This is an inspiring poem I shared at the end the last Find Your Middle Ground and Winter Yin Workshop. Yin yoga is about going inwards and deeper, through the layers of our being until we touch that precious peace within. Beautiful words from Danna Faulds to bring us home to our guiding presence.
Here
Its always here, the silent
underpinning, the foundation
beneath the foundation.When
I reach deep enough into darkness,
~
inside fear, self doubt, aversion, or
despair, there’s something so intact
I almost miss it in my focus on
brokenness. Its always here, this
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ground of being. ike the water in
which fish swim, its easy to overlook
the eloquence of truth. Its here, this
guiding presence, this calm, abiding
~
stillness. Its here when I don’t try
to make life any more or less than
what it is, when I stop trying to be
right. Its here when I unclench my
~
fists and breathe, when I let go of the
demand to make ife smooth or easy.
Its here, the oneness underying
multiplicity, the exquisite “is-ness”
~
of everything. I could shout it from
the rooftops, but its true no matter
what I say, and I know you’ll find
it in your own time, your own way,
~
that precious moment when you
choose to meet life exactly as it is.
~
~ Danna Faulds. Taken from “One Soul” More Poems From the Heart of Yogau
Find Your Middle Ground 
thanks for sharing, Val…
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Yes, the “isness”. And it’s true, we can so often miss it when we focus on the brokenness.
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Thank you Kathy 💛🙏💛
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this is beautiful, Val. thank you for sharing.
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Thank you Ateafa 💛🙏
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Beautiful poem! It reminds me of practice- the process of it, how it unfolds and is required for us to find the ability to accept what is and move forward from there.
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So true. Thank you PD. 🙏
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🙏🏼💛
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What a timely and fabulous poem, Val. It deeply moved me. I have now saved it to read again and again. Thank you.
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Thank you Debra 💛
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Thank you Debra. Wisdom is always worth coming back to 💛🙏
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Oh !Val this is such a gift for me today. Thank you so much for sharing.
Much love to you always
Deepika
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Thank you Deepika for your kind words. Feel the love ❤️ 🙏
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Excellent. She’s right . . . we do each find it in our own way.
I know you’ll find
it in your own time, your own way,
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We all will. 💛🙏💛This life time or the next eh?
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Beautiful, Val. Thanks for sharing! 💜
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‘I almost miss it in my focus on brokenness.’ Oh, snap.
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Got ya 💕
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Val,
What a beautiful and thought provoking poem. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you Ali. I find Danna’s words so meaningful and inspiring. 💕
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This is so beautiful, Val. Hope you are doing well. May you delight in the idea that spring is on its way! Much love to you ❤
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Thank you Lorrie. 💕 I feel more and more delighted every day as the sun a little brighter and the nights are less cold!
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Happy to hear that, Val. Hang in there 😊🧡
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You too Lorrie 💐
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