As a Yoga teacher I would have thought that I would constantly keep up my mostly daily practice of Yoga, relaxation and meditation without having any gaps. However over the last few weeks this has not been the case. Could my practice at the moment be to receive and be present with all the love and support that is so present in mine and Al’s life at the moment as we celebrate our marriage?

Prior to our wedding I had a regular daily practice. My main aim for our wedding was to be present to experience it all, as it happened, in the moment. But since we got married I haven’t really practised any yoga and meditation at all and it’s three weeks since we got married,  maybe a couple of bits here and there but nothing like my regular practice. I decided rather than worry about this and try to force my practice I would observe how I felt without having this practice that normally starts my day and I’d see what happened.

Having spoken to other yoga teachers the conclusion was always the same that are yoga practice is with us for every single minute of our day and it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re moving in any particular physical way or practising meditation. I don’t feel that I’ve lost my spiritual connection in any way in fact I actually feel really connected to it on a day-to-day basis.

So it got me thinking really, as this is quite an unusual experience for me – do we really need to practice as much on a daily basis at all times or can we have a break from our practice and still be connected? Is having a break from our normal practice also part of a practice?

I feel that we can be connected to our deeper more peaceful self, without necessarily having a yoga practice on a regular basis, however I do know that at some point my practice will begin again. I feel when it does that I will meet it from a different place.

So my message really is, not to put pressure on ourselves to be anything but to allow ourselves to meet ourselves where we are at, in any given moment. Allow ourselves to observe what we wish to do with our time without forcing yourself to do what we feel we should be doing.

Part of me feels that living in a busy world running a business, I need to practice yoga in order to help with my focus and concentration. The last three weeks I’ve been concentrating on getting married or celebrations, organising our honeymoon and various other parts of our life which have been full of love which feels like a support mechanism in itself- “All we need is love” was the song!

Having taken more time out from my work recently, I feel I want to come back to it from a different place. I’d like to keep more of a work life balance then I had previously and to do this I feel rather than keeping busy I need to listen more.

So allow yourself to listen to what really feels right for you.  Trust in yourself and be guided by your inner wisdom. Connect into this inner wisdom in a way that feels right for you. It is always there for you regardless of how much time you take out from it.

Enjoy what you’re guided to and allow all other resistance drop away. For now this seems to take me to the path of peace and happiness, I hope it takes you there too.