Why Yoga? An Interview with Rosalind

Today I speak about an insight that freed me from a deep presumption carried since childhood. I saw that I am allowed to enjoy life. That recognition lifted the sense of guilt I had lived with for simply being.

Social expectations and spiritual ideals can push us to keep working on ourselves to be better, more vulnerable, or more mindful. Yet in Yoga there is no such requirement. The mind is not a problem. The mind moves in all directions so the body can be alive in its total context. Yoga is intimacy with what is already the case.

This is about the natural freedom of life itself. The body, breath, and relationship are already whole. There is nothing to attain. You are the movement of life in unity with the ocean, the light, the air, and every other being. End of story.

Key Takeaways

The Freedom to Enjoy Life – Guilt is unnecessary. Life is meant to be enjoyed.

The Weight of Ideals – Social and spiritual patterns can create pressure to strive and improve.

The Natural Mind – The mind’s activity of moving in all directions is simply how life functions.

Yoga as Intimacy – Yoga is direct intimacy with body, breath, relationship, and the total context of life.

Emotions are Natural – Numbness, grief, anger, and joy are biological functions arising in the whole body.

Life as Unity – You are not separate from the ocean, the trees, the light, or other beings. You are already the one movement of life.

Links & Resources

You are the beauty. You are the intelligence. You are already in perfect harmony with life. You don’t need to seek it. You need only participate in it.

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