Community Yoga with Ela

In this life, every feeling is welcome. Every emotion, no matter how heavy, exists for a reason. Feelings are not mistakes; they are messengers, threads weaving us back to the core of who we are, revealing truths we may need to hear. When we honor them instead of turning away, we embody the ancient wisdom that it is in embracing, not resisting, our feelings that we find healing and meaning.

If you feel betrayed, worn out, or lost in these days, know that surrendering to what you feel is a powerful act of self-love. Place a hand on your heart, welcome your emotions, and breathe deeply through them. Imagine drawing calm and strength from the earth below, releasing any weight that is too heavy to carry alone. Even the earth knows the need to rest, to lie fallow, to renew. And so do you.

Release what feels too heavy so you can reconnect with a deeper sense that, even when it’s hard to see how, healing is possible. You don’t need to carry everything alone, and you don’t need to understand it all now. Trust, in whatever way feels right for you, that by honoring your sacred rhythm, you are bringing a form of healing to yourself and to the world around you.🩵

Excellent read!

Where do you find refuge when you really need it?

Yoga CALM has become my new-ish thing these days. I'm sensing how my Self sees the world, and quite honestly, I'm feeling anxious because of it. I'm experiencing all the "feels" and my body is taking on symptoms! 😮

I don't want to become what I feel because I'm not THAT. So, I ask myself this: what am I not doing?
Certainly, I need to get a grip, and handle things better so my perspective can adapt to such changing times! What draws me the most, and I mean MOST, is being outside in nature. Whether it's taking a much needed run on the beautiful trails near by, or a long walk to the beach, or finding a quiet spot to sit and close my eyes.

Whenever I am outside, it does something externally peaceful for my entire being. Here, is where I find CALM. My Yoga-CALM is just to find presence wherever I am outside. My psyche shifts to a whole other time where I'm not feeling anxious and overwhelmed. I can actually exhale, and my body feels relaxed and light!

This is how I live yoga and practice off the mat. It has given me the tools to acknowledge when I need to take care of my internal BE-ING. It takes practice to get to this place of knowing how and when to act. Be patient with yourself if you're on a similar journey. Nature has her magical powers! ☺️

Love,
Ela