little <\/em>\u2013 that is at least imaginable.<\/p>\nAnd again we are talking about the space.<\/p>\n
I believe that \u00a0David also uses the term \u00a0broadly.<\/p>\n
How can we make the physical space a little nicer?<\/h3>\n
Starting with the physical space: do we carry a sense of order, aesthetics \u2013 or do we not care, do we not even register it? I had to learn it over the years \u2013 as a young adult, I was more of a messy person.It was more important to me to shorten my to do list than to make sure that I did not leave a trail of chaos of used clothing, ripped-open envelopes, and dirty dishes behind me. Maybe this was also the wild child\u2019s unconscious resistance against mummy\u2019s attempts at education \u2013 I don\u2019t know. I only\u00a0know that today, I feel it in my body, when a room is \u00a0a mess. I also feel that order on the outside \u00a0helps me to give my mind and spirit a clearer direction.<\/p>\n
How is it with you? Are you aware of the way that you change the spaces which you enter? Do you try to perceive it? Or are you too busy with getting things done?<\/p>\n
Those of you who have practiced in my shala for a long time, remember it: the changing rooms are small, and in the old days, everyone put their belongings on the benches \u2013 with the result that those who came later had no place to sit down or had to move the belongings to the side. Now that we have these little containers from IKEA, the room looks much more inviting, even when there are more practitioners. It is also more considerate to those who come later \u2013 with only taking \u00a0about 2 minutes more time.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-44px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Umkleide.jpg” title_text=”Umkleide” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default” min_height__hover_enabled=”off|desktop”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
What about the inner space?<\/h3>\n
The same is true for the inner spaces of our fellow humans. Are we contributing to make them a little more beautiful through our presence? Or do we just not care?<\/p>\n
Of course, it is very easy to forget. A problem with some equipment, 15 minutes on hold, and then a voice which is hard to understand and gets on one\u2019s nerves. Why should I contribute to make this space a little<\/em> more beautiful?<\/p>\nOK, nobody said that it is easy to do yoga ?.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, it is astonishing how good it feels when it happens; if we remember that each and every one of us in every moment, in every meeting, in every interaction can make the world just a little bit nicer.<\/p>\n
That does not mean that one should bear all suffering with a smile on one\u2019s lips \u2013 on the contrary, the world will not get more beautiful, if we tolerate transgressions, if we hide in front of hate speech, sexual abuse, racism. Of course, it is much more difficult to practice yoga in David\u2019s sense in turmoil \u2013 for all of us. And also here, I believe that practice will make us skillful.<\/p>\n
And some spaces cannot be changed \u2013 the will is not able to go beyond what a space is prepared to carry. Then it is best to retire from that space, and not waste our energy.<\/p>\n
Can we make our own inner space a little nicer? Day by day?<\/h3>\n
The last thought for today is the hint that we can also make our own inner spaces a little bit more beautiful: a short break from work, looking at the sky drinking a cup of tea, the 15 minute walk, sport, meeting with those whom we love \u2013 if we manage to make our own space more beautiful, life becomes easier, and we can also contribute to making the spaces around us nicer, just a little<\/em> nicer.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are numerous translations of the term \u201cyoga\u201d. In the introduction to her book Yog\u0101vat\u0101ra\u1e47am, Zo\u00eb Slatoff (my Sanskrit teacher) mentions that one of the most common Sanskrit dictionaries (Apte) shows 80 different translations, starting with \u201cunite\u201d ( the most frequently used one today) to \u201ctraitor\u201d and \u201csecret agent\u201d. What is yoga in real life? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":236623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"793","footnotes":""},"categories":[135,165,239,164],"tags":[166,168],"class_list":["post-236257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ashtanga-vinyasa-yoga-en","category-energy-work-en","category-english-blog-post-en","category-general-en","tag-ashtanga-yoga-en","tag-yoga-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}