In my Yoga classes, I often say that "balance is no accident". It is the perfect meeting of equal, opposite forces that meet each other at the same point.
Bringing your life into balance is just like bringing your body into balance. You have to apply force in certain places, and you have to let go in other places.Tree pose (Vrksasana) provides a perfect example. Use the pose as a Google Map for life balance....here's how:
In Tree pose, we have to tighten the inner thighs (at the hip sockets especially), the buttocks, and then pull in the lower abs. At the same time, we have to let the abs be loose enough to lengthen so we don't hunch forward. We also have to steady the standing foot, but not too much; we need to let ourselves wobble in a stable fashion while we find our stance.
Sounds a bit like navigating through life, doesn't it?
In life, we have to stress certain things, but, we must have a loose-enough connection so that things can keep evolving. A loose connection doesn't mean a careless connection, it actually means having the discipline to connect strongly without overdoing it.
In Yoga, as in life, which is Yoga, balance means many things.
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