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Here in Las Vegas the weather is beginning to warm up. We are seeing signs of Spring and I am welcoming the change.

In a recent conversation, a dear friend of mine said to me ‘the roots of a tree do not question why the leaves above it fall. they just do. and such is the way.’

Change is a part of life. This viewpoint (called parinamavada) is a fundamental teaching of yoga.
It is the nature of the tree to know that old leaves must fall in order for new leaves to blossom and so it does not question. It is we that want things to be or stay a certain way, and when they do not, we resist. We cling to those leaves even as they wither and die, instead of letting them go.

Our life is a vinyasa from birth to death, and within our life we experience mini-vinyasas. We can view that which we let go as something we have lost. I prefer to see it as a loving reminder of that which we have been given. It awakens me to the realization to cherish the beautiful moments in my life as they occur.

We are in constant relationship to everyone and everything. Deeply connected, as if there is an invisible web that binds us. In yoga we often use the term Vinyasa to mean a continous flow through various asanas that ride with the flow of the breath. But vinyasa is not just any sequence. It is progressive and has within it an inherent intelligence and harmony whereby each unfolding gives something to the next.

The next time you get on your mat to practice, I invite you to assess where you are before you begin. Ask yourself what your energy is like. Are there any parts or your being that need special attention? Are you focused, restless, vulnerable, calm, centred? Listen inwards to where you are at and then modify your practice accordingly.

Then take that same skill and apply it your life. Attend to where you are in the wave of your personal rhythm. For example, observe when in the day you have more energy and clarity and allocate your most demanding tasks to that time of day if possible. If you are moving slowly, perhaps due to a change in the weather, or because you are in the midst of a low energy cycle, honor that. It is resting in the Awareness which enables the transformation to occur. Try resisting that cup of coffee to rev up your engine and just enjoy moving at a different pace. Be in it without dwelling in it. Allow the leaves of your tree to fall. For soon, spring will come and new ones will grow.

Leena Patel is based in Las Vegas where she teaches vinyasa yoga, meditation, yoga philosophy as well as Thai Yoga Massage. She has written numerous articles on health, yoga and spirituality and has taught across the US, Canada and in France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria and the UK. She can be reached at Info@LeenaPatel.net or via her website http://www.LeenaPatel.net

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