The balancing act...

Life is a giant balancing act and that is why I love balancing poses! Just as in life some days we balance better than others and we can always learn from that. Balancing poses not only increase our balance but also push limits. While in a balancing pose we are totally focused; focused on keeping the balance! Which I try to implement into the balancing act of my life.

Take Natarajasana (Dancer or Lord of the Dance Pose -- shown below). It is not an easy pose for a beginner to master and even a master can struggle with it. Dancer (as I commonly refer to it) is an awesome pose. It can be executed differently with arm placement, gaze and chest placement but just like life it's different for all of us. However, the execution of balancing poses that is a must, a constant is rooting the foot of your standing leg into the ground (or your mat) -- keeping your feet on the ground is a must in life! Another is keeping your standing leg straight and strong, again, in life we have to be strong to tackle the things that try to throw us off balance.

The last aspect of balancing poses that I love is the confidence. Those days that we master a balancing pose we instantly feel amazing! Our confidence soars! We are pushed to our limits and we conquer them! It's those moments in my classes when everyone is harmoniously balancing together I get all giddy and get goose bumps at such success. Oh I love that!!

Our balance will not always be symphonic and the days that our balance isn't perfect know there is always tomorrow -- a new, fresh day with love, light and potential!

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