Cindie Corbin

Word Medicine.
The poem that shaped this Mornings Hatha Flow class ♡ as well as my personal perception and life practice this last week or so.♡Mantra Poetry♡
Kindness:By Naomi Shihab Nye

“Before you know what kindness really is

you must lose things,

feel the future dissolve in a moment

like salt in a weakened broth.

What you held in your hand,

what you counted and carefully saved,

all this must go so you know

how desolate the landscape can be

between the regions of kindness.”

Yoga is a practice of non-violence, of love. We start by learning kindness towards ourselves. We learn to take all our sorrows and our hurt and wrap them in the blanket of our own self-love. And then we learn to be compassionate, we take that blanket of love and drape it across the world.

A big part of my practice is to say "To hell with Self shaming for not being perfect"
To keep a fire lit,you must kindle the flames.The Agni,the burning places of desire.These are not to be ignored or set aside.
A big concept I've been dabbling with lately is allowing myself to be human.To go against the grain and enjoy this life with no Shame.To live a life through Yoga does not mean that you have to be an object of perfection.More so, you absolutely must embrace what is imperfect and play in it.Work it out.Meet it with the playfullness and joy of a child who does not yet know how to walk but wobbles about , knowing to giggle when the fall comes.Without this Playfullness we rob ourselves of what it is to be Human.To live without Shame is a way to kindle the Fire .So don't be so hard on yourself because you,as a human Being,do things that are labeled "bad" (like having a beer or indulging in a pleasure you enjoy).Rather see these things as an experience that are necessary for your path.The playfull and explorative side of you. Sthira and Suckha.Steadiness and ease.A softness to balance the Ridgid.♡