compartmentalized. As you awaken your love within, there is more love within your life.
Life is a fabulous gift, and awaking love is like unwrapping that gift every moment if you allow it to be present in your life.
What ways have you allowed love into your life, and which ways have you noticed that chaos has stopped an awakening of love? Embrace it all and learn from it!
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