"...is worth a ton of study" ~ Swami Sivananda
Some days my greatest challenge is to accept where I am at in life right now. I have 2 young children and my mothering choices mean that getting to a class on a weekly basis just simply doesn't happen. Nor do I currently have the energy (or discipline?) to rise an hour ahead of my children to fit in a full meditation & asana practice.
What I can do is commit to Bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion. Everything I do is for my children, for my family and I surrender myself to that for now, because that is God manifest in my life. When I remember to take a few deep breaths so I don't shout before dealing with another tantrum, or when I chant to my children as they fall asleep each evening, that's Yoga. When my heart explodes in sweet Samadhi as my beautiful boys embrace or take each other's hand to walk down a path together, that's Yoga.
And when I take a few deep breaths, some days I realise that I do have a few minutes to stretch into a Downward Dog and feel that glorious stretch... and the whisper of promised strength from the Earth draws my heels to ground as my fingers root for a deeper connection... and then sometimes I move on to more asanas & a few minutes sitting for Nadi Sodhana Pranayama but more likely one of my delicious boys crawls in underneath and snuggles up for our version of Marjarasana, and I delight in sharing Cuddle Cat with my child, united in love... that's Yoga.
