This week, while chatting with my girls before class, we found ourselves pondering the apparent lack of motivation in society. It prompted me to reminisce about my twenties, when weekends were filled with nights out at various London clubs, shopping trips & holidays with friends.
Embracing Uncertainty in Life
Back then, life was all about doing, constantly on the go. In my thirties, I became an exercise enthusiast, diving into every fitness trend that came my way. By my forties, I realised I was still chasing something elusive, success, love, happiness, though I couldn’t quite pinpoint what that was. Whenever those feelings slipped away from me, I felt compelled to jump back onto the relentless hamster wheel of life.
In contrast, today, many seem hesitant to make plans, perhaps due to a collective state of overwhelm? This uncertainty has a tangible impact on small businesses like mine, where we often find ourselves unsure if events will succeed. A lifetime of teaching yoga means to have a very good relationship with uncertainty.
A Catalyst for Change?
Along with teachings of uncertainty, many spiritual teachings suggest that significant suffering can act as a catalyst for change, even more reason for being ok with uncertainty. Perhaps that’s exactly what’s happening now? People are so bombarded by not just their own, but all suffering across the globe and it’s too much, way too much so they’re beginning to grant themselves permission to live spontaneously. They’re opting not to pre book and instead are embracing the unknown of their weekends. Beautiful actually.
“People are so bombarded by not just their own, but all suffering across the globe and it’s too much, way too much so they’re beginning to grant themselves permission to live spontaneously.”
In this vast, beautiful, and sometimes agonising world, we can strive to make things happen, but we often underestimate our limits. Our society has largely adopted a yang, masculine energy centred around goals, achievements, and bending the world to our will. While this approach isn’t inherently bad it doesn’t always align with our deeper soul’s current.
Tapping into Intuitive Flow
Conversely, embracing a yin, feminine energy invites a more subtle approach. This energy emphasises flow over force, journey over achievement. It encourages flexibility and adaptability, requiring us to open our hands, broaden our minds, and steady our hearts, much like a meditation stance. It’s only when we cultivate this mindset, not just in meditation but in lots of ways that we can truly tap into our intuitive flow.
For this transformation to occur, we need space, our bodies to be free from distractions, our minds need to discern between superficial calls and deeper, more meaningful ones, our souls then cultivate confidence without needing to know the outcomes, cultivating a connection with the divine that feels like home.
When we reach this state, we enter the flow of life and stop resisting it. We realise we don’t need to exert so much control. Instead, we can embrace uncertainty and curiosity, following the natural urges that arise from within, a dance with the divine, playing out in the grand playground of that which we call life.
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Soothe: an anchored, somatic style yoga flow, Thursdays 6pm-7pm
Glow: an enlivening & dynamic yoga practice, Thursdays 7.15pm – 8.15pm
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