Sometimes we just need to take time to rest. In Yoga, the resting pose is child's pose or Balasana. In the practice of Yoga, we learn that it's just as important to know when to take a rest as it is to know when to keep going...

What is your resting pose for your life? How do you allow yourself to take a rest from day-to-day?

I have several ways I allow myself to rest...but one of the most invaluable ways I allow myself to relax is by taking Savasana or Corpse Pose/Resting Pose. Not long after I began practicing Yoga 5 years ago, I started taking Savasana regularly. These past couple of weeks, I've spent a considerable amount of time in Resting Pose, taking it almost daily regardless of whether I've practiced Yoga or not...

Allowing myself to take time to rest, reminded me of the song Turn, Turn, Turn by the Byrds. There is a tremendous amount of truth in these lyrics which came from Ecclesiastes in the Good Book...The Bible.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

1] To every thing There is a season And a time to every purpose under heaven 2] A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which was planted; 3] A time to kill, and a time to heal;... 4] A time to weep, and a time to laugh;... 1] 3]... A time to break down, and a time to build up; 4]...A time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5]A time to cast away stone, and a time to gather stones together;... 1] 8] A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. 5]... a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 1] 6] A time to get, and a time to lose;... 7] A time to rend, and a time to sew; 8] A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.

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