Thought For Today - 12/16/08

Every now and then when teaching class, I hear a sound that is familiar, a sound of someone falling from being in a headstand. I generally don’t rush over to see what happen or if they are ok. Why? Falling is part of learning headstand. The students get up and try the headstand again and again until they can stay there until I say come down.

This lesson of falling is one that the students can take off their mat and apply to other areas of their lives. In headstand one learns where the balance truly is – and this is where you learn to also trust – let go – find your edge. Actually, if you do not find balance, trust, etc. in the simple Yoga poses – you will not find it in the more difficult poses. Trust me on this – I have personal experience. (Smile).

In poses such as headstand, I always tell students or show them how to exit the pose. For example, when falling out of headstand – tuck your chin and roll down gracefully rather than flip over into an unexpected backbend or worse on top of another students (which has also happen).

Now, taking this off your Yoga mat, you must develop trust in yourself. You must trust that you have all that you need to support any situation that occurs in your life. Trust that you are safe in your decision and you are growing, moving forward and prospering. And, when it comes to fear – you have none. You don’t manage fear – you get rid of it!

Fear and failure (including falling in headstand) are in the past. Your success, prosperity is now!

Much love,
Joseph