energy + motion = emotion

On Saturday, I woke up in a less-than-optimal mood. My emotions were running high, and, as a result, small inconveniences felt like enormous hurdles. In those moments, I didn’t need to be reminded to cheer up or pretend that I was fine.

What I needed was to be honest about how I felt and to allow those emotions to make their way through my body. It was not easy to do, as I was about to teach a class, but I owned my emotions honestly and did not try to be anything that I was not in that moment. After class, I went for a long walk in the autumnal sunshine and allowed myself to feel what needed to be expressed and experienced.

Sometimes, there is a push from society to be happy all of the time, to feel better quickly, and to experience “good vibes only,” but the truth is that as a human, we are meant to experience the full range of emotions and to allow those feelings to move through us (thus e-motion… energy in motion). This week, I invite you to allow yourself to experience your feelings honestly as they move through you. Note how you feel from moment to moment with mindful awareness and openness to the full range of the human experience.

Inspire | “Stop for a moment and truly appreciate the astronomical odds that had to play out in precisely the right way, at precisely the right time, and in precisely the right place for life to bring forth this human being called you.” Girish

Read | Over the last several years, Yin yoga has been gaining popularity. Learn more about Yin yoga and its benefits in this article, and give it a try on Mondays at 7:30pm with Raya.

Try This | Before you go to sleep tonight, make a list of all of the emotions that moved through you today. Notice how your experience may have shifted several times throughout the day.