I wrote 'steadiness and ease' in my journal in Rishikesh. Running showed me I'd misunderstood the order.
Ease comes after steadiness, not alongside it. The race showed me.
What has living taught you that studying couldn't?
#sthirasukha #yogaphilosophy #yoga
#halfmarathon #runningandyoga #embodiedpractice
#savasana #effortandease #contemplativepractice
Have you ever carried a teacher's words for years and felt them land only mid-run?
A quote from Rishikesh, years in my journal. Kilometer fourteen made it real.
Have you ever understood a teaching only by living it?
Read the full essay
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/running-a-half-marathon-changed-my-savasana-f8286317d16c
#halfmarathon #effortandease #yoga
#runningandyoga #yogawisdom #embodiedpractice
#contemplativepractice #runningmeditation #savasana
The hard kilometers make savasana real. And savasana makes the hard kilometers worth it.
Effort and ease aren't opposites, they're partners in a long and patient conversation.
When has effort made space for deeper rest?
#effortandease #yoga #runningandyoga
#contemplativepractice #embodiedpractice #yogalife
#savasana #halfmarathon #mindfulrunning
I wrote 'steadiness and ease' in my journal in Rishikesh. Running showed me I'd misunderstood the order.
Ease comes after steadiness, not alongside it. The race showed me.
What has living taught you that studying couldn't?
#sthirasukha #yogaphilosophy #yoga
#halfmarathon #runningandyoga #embodiedpractice
#savasana #effortandease #contemplativepractice
I practiced yoga for four years. I thought I knew savasana. I was good at lying down.
There's a difference between rest and performing rest, I didn't know it.
When did you realize you'd been performing rest, not feeling it?
#savasana #yogarest #embodiedpractice
#runningandyoga #halfmarathon #yogapractice
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulpractice #athleticyoga
I practiced yoga for four years. I thought I knew savasana. I was good at lying down.
There's a difference between rest and performing rest, I didn't know it.
When did you realize you'd been performing rest, not feeling it?
#savasana #yogarest #embodiedpractice
#runningandyoga #halfmarathon #yogapractice
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulpractice #athleticyoga
The deepest stillness I've felt didn't come from a meditation cushion.
It came after running, lying by the river. Rest earned through effort feels different.
What helps you find stillness after movement?
#savasana #yogapractice #restasresistance
#postrunrecovery #embodiedrest #meditationpractice
#yogaandrunning #mindfulrecovery #restday
The deepest stillness I've felt didn't come from a meditation cushion.
It came after running, lying by the river. Rest earned through effort feels different.
What helps you find stillness after movement?
#savasana #yogapractice #restasresistance
#postrunrecovery #embodiedrest #meditationpractice
#yogaandrunning #mindfulrecovery #restday
It's been the kind of week that ends in me falling asleep in savasana and waking up to a rather loud OOOOOOOMMMMM
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