Yoga comes from an ancient tradition of breathing in order to put your mind in the driver’s seat. The sages write that taking time out of your regular day to day in order to practice the postures helps you to be more aware. They liken it to driving a car drunk verses not drunk. Drunk you tend to drive too fast, you are at greater risk to hurt yourself, and worse, irreparably hurt others. However, when you spend even a short time in any kind of daily activity of reflection, breath, and movement that stretch the limbs and open the heart , you gain more control over your reactive mind. This kind of investigation keeps some of the seemingly compelling arguments offered by your untrustworthy brain as invitations rather than compulsions.
So when we take time out to pray, or meditate, and to move your body, regardless of your personal notions of God or spirit, you can begin to spend time KNOWING your mind and giving it some discipline and choices.
Come this week, Monday morning and Wednesday evening, during this auspicious time. The seasons are in full change mode. It gets dark and cold, and we must not let ourselves darken and freeze up as well. People are asking for more classes. Let’s fill up these and go from there.
CURRENT WEEKLY SCHEDULE AT TEMPLE EMANUEL, 300 N. CLARK DRIVE BH, CA 90212
MONDAY 8:30 AM-9:45 AM
WEDNESDAY 6:30 PM-7:30 PM
Privates and semi-privates always available.
