Begin to Find and Discover the Liberation from Ego

In yoga we often talk about letting go and surrendering unless you have some sort of magical powers, the events that happen around you are totally out of your control.  However, you gain an incredible amount of power by just accepting this lack of control. Stress happens when we resist what has already happened or when we allow ourselves to worry about what may or may not happen in the future. We become totally liberated when we simple let go. Letting go of resistance to how things are of all expectations. Relax your shoulders and the muscles in your face which is much better. A stress-free life– sounds too good to be true? We also learn by practicing Casuarina yoga classes that balance is key. Some stress is necessary and beneficial for our wellbeing. Without any stress, we would be totally apathetic, have no motivation or determination, and never feel a sense of accomplishment.  The goal is to cultivate a balance between effort and ease – an extremely common phrase repeated by yoga teachers, but it is indispensable advice.

In Casuarina yoga classes the goal is to be in the moment, feel your body in each pose, and try to achieve stillness in body and mind. This sets yoga apart from so many other types of exercise. It’s luxurious to go into the studio and be able to leave everything else at the door. But of course it’s not always easy in fact this is one of the biggest challenges as a student of yoga. Finding a method that works well to try in clearing the mind before yoga classes. Try to get to class a bit early to lay in and let the mind wander instead of willing the mind to be clear. Just let it go, let it follow every weird path it wants to take and after a few minutes is usually can find a bit more stillness. Used to spend all of class scolding inside and don’t think of work. Stop thinking of other things you like and stop thinking about how you’re going to decorate your room.

Unless you have had a clear out of body experience, then you probably haven’t, chances are you have only seen a reflection of your face via a mirror. If the mirror had even the slightest bulge, concavity, discoloration, or other imperfection, then you saw a distorted reflection of your face. The egos are like the mirror, and the chatter of the mind creates the ripples or modifications in the reflection on yoga classes. This is the same analogy that provides in translation of the yoga and the whole point of Casuarina yoga classes is to overcome the mental chatter that prevents us from connecting with our true selves. When it comes down to create our own reality on how awesome is that the next time you’re in a difficult yoga pose. Binding life situation in trying to notice the thoughts that emerge and think you are suffering, then you’re suffering. This is the ego talking and the pain can be eliminated by simply changing how you think. Swapping negative thoughts with positive thoughts as simple as that.

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