arline jernigan

It has been about four days that my nose has been stopped up, and I must say that being stopped up is not condusive to yoga (asana) practice, as you are supposed to breathe out of your nose, except in simhasana (lion), where you open your jaws as widely as possible, and stretch the tongue down to your chin, look up between your eye brows, and exhale. (There are many variations of this, which I wont go into now.)

Today I feel a little more freedom in my breath, and I am reminded about what a gift the breath is. I take it for granted at times, and sometimes I hold it, refusing to let go, out of fear, or a feeling of lack, and then end up gasping. (and grasping)

I love the way breathing conciously works, and how alive you can feel when you inhale and exhale with ease, and how you can direct the breath, as well expand where you may be constricted.

Perhaps the stuffy nose wasn’t so bad after all. Anything that reminds me of my gifts, and teaches me something is cool.

But now I am ready to breathe fully and not have a raw nose, heavy head, and puffy eyes.

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