First Yoga Lesson
Posted: April 30, 2015 Filed under: Kindness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Yoga | Tags: blogging, compassion, First Yoga Lesson, happiness, health, kindness, life, love, Mary Oliver, meditation, Mindfulness, musings, natural, nature, Omaha, passion, Poetry, Seva, Seva For the Heartland, yoga 13 Comments…
“Be a lotus in the pond,” she said, “opening
slowly, no single energy tugging
against another but peacefully,
all together.”
I couldn’t even touch my toes.
“Feel your quadriceps stretching?” she asked.
Well, something was certainly stretching.
Standing impressively upright, she
raised one leg and placed it against
the other, then lifted her arms and
shook her hands like leaves. “Be a tree,” she said.
I lay on the floor, exhausted.
But to be a lotus in the pond
opening slowly, and very slowly rising–
that I could do.
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oh i love that poem so..and mary oliver.
thank you
My pleasure, The work of Mary Oliver is simply breathtaking 🙂
That’ll be my next ink… because of this poem…
Or maybe the second. There is something supposedly in the works 😉
What about the third and so on?!?
You know I’m a growing girl. The vines are going to keep growing 😉
Lots and lots of so on…
Love this and Mary Oliver. Many thanks!
My pleasure 🙂
Is there no end to the delight of Mary Oliver? A first yoga class poem indeed!
Her work is simply amazing! Hope you are enjoying a peaceful weekend 🙂
Thank you for introducing me to Mary Oliver 🙂
Off to New Mexico for a conference, a well-deserved break, a chance to reconnect with old friends (former friends that happen to be older than me), awesome food, sunshine, mountains, desert, and a celebration of an award received.
Have a beautiful glorious spring week! We haven’t had a spring like this in at least three years!
Safe travels my friend and lets be sure to catch up when you get back home safely 🙂
This poem made me smile. My first yoga class was similar to what the author experienced. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
That’s all I could ever ask for 🙂