Art of Attention

I love the methodology of Anusara yoga. Even though I resigned my certification those months ago as a means of separating from the aspects for which I don't stand, now I stand for forgiveness.

Even though we read and compute first with our minds, play with this for a few seconds: Close your eyes and feel the resonance in your heart as equal to the resonance in your mind.

What we choose to put our attention on is where we direct our energy in all its forms -- including our time, creativity and, of course, our money. More simply put, where attention goes, energy flows.

Would you rather be an unconscious slave to every thought, circumstance and negativity, or a conscious servant to the highest, to your heart?

Gratitude seems the most effective, healing state I've found in ten years of studious seeking. In a situation where we find ourselves complaining, the healing reaches into our hearts and everyone nearby.

Instead of trying to get something from your practice, use your yoga or your meditation to practice expressing how you see and value yourself.

Form and Function within yoga. Together, they are a complete practice. One without the other is a downright limiting of our potential -- and an incomplete class experience.

The take-home here a concept I've been studying for almost ten years. We have three centers in our bodies. When the activity of these three centers is balanced, we are living in our hearts.

When we're attentive, our interior environment resonates as easeful exterior experiences.

When we hold resentment and hostility, our heart rhythm shifts the actual shape of the heart muscle. The most efficient thing you can do is simply breathe.

This is not about purification, nor is it about denial. This is about using your attention, your only real tool, to cultivate your most essential capacity for inner consistency.