
remember you. make magic.
I taught one of my favorite yoga classes of my life this morning. the 5:30 bunch. One of my newest and dearest, Michelle said to me something along the lines of “you’re such a good teacher.” (disclaim: to many the mere fact that I wrote that may come across as narcissistic, however, I honored the comment with gratitude, because in my mind I was thinking “I’m not that good…self-defeating…ugh, so unattractive). SO I quickly made the conscious choice to put something better into the Universe. “No, Michelle, I’m a magician.”
That felt better. :)
And then the strangest thing happened. It was by no stretch perfect (because as I taught and kept having these moments, I kept thinking “this CAN’T be happening. I love this so much. Those thoughts mixed with my emapthic abilities to feel other people’s feelings, and kept feeling “not enough.” then realizing it’s all of us, doing the same thing, just responding differently to the choice to be negative or positive, and all come with equal opportunity. But I had a FULL class, and I somehow kept this symbiotic rhythm with the music I selected in balance and harmony with my cues, the ebbs and flows of the class, and my intention for the class. Get Grounded. Trust yourself. You know the answers. Go show the work you do in here OUT THERE.
Now, if you know me, the marriage of my heart and mind lies with yoga asana and practice, but my soul is a dancer. I’m blessed to say that my body and soul are both dancers, and play very well together when in alignment. It’s when I step away from that union of physical world and soul when I begin having problems. I LOVE teaching to the music, and have always seen it as a natural tool that any dance teacher should know. I realized what a precious gift it was to have this ability this morning, WITHOUT thinking about it, and my mind and body worked together to make that magic happen and harness my gifts.
It’s in the coming back to the core of who I know my full potential self can be that I began to actually step into my power. That can only come from a place of love. Now, yes, I do mean love for your Self. This means loving your ego, just as much as your soul. When we marry ego and soul, and fully LOVE them , we become the true embodiment of our fullest potential. This means forgiving and loving the people in your life who have wronged you. Down to the most basic level- a lack of trust must be regained within yourself, and you extend that grace and love to them. Until we are willing to fully trust ourselves, and do NOT unto another as they have done unto you (who said that?!?) and no mattter HOW shitty this thing is that they did to you, you must be able to move past that and arrive at a place of love again, because it is in our soul’s highest character to love. without conditions.
I changed my relationship with the idea that I wasn’t enough. I trusted my own voice that I AM a magician. I honored my practice by honoring my Self with humility, kindness, a little humor, and a lot of magic :)
You are enough, too, you know.
do try this at home. ❤
Namaste.
Mandy
