Day 24 of #strala30--Feeling the shift

Can you feel the shift in the air?
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Yes, the seasons are changing. The air is getting cooler. The days are getting shorter. But I'm talking the energy has shifted. After the intense month of the New Moon, Full Moon, and Black Moon, the energy just feels a bit lighter.
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Things in our lives constantly shift. There are states of intensity followed by states of peace. We climb our mountains and walk through our plateaus. We have phases of successes and phases of challenges. And sometimes it doesn't pendulum to the extremes---we can fluctuate around in the in between also.
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Practicing ease is about feeling the shifts and moving with them. Adapting to the new conditions...and getting steady right where you are...until the winds of change blow again. It's why we practice tree poses in yoga--each day, our balance changes, our bodies changes, and our minds change.
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I know this last month has made me aware of how tightly I clutched onto things hoping and praying they would NEVER change. And how I realized I can't change change itself. My chronic fatigue has been different everyday. So each day, I just had to take a deep breath, adjust, and move through the day given the degree of my illness.
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It's something I'll now take with me...in my practice, in my life, in my body, in my relationships, in my job. And for this ease, I'm forever grateful. 🇺🇸
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