| What are your goals? What dreams, hopes, desires | | | | you learn the value of allowing your breathe to be |
| and aspirations lie buried within your soul, waiting for | | | | your guide. To breathe slowly, gently and deeply into |
| the 'right moment' to manifest and grow? What is | | | | the pose, to sit straight and feel your energy |
| stopping you, right now in getting up, and, for | | | | cascade through your body; as you twist, as you |
| example, resigning from your current job and | | | | extend your spine and gradually twist into a Half |
| channelling all your energy into building up your dream | | | | Spinal Twist pose. Each time you breathe, you |
| business? Maybe your heart's desire is to travel - to | | | | release tension in your body which enables you to dig |
| explore the African continent or volunteer your time | | | | a bit deeper and complete your pose. And so this is |
| and work in a project for the homeless. | | | | with life. When you force, push, work against your |
| How do you feel when another day goes by and you | | | | natural desires and heart-felt goals, you create |
| think of all the lost opportunities and chances slipping | | | | tension and disease in your body. Disappointment, or |
| through? Do you feel frustrated and annoyed, silently | | | | feeling unhappy and frustrated is a sign that you are |
| remonstrate with yourself and go to bed feeling low? | | | | not allowing your beauty to shine and maybe telling |
| What will it take for you to rise up, seize the | | | | you that you need to slow down, to stop, breathe |
| moment and realise your potential? Do you even | | | | and re-evaluate what is going on in your life. |
| know what your potential is? Can you feel the | | | | Maybe you need to seek coaching, sign up for a |
| vastness of your mind and believe it is possible for | | | | mentoring programme or take a course in a related |
| you to really achieve and succeed. | | | | topic which will give you the skills and technical |
| Like you, I suffer from bouts of insecurities and | | | | know-how to bring you closer to achieving your |
| question my ability to strive and reach my goals. | | | | goals. |
| Sometimes you may feel as if the end is in sight, | | | | Unless you stop, savour the disappointment, connect |
| only for another twist or rejection or disappointment | | | | with your inner heart song, you will always be |
| to land on your doorstep. When this happens what | | | | wondering... "what if"... or thinking... "if only"... |
| do you do, do you sigh and give up, believing fate | | | | Sometimes your goals are just around the corner and |
| has it in for you, or do you dig deep, breathe and | | | | all you needed to do was breathe, rest awhile and |
| drive yourself on? | | | | see what the next step was, rather than just giving |
| When life gets you down and setbacks occur, your | | | | up and failing to try. |
| daily yoga practice and teachings offer you support, | | | | So, if you feel your dreams slipping away, spend the |
| structure and strength to carry on and keep on | | | | next few days, gently dedicating part of your day, |
| going. Not in a forceful way but in peaceful yogic | | | | just 10 - 20 minutes every day, to see what you |
| way. | | | | need to do to complete the next step of your |
| Yoga is about balance, about bringing your inner and | | | | journey. |
| outer world into alignment. When you practice yoga | | | | I would love to know how you got on. |