Love. Passion. Satisfaction.


Happiness. Bliss. Nirvana.


What do you want?


This question, and the one that follows—How do you get what you want?—has been a strong theme in my life, and recently on my blog, over the past few weeks. Conversations with friends have turned around to this subject. It’s popped up in blogs I read, in magazine articles, and themes in books I have on the go. And when this kind of trend happens, I’ve come to accept it’s the universe (remember the Greater, Good and Wonder-full?) trying to get through to me. Over much of the past month, I was trying, and failing spectacularly, to stand back and live my personal life within my yoga- space. That is, I was trying to get out of my head, be in the moment, breathe deep and just let things be. Did I mention I was failing spectacularly?

RUN RUN RUN
Because, like many other people I know, I’ve got this tendency to run-run-run after what I want-want-want. Even though I’ve seen it proven time and time again that when I don’t do this what I really want comes right to me. I still get caught up in planning, in striving, in trying, in analyzing, and in working working working at it. And nothing, or exactly what I don’t want to happen, happens.


Want to know what I’ve learned from all this? Especially over much of the past month?

Read the full post, on ElephantJournal.com

3 Yoga Practices for Getting What you Want—or Not, for ElephantJournal.com

July 22, 2010