Big Heart, Full.

Hello! I have been missing for a while. My dad made the suggestion to me that I let my blog readers know when I'm not going to be in for a bit...I am not sure why this never occured to me before, but its a good idea. So next time I'm going to be away from blog land, I will say so. Sound good? Ok. good. well do you want to know where I've been? I will tell you. 

I was finishing up the last part of the yoga teacher training in western MA with the amazing Todd Norian and Ann Greene of deep peace yoga. and I am smitten! I am in love with the practice of Anusara, with the thrill and delight of teaching and the support of a powerfully bright, open-hearted community. And I feel so full to the brim with light from the experience. I feel my heart has grown bigger and wider and fuller. I feel expanded. I am less of who I was and more of who I am meant to be:

Big Heart,

full.

Courageous

and 

Confident.

As a community we exchanged letters and following letter was written to me:

"Dear Eliza, your kula loves you. We admire your extreme creativity thats given you such a unique perception of the world. You have a very artistic and interesting creative fire. And we all see it spark frequently in all aspects of your being. You inspire us with your youthful but quiet wisdom that is so lovely and refreshing. Thanks for being such a bright, shining face among us. With love, your kula"

I feel so grateful to have part of this group, so grateful to all the individuals who helped remind me of who I really am by opening their own hearts. I want to keep living in a world where this much love and support is offered to every individual within it. 

At the end of our week together, Todd said to us, "Now is the time to open your hearts. don't wait any longer, life is too short."

Big Heart, Full.

hART play in Pink and Gray

Sometimes I think I have the most resistance to the things I feel the most passionate about. When I finally have the time to do them, I do everything but the things I LOVE. I am so excited to be pursuing my art-making and yet I still wake up, sit down with my paints and feel like nothing is going to come out. Lately, I've been avoiding my yoga practice. So, I decided to take the matter to the mat. I moved into my yoga practice this morning with the question: "what does it take to pursue your passions?"

The answer for me was that it takes a lot of heart and a lot of guts. Neither of which I was feeling. So I moved through it. I focused on moving my shoulders back to make room for my heart to shine through. I engaged my abdominals in slow (painful) crunches to engage my power center, to bring courage back into my gut.

After the yoga, my heart felt a little more open. I was filled with visions of pink and gray. Perhaps they are the colors of passion. I surrounded myself with them and went back to work.

A part of a piece emerged.

A heart.

Pursuing it's Passions.

hART play in Pink and Gray