“When you become aware of silence, immediately there is that state of inner still alertness. You are present. You have stepped out of thousands of years of collective human conditioning.”
Eckhart Tolle
What a great reminder that we can be more than beings of habit and conditioning. Becoming the witness to this inner still alertness, opens a door within each of us. The door that leads to freedom and peace.
That is how yoga and meditation enriches my life. I have just returned from a YTT 500 hour teacher training module about Yoga and Transformation at Kripalu.
I see clearly that it takes dedication and a willingness to put in effort, to get to this place of inner freedom and peace.
Being disciplined was never a strength of mine – I rebelled against being told what to do, even by myself! Until I realized that discipline comes from the word disciple meaning follower.
What do I choose to follow? Can I continue to do this? This becomes a much more loving approach…. and one that I continue to take.
Beating myself up for being weak or not being good enough will never make it happen.
Reading about it and expecting it to magically happen will never be enough either.
The answer lies in each of our own experience, and tuning into to this still alertness within us. This is the spark that is alive in us. In each moment.
When we find ourselves off the path, remember that the inner stillness and alertness is just a breath away.
Why not take this moment and let yourself come to this place right now….
Namaste
Find Your Middle Ground 
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