On a Whim in Nicaragua

As a new year starts..a review begins..and then the updates roll in... My mission statement and profile in general have not changed in a couple years, but I sure have. The cooperative I teach with in Leon was also asked many months back about a mission statement.  How do 7 people make one mission?  Do all 7 people know their own mission?  Where do we start? Right at the beginning of course..... Yoga means to come together; to unite.   "To attain what was previously unattainable" The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar has given me some very valuable insights into who I've become, what I want and how to get it.... "we can begin practicing yoga from any starting point, but if we are to be complete human beings we must incorporate all aspects of ourselves, and do so step by step." "Purusa denotes the position from which we can see;it is the power in us that enables us to perceive with accuracy."  p12 Svadhaya means; self study or ...

  Week 1:  The quieter you become, the more you can hear.  Ram Dass. Week 2:  before you speak, listen. William Arthur Ward Week 3:  The earth has music for those who listen.  Shakespeare Week 4:  LISTEN=SILENT This word met me in different ways this month... an intensive Acro Yoga weekend filled with communication....where I learned that when I am listening to my body I have trouble speaking at the same time.  I also attended a workshop on Bach Flower remedies in Spanish, I understood almost all of what was said, but it takes immense focused concentration to keep up.  I have learned how to listen intently.... The other way listen hit me this month was right in the jaw....I wasn't listening closely enough to my body and got a sinus infection that spread into my tooth....surgery ouch...antibiotics worse....almost recovered and paying close attention for signs my body is sending.