All you need is Love...
Today's Intention: Love
My first workshop with Erich Schiffmann, internationally known Yoga instructor, was in 2004 when he came to Phoenix to lead a weekend workshop. The first session of the workshop was only about 2 hours, but it was enough for me to know I had found my teacher. I remember the buzz I felt that night when I drove home, freshly exposed to so many new perspectives and ideas. I felt pure joy, excitement and hope. Of course I couldn't sleep, so I typed him an email letting him know how much I was gaining from the workshop already. Little did I know Schiffmann traveled with his laptop and checked emails often. When I awoke the next morning, bright, early and ready for a full day of yoga, I checked emails and found a warm, gracious reply from him.
That weekend stands out for me as one of the most important experiences of my life. In hindsight, I realize the impact was so great because the dominant energy Schiffmann exudes is Love.
It seems this word is often avoided in our culture. Perhaps a fear of vulnerability keeps us from admitting the basic need to feel the presence of love in our lives. The traits of love are so liberating, cleansing and healing. Today it is my intention to reflect on the quality of the love I give and receive. I will contemplate the ways I can call upon love to nurture various relationships and help me shift with certain obstacles.
Tomorrow evening I will find myself in Santa Monica, practicing Freedom Style Yoga with Erich Schiffmann. If I'm diving into accepting the essence of love, I can't think of a more appropriate pool to swim in!
My first workshop with Erich Schiffmann, internationally known Yoga instructor, was in 2004 when he came to Phoenix to lead a weekend workshop. The first session of the workshop was only about 2 hours, but it was enough for me to know I had found my teacher. I remember the buzz I felt that night when I drove home, freshly exposed to so many new perspectives and ideas. I felt pure joy, excitement and hope. Of course I couldn't sleep, so I typed him an email letting him know how much I was gaining from the workshop already. Little did I know Schiffmann traveled with his laptop and checked emails often. When I awoke the next morning, bright, early and ready for a full day of yoga, I checked emails and found a warm, gracious reply from him.
That weekend stands out for me as one of the most important experiences of my life. In hindsight, I realize the impact was so great because the dominant energy Schiffmann exudes is Love.
It seems this word is often avoided in our culture. Perhaps a fear of vulnerability keeps us from admitting the basic need to feel the presence of love in our lives. The traits of love are so liberating, cleansing and healing. Today it is my intention to reflect on the quality of the love I give and receive. I will contemplate the ways I can call upon love to nurture various relationships and help me shift with certain obstacles.
Tomorrow evening I will find myself in Santa Monica, practicing Freedom Style Yoga with Erich Schiffmann. If I'm diving into accepting the essence of love, I can't think of a more appropriate pool to swim in!