05/12/08

During challenging times, I turn to my yoga practice and it calms me and reassures me that I am going to be ok and have the resolve and patience I need to get through each interaction I have with others and myself.

Recently I have been feeling grounded and present in Mountain Pose. In the midst of chaos, I am able to access stillness and a sense of knowing that every thing is all ready "ok." Here is a poem I wrote that captures how I feel lately when I practice :


There is a city within my body
complete with noises,
angry motorists,
busy pedestrians,
smog,
violence,
poverty.

But
this city is humanity
in both its dark and light forms,
in it's day and night,
its outside and inside
sometimes softened
by the night air
where stars shine down
on me.

Come city
lift up your chin
and gaze upward
knowing that you too
have the same stars
singing.

The city never sleeps.



Sincerely,

Anne Falkowski