Somewhere between:
it's the balancing asanas that teach me the most, showing me that the essence of yoga is not found through an extreme stretch, nor the length of a complicated pose - but that it's in the sway and settling, a point of poise and balance however brief...
the entirety of yoga is there.
what I love most is the surrender, especially Vrksasana, tree pose, and it seems I'm never steady for long before some unseen wind causes me to sway. If I resist too strongly, I'm sure to fall, and yet without a counter measure there is no return to any sense of balance. The secret is always found through letting go, surrendering my actions to pose itself, trusting the balance of my branching arms as well as the deep rooted connection to the ground.
that's where the magic happens.
somewhere between the sway and fall...
a true moment of poise is found.
stillness.
if only for a moment.
and that's the entirety of yoga.
~
Peace, Eric