"The more completely we inhabit our own bodies with both their strengths and their flaws, the more compassionate we become towards all of life." -Krista Tippett on Being, the weekly public radio program
This week Tippett focuses her show on yoga as a spiritual practice with an interview of Seane Corn, a renowned yoga teacher and founder of "Off the Mat, Into the World."
Over the years, I've found that practicing yoga supports and energizes my writing practice. On my green mat, I move into poses that open my chest (camel or ustrasana), make me feel vulnerable and call for courage (handstands and backbends), root me deep (tree and warrior pose), and remind me to play (front lying boat pose, supta navasana--my yoga teacher calls this the "supergirl" pose). Seated at my writing desk, I take all of that with me--open heartedness, courage, rootedness, and playfulness--as I face the blank page.
This week Tippett focuses her show on yoga as a spiritual practice with an interview of Seane Corn, a renowned yoga teacher and founder of "Off the Mat, Into the World."
Over the years, I've found that practicing yoga supports and energizes my writing practice. On my green mat, I move into poses that open my chest (camel or ustrasana), make me feel vulnerable and call for courage (handstands and backbends), root me deep (tree and warrior pose), and remind me to play (front lying boat pose, supta navasana--my yoga teacher calls this the "supergirl" pose). Seated at my writing desk, I take all of that with me--open heartedness, courage, rootedness, and playfulness--as I face the blank page.
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