While I have not made as much progress on knitting projects as I might like, I have spent the last few weeks working at the discipline of staying present. I have been taking the microscope to my life and looking at what I do and don't do with the hopes of forging a path that feeds my soul and keeps me feeling creative and vibrant. I started this blog on the high from leading my first ever yoga class. The next day I was reading Iyengar's classic, Light on Yoga, and I came to the part that mentions the need to keep a vegetarian diet if one is to be a yogi. So without hesitation or evaluation I committed to upholding the principle of ahimsa (non-harm) and omitting meat from my diet. It has been shockingly effortless considering I previously ate nothing but chicken, turkey, fruit, vegetables, and rice.
What I love about the experience of keeping this diet is that I'm doing it from a place of commitment. Rather than saying "I can't eat meat any longer" I think of it in terms of "I'm choosing to live in alignment with ahimsa." Perhaps this is a subtle distinction, but it's been a really inspiring decision for me.
So tomorrow morning I get to go to the Providence Farmers Market. I'll be stocking up on whatever delicious and fresh produce I can find. And of course I'll have to try some of the local ice cream that my friends are making. Then, on Sunday morning, I'll be on the yoga mat in an Anusara class that I recently heard about. What a great weekend to look forward to!
Namaste
What I love about the experience of keeping this diet is that I'm doing it from a place of commitment. Rather than saying "I can't eat meat any longer" I think of it in terms of "I'm choosing to live in alignment with ahimsa." Perhaps this is a subtle distinction, but it's been a really inspiring decision for me.
So tomorrow morning I get to go to the Providence Farmers Market. I'll be stocking up on whatever delicious and fresh produce I can find. And of course I'll have to try some of the local ice cream that my friends are making. Then, on Sunday morning, I'll be on the yoga mat in an Anusara class that I recently heard about. What a great weekend to look forward to!
Namaste
