Visualize - Yoga Lesson

Visualizing life as we think it should be is easy.

Visualizing life as we want it to be is the hard part.

We are surrounded by others telling us what we should want or have, but what about what your heart and your gut are telling you?

Why not take time to listen from within, see what that little voice inside your head is saying.

It's the subconscious that screams out your hopes and dreams, you just need to listen.

Once you start listening, then comes the practice of believing, feeling, and closing your eyes and seeing it in your minds eye.

Visualize with every part of your being!

Opportunity - Yoga Lesson

Opportunity is something most of us have seen pass us by.

Why is it that it's so easy to let opportunity pass us by?

Opportunity is ours for the taking.  We just need to take it!

It's up to each of us to be fully aware and notice opportunity when presented with it.

Being fearful of the unknown is normal, and "logic" may seem to outweigh the opportunity at hand.  But, it's still your choice to do something about your opportunities.  Put the fear aside and take your opportunities!

When you take the opportunities that are yours, you'll be amazed at what you can accomplish.  

Put aside all that so called "logic" and have your journey be everything you envisioned for yourself.  

Take your Opportunities!!!

Attachment to Things - Yoga Lesson

Non-Attachment is a challenge for most of us.

It's easy to attach to some ideal, someone, or even something.

Is it healthy for you to be attached?

Or, does attachment effect your ability to be in the here and now?

What about attachment to a "thing"?

What good does attachment to a "thing" do for you?

Why not take a look at your attachment to "things"?

Maybe challenge yourself to give up some "thing" you are attached to?

See what happens when you let go of a "thing".

Make It The Life You Always Wanted! - Yoga Lesson

When you think of your life, what do you envision?

Is it some "shinny" thing, some person, some place that you think will make you complete?

Or is what you envision for your life, bigger than some "shinny" thing?

Is there a big picture that has wide and sweeping brush strokes that has many moving parts?

What ever it is that you envision, go out and do it!

Make your life mean what you want it to!

Make It The Life You Always Wanted!

Be It - Yoga Lesson

What is it you want?

What is it you spend your time thinking about?

Whatever it is that is holding you back, let it go.

Believe in yourself!  Refrain from second guessing yourself!

Go Be It!

Time - Yoga Lesson

What does time mean to you?

Is time something you have plenty of or too little of?

Where do you see yourself in relation to time?

Has too much of it passed or do you see it fully laid out before you?

Time has and will tell you what you want to know.

You just have to let time run it's course.

In the meantime, be in your moment!

This moment is all the time you have.

I CAN - Yoga Lesson

Do you find yourself saying I CAN or I can't?

Are you a cup half FULL or half empty kind of person?

Do you hold yourself back because you might get hurt physically or emotionally, or do you put yourself out there with a POSITIVE attitude?

Take time to notice the attitudes of those around you and see which end of the spectrum they reside in.

I bet the people who say I CAN, see the world as FULL, and have a POSITIVE attitude are limitless in what they accomplish.

Be that limitless person!  

Be the person who goes out into the world and shouts I CAN!

Empathy - Yoga Lesson

Ever notice how you can't wait to share a good idea you have with someone?

The good idea may come from listening to that person talk about their experiences and you find yourself relating.

As you relate you may find yourself thinking you know just how to correct or improve their experience based on your experiences and life perspective.

Why not offer up your experience along with your helpful suggestion?

Your experiences may help another to learn more about their own experiences.

As you share they may open up and share more with you, allowing you to build a bond in which you relate to one another.

Before you know it you are empathizing with one another!

What a wonderful way to build a relationship!

Lucky - Yoga Lesson

When you get up in the morning, do you feel lucky?

If not, why not?

Is it because things aren't going exactly to plan?

Is it because someone else has it seemingly better than you?

Actually, each of us are lucky!

We just need to get out of our own way to see what is truly important and appreciate it.

It's about taking time to look around yourself and appreciate your loved ones, your health, and the happy moments of your life.

So why not remind yourself today how truly lucky you are?

You are Lucky!

It's What You Make Of It - Yoga Lesson

Many of us miss out on opportunities.

This may happen as a result of any one, or combination, of the following:

Second guessing an instinct.

Listening to the opinions of others.

Predicting an outcome.

Getting up in the morning and dreading the day.

And the list could go on and on...

Ultimately, what ever the opportunity may be, isn't it about being open to the moment?

Isn't it about what you make of it?

Why not challenge yourself to trust your instincts, take the opinions of others with a grain of salt, let the moment define its self, and start each day with a positive attitude?

What have you got to loose?

Go out and make the best of it!  Whatever your it may be.

A Nice Person - Yoga Lesson

Ever find yourself in a situation or moment where you feel unkind to others and think to yourself "I'm not this person"?

Why is it at times we can be unkind to others?

Maybe someone pushes your buttons and you react?

Or even possibly you pick on someone in good fun, but hurt their feelings?

What's the point of being unkind?  

Does it ever leave you feeling like a better person?

I bet not.

Why not wake up in the morning and commit to being the nicest person you can be each day?

Be A Nice Person!

Good Thoughts - Yoga Lesson

Ever find yourself anxious and fearful?

Where does that come from?

It starts with a thought.

Why not catch yourself right at the onset of a thought that leads to negative behavior?

Remind yourself that it takes practice to be positive.

Make your thoughts good ones!

The Perfect Package - Yoga Lesson

So many of us strive to be perfect.

There is always something that we could do or be better at.

Something we can always fix in ourselves or others.

Thinking that there is something better out there for ourselves robs us of the moment we are in.  It distracts us from enjoying the little imperfections that make us special.

Why not accept "what is" in the moment?

Like you for you!

Look at yourself in the mirror and say to yourself...This IS the Perfect Package!

Mindfulness - Yoga Lesson

Often we want to "just go with the flow" and "not make waves".

In doing so we let others do the thinking for us.

Why do we do this?

Is it possibly because being mindful is work?

There are so many situations daily in which we are being told what is best for us or what defines the best way to live life.

Why not practice asking yourself what it is that is best for you?

Why not practice being mindful in all situations you encounter?

Be Mindful!

Simplify! - Yoga Lesson

Ever notice how some things in life can feel overwhelming?

Why do we let that happen?

Possibly we get to caught up in details?

Why not approach everything with a simplistic view?

When we try to make something more than it is, we are only complicating things for ourselves.

Why not simplify as much as possible then add details as necessary?

So how about taking a deep relaxing breath, and then enjoy the moments of your life.

Accepting this moment is the most simple thing you can do!

Simplify!

Imagination - Yoga Lesson

So many of us have wonderful ideas that all stem from our imagination.

Ideas come to us and we have a choice.  We can either do something with them or forget about them.

Why is it that we have great imaginative ideas and then do nothing with them?

Is is fear?

Most likely, yes!

Why not put fear aside and let the imagination take over?

Why not take an idea and run with it?

Some of the best ideas others have, most of us find ourselves saying "why didn't I think of that?"

Why not be the person who has the great idea and let's imagination take over?

We all have that capability.  It's just a matter of proactively doing something with it.

So, why not be imaginative!

Growth - Yoga Lesson

Most of us like to feel in control of everything within and around us.

We like to feel that we have a firm understanding of all that we engage in doing, or have a plan for the future.

When we feel this type of control in our lives, all seems well.

Then something happens to make us feel out of control, or a series of somethings.

We may be challenged to try something new or make a modification to something we have been working on to gain control again.

That loss of control can feel painful and overwhelming.

When finding yourself in this situation, why not accept it?

Why not acknowledge that you do not have control and you are experiencing growth in your life.

You have an opportunity to make new choices and let go of your comfort zones.

Embrace your growth!

Be Yourself - Yoga Lesson

So often in our society many of us want to fit in.

We call that "putting our best selves forward".

However, if you are putting your best self forward are you being honest?  Is it the real you that is being presented to others?

Why not be as honest and authentic as you possibly can be?

When letting go of perceived expectations others have for you and living life as your most authentic self you may find some opportunities lost.

It's normal to feel a little panicked when we miss out on an opportunity.  When this happens take a step back and look around.  

Most likely another opportunity has been created that you would never have noticed if the other opportunity had not been lost.

The big difference is now the new opportunity was presented from being yourself.

So why not be your best "authentic" self?

Be Yourself!

Relationships - Yoga Lesson

Relationships are what keep many of us going.  

It's the relationships we build with others that bring us joy, or get us through tough times.

Think about the people in your life, how did the relationships with those individuals start?

Maybe it was as simple as someone offering you a smile.

It's amazing how simple some of our relationships start out, but end up having so much meaning in our lives.

When you see a familiar face in a crowd that you know from somewhere else, do you make a point of interacting with that person?  If not, why not?

We all need to just put ourselves out there.  We need to participate in life and hope for solid, long lasting, and positive relationships.

So why not open up?  Why not take a chance on letting someone new into your life?

Why not build a new relationship?

You might just get more from a new relationship than you ever expected! 

Gratefulness - Yoga Lesson

Being grateful is something we easily recognize when someone does something nice for us.

What about being grateful each day you wake up?

What would happen if you practiced looking in the mirror each day as you are getting ready and made a mental note of one thing you are grateful for?

Possibly it would start a chain effect in your life.  

Maybe one day in the future you'd start listing more than one thing you are grateful for while you are getting ready for the day.

Then while you are going about your day, maybe eventually you will think to yourself you are grateful for more than you already listed that day.

Then the day comes where you start telling others what you are grateful for and they start to do the same.

Wouldn't that bring you and those around you joy?

Wouldn't that make your life and the lives of those you are close to better?

Why not practice being grateful?