Nobody knows, so just go with the Flow.

I never realized when I started practicing Vinyasa, or Flow Yoga, 5 years ago it would transform my life on every level.

The most profound impact, intially, was on the physical level. I began experiencing health and wellness at a new level of awareness. I started to take care of myself in a way I never had before and care about my body to a new degree. This journey has taken me down many paths of studying physical wellness, including intensive workshops with Anthony Robbins, in particular, one called Life Mastery, where I learned the benefits of nutritional cleansing, colon therapy, and healthy eating. At Life Mastery, I was introduced to an incredible and life-changing teacher by the name of David Wolfe, who is one of the foremost authorities on Raw Food Nutrition. Over the past few years, my diet has transformed and changed to become ever-increasingly healthier, and now raw foods consist of about 80% of my diet. This journey manifested because of an intention and a vision for physical wellness which I discovered at a depth of my Being when I began the practice of Yoga...

"Vinyasa Yoga is the sequencing of moments in time together to realize a specific intention one sets for oneself." - Patanjali

Not to mention the journey I've been on mentally and emotionally. Peace of mind and an overall sense of well-being make up most moments of my life. There was a time where true peace was an unknown and most days I felt an uneasy sense of anxiousness. So much so, I had breathing problems since the age of 15 and would struggle with stress regularly. My stressful episodes would manifest themselves in the form of cysts on my face, breakouts, etc. I am grateful to say that although I experience some moments of anxiety from time-to-time, I see an ever-expanding peace growing from within my heart and mind.

Emotionally, I have known intense anger, depression, sadness and insecurity at depths I never dreamed were possible. I often think of myself as being somewhat numb and unfeeling to Life before I began Yoga. I could cry, but it would normally take a sad movie to evoke this emotion in me. I felt a sense of disconnection from my Self and from the world around me. The path of Yoga has opened me up to feeling my Being in every cell of my body. One of my teachers often says that sometimes we have to get sick or things have to get worse before they can get better. For me, Yoga helped me to move into the places of my Self which were not well emotionally, so that I could feel the discomfort and pain which I had been avoiding for so many years, since the time I was a child. Everyday I grow and awaken to feeling the Awesomeness of Life on every level and its incredible intensity. It's a lot to take in but it's worth feeling every moment of it.

Spiritually, I had always needed to know the plan, the meaning, of everything. I would literally look for meaning in signs around me to help me feel better about Life. Going with the flow was not even in my vocabulary and anything happening contrary to the way I had planned it was an awful and uncomfortable thought. I wanted to control Life because I was afraid of what I might get if I didn't. In the past few years I've realized the joy of living is in the Unknown. This is where we feel the true miracle of what it means to be Alive. Sure, we can have our intentions and visions for what we would like to awaken to, but the joy is in the surrendering, in the letting go and letting God not just with the overall plan of our Life, but in each moment and breath we breathe. The path of Yoga has transformed my mind and continues to awaken this state of ease within me with every breath I breathe.

Life is a miracle unfolding, and all It wants to do is guide us into the fullness of its gift. I rejoice in the ability to trust God, myself and the Life Force that's moving my sails with every moment, every breath that breathes me.

Here's to the ever-expanding miracle of Life and the awakening to Absolute Well-Being as we unfold one moment at a time.Read more