Beauty

In my yoga class this week, my amazing teacher lead us in a meditation where we held something beautiful close to our hearts. Whenever I was in a pose I found challenging or almost impossible to hold any longer I imagined this beautiful flower behind my heart. And there I was holding a pose I never thought I could do with a lot more ease and confidence. Today I found myself dealing with a challenging experience and I imagined the same flower behind my heart. Within moments I was able to move through the experience with a lot more compassion for myself and strength then I would have in the past.