practicing joy in precarious times

Jun 10

Life feels so precarious these days, especially.

When things get difficult, there’s a sense of separation in the air; it gets more difficult to experience our interconnectedness, and then the less we behave and live from the essential truth that we are all connected.

The orange blanket of smoke encasing the Northeast after drifting down from the tragic Canadian wildfires is just the latest reminder that our well-being is bound together.

In these times, it feels urgent to lean into our spiritual practices and skills.

They can help shape how we hold ourselves, how we behave. They can create a shift that allows us to add more peace (rather than aggression) to ourselves and to our planet; one that cultivates more healing than separation.

Now, the collective anguish of these times can make it feel like it’s impossible to bring in joy; However, even in the darkest moments, our postures, breathing, and meditations can help create some space for the light of more uplifting states that can help bring us together and heal.

How we hold ourselves can have a big impact on our body, mind, energy, and mood, as well as our experience of taking in positive experiences.

Literally, it’s practicing the postures of joy.

We can get grounded and open our awareness so that we can bring in bright, unbound energy in and through the body, allowing us to give and receive more compassion and joy.

20-minute practice to explore the postures of joy

In this short, breath-based flow, we’ll build a solid foundation, grounding through our body, so we can create a more spacious container through which to move more light.