The Yoga of Relationships
As the world returns back to it's "regularly scheduled programming," are you realizing how much has changed?
How much you have changed?
Has your sensitivity to other's energy increased?
Does this make you anxious? impatient? angry? sad?
Interpersonal relationships are where our internal worlds meet and interact with the external world. All of the personal development work we engage with means very little if we can’t be with other people, sit through the fire of conflict, or allow ourselves to be real with our people.
Self-reflexivity is the ability to reflect and consider who one is in relation to others. For me, it is an embodied practice of looking inward, working through my BS (belief systems) and the emotions wrapped up in them, and living in alignment with my values, It is the practice of considering how my energy, my thoughts, words, and actions contribute towards the liberation from suffering for all beings everywhere.
This is a time to anchor in self-reflexivity, love, and compassion. This is where Yoga comes in. Yoga is the practice of embodying union. Unwinding the constrictions ruled by tension in our bodies can be a beautiful gateway towards self-reflexivity. It teaches us to practice while we are on the mat, in stillness, flow, ease, and challenge so that we might be able to engage in this practice of self-reflexivity off the mat, among our colleagues, peers, and families, when things get real.
The truth is... of course returning to "normal" is hard! Our economic and societal systems are not set up to make life easy and enjoyable but to extract as much labor and productivity from us as possible. In order to keep us compliant, they pit us against one another, in suspicion, in conflict, and unsettled.
I believe that by committing ourselves to a lens of relationality, we can build more sustainable movements in solidarity with others towards creating worlds in which all can thrive. I believe that participating in healthy relationships in our community is a revolutionary act. The work starts in our willingness to be in relationship, to do the self-reflexive work, and bring it into every relationship.
So, I encourage you to use this time to commit to a practice of self-reflexivity and radical personal responsibility.
This is Yoga.
For more tools and practice, join me on October 16-17 for a weekend exploration is a discovery of relationships, who we are in them, and how we can better show up in them. We will learn and practice healthy communication skills, boundary setting, working through triggers, resolving conflict and embracing presence and play.
This course is for anyone who is seeking to strengthen their interpersonal relationships, be it romantic, platonic, and familial.
We will meet via Zoom on 10/16-10/17.
Saturday 10/16: 11-1am and 2-4pm
Sunday: 10-1pm and 2-4pm