Sat 23 Dec 2006
Yoga Journal had an article recently about Pratyahara, or sense withdrawl. Savasana is the best example of it and meditation is too - being motionless and withdrawing inwards.
I’m on vacation (yaye!) so I’ve been thinking about how to find that stillness off the mat too. Yesterday I was on the couch, looking out the window and there were just a few small snowflakes slowly falling. It was dead quiet around me. I let my mind empty. I was being nothing more than the Snowflake Watcher. My body felt dense and solid and calm like it does in Savasana.
Then I became conscious of what I was doing - so much for an empty mind. But I had it there for a moment. Just me and a few snowflakes
Wherever you are in the world - may you find the stillness and calm of a meandering snowflake this season.