{"id":3968,"date":"2015-05-20T17:01:11","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T21:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2015-05-20T17:07:02","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T21:07:02","slug":"surrendering-flow-mat-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/it\/journal\/surrendering-flow-mat-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Ways to Surrender into the Flow, on the Mat and in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yoga teaches us to surf the waves of life\u2014joy, grief, sorrow, passion, lightness, peace\u2014and integrate all the layers of who you are. Give yourself permission to\u00a0explore your edge and let go of expectations to look or be a certain way.\u00a0The true beauty of yoga is how it imbues all aspects of life.<\/p>\n<p>Here are four ways to surrender into the flow, on the mat and in life:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t forget about the transitions and the middles.<\/strong> The space in between postures can be just as powerful as the postures themselves. On the mat and in life, we tend to find transitions uncomfortable\u2014whether it\u2019s between poses, jobs, relationships, or stages in life. By watching the breath and practicing mindfulness, we can embrace the places in between with grace and awareness. Being in the middle of a posture (or job, relationship, or phase of life) can also be challenging: Holding the pose instead of rushing into the next thing requires commitment and focus. Can you honor the evolution, and engage with every moment of the journey?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen closely to what you need.<\/strong> If your tendency is to push yourself and sacrifice self-care, then Child\u2019s pose might be the most courageous and challenging posture for you. If you tend to withdraw when life\u2014and yoga\u2014gets hot, you might want to experiment with staying with it to see how that feels. Everyone\u2019s edge is different. In life and on the mat, we can make continual readjustments, fine-tuning to discover what makes us feel most alive.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connect to the rhythms of nature.<\/strong> A yoga class is like a microcosm of the seasons and of the cycle of life: We begin by warming up and planting new seeds; we blossom and fully express ourselves in the heat of the practice; we cool down and prepare for going inward; and, finally, we move into stillness in Savasana, or Corpse pose. When we surrender into the flow, our bodies, hearts, and minds learn to trust the rhythms of nature that ultimately guide our lives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Access your creativity.<\/strong> Life isn\u2019t predictable, and a vinyasa class shouldn\u2019t be either. I like to take people on an unexpected journey, one in which they can let go of habitual ways of moving and being and explore the infinite possibilities available to them. The creative force of the universe is all around and within us; when we tap into it, we can bring forth our unique gift and offer it in service to the world.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3969 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/CobyKozlowski1_Kripalu-2.jpg\" alt=\"CobyKozlowski1_Kripalu-2\" width=\"200\" height=\"251\" \/><em>Coby Kozlowski, MA, E-RYT, is a faculty member at Kripalu Center for Yoga &amp; Health, where she directs teacher trainings and teaches her program Quarter-Life Calling: Creating an Extraordinary Life in Your 20s. Coby is the founder of Souluna Life Coach Certification\u2122 training and Karma Yoga Leadership Intensive: A One-Degree Revolution.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let go of expectations and experience life as it is: a wave of ups and downs that, quite often, extends beyond your control<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":26147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1057],"tags":[509,510,51],"class_list":["post-3968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wisdom","tag-flow","tag-life","tag-yoga-practice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.0 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>4 Ways to Surrender into the Flow, on the Mat and in Life<\/title>\n<meta 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