This morning I was pondering what theme I might want to bring to my gentle yoga class. I looked through Judith Lasater’s book “Living Your Yoga”, and was caught up in a favorite section about Letting Go…. But realized I needed to get going!
As I rushed into the bathroom to brush my teeth, I was very much in my thoughts and ego…. What will I share today? What can I offer to the students this morning? Then, looking into the mirror, I saw a hummingbird just on the other side of the window. For a moment, all was forgotten as I marveled at it hovering there- completely taken by its beauty. But, of course, mind stuff took over. I just had to see it directly, not through the mirror! As I quickly turned my head to face the window, it flew away.
For a moment, I thought, ‘I missed it!’. But then I realized something- I didn’t miss it at all. I laughed to myself, silently thanked the hummingbird for its presence. When we are in the present moment, there is nothing to lose, nothing to miss. It is only the mind that attaches to the experience, creating the idea of having missed out….. such is life: a never ending cycle of remembering and then forgetting ourselves.
On and Off the Yoga Mat 