Do or do not, there is no try- Yoda

Do or do not, there is no try- Yoda

Trying too hard to do anything is counterproductive.  We try too hard to breath. Too hard to relax. Too hard to this asana just right.  Too hard at our jobs, as parents, as friends, community.  So what if while doing your practice you take out the try.  There is NO TRY.  Just do the pose.  Do the breath.  You aren’t trying to do anything…you are doing yoga.

Being the new year many have created resolutions or intentions.  Sometimes that brings in something new, but sometimes it is letting go.  And in that letting go what is usually happening is we are trying.  We consider the past, present, future – instead of doing.  What if one breath equated do or do not – no try.

The first step in doing is accepting you are trying.  This past weekend my lower back started to feel some twinges.  Instead of trying to work it out I considered, what am I holding on to too tight? What am I trying to let go of too hard.  And I sat.  I realized I can do or do not – let go or hold on.  With that, I just am.  I am. So hum.

 

Warm Up:  Breathing/ to four equal parts breath/samavrtti

**Sitting Twist/Thread the Needle/Knee to Nose: break down

                                                                                Knee to knee/plank knee/knee nose/plank knee/3 leg dog

**Into low lunge/high fingertips/lift knee twist lunge

**DD/jumping handstands

**Sun Salutes/4 breath counts

**Chair/Twist           **DD knee to nose   **DD high fingertips

**lunge twist/flat palm/arm back and open pulse  **DD fingertips

**Chair/pulse open

**Side crane   **Center balance toes platter    **Side crane

**Utrasana/Camel

**Hero/Half Twist/Gomukasana Eagle arms

 

Om.