In the Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga that I teach, Giving and Receiving wants us to become aware of how our physical body is in constant exchange with the body of the universe. The simple explanation is paying attention to our breath as the air flows in and flows out. Think about the food we eat and how it becomes part of our body and the water we take in makes up as much as 80% of our body. There really is no solid body but an ever flowing exchange with everything around us. My favorite saying about the spiritual law of giving and receiving is “Because our body, our mind and the universe are in constant exchange, stopping the flow of energy is like stopping the flow of blood.” When blood stops flowing it begins to clot or a river that stops starts to become stagnate. Keeping aware of how everything is connected to me makes me feel more like every action I make can and does have a strong impact on the world.
In yoga practice for this day giving and receiving ask us to move through the day with full awareness. Understanding how the best way to prepare for any moment is to be fully conscious in the present. In our yoga practice we ask ourselves what our the consequences of each movement and each choice we make. The part that makes it yoga for me is that in giving and receiving we are asked to listen to our hearts for the right answers. If it is a good choice we will have a comfortable feeling where we know we are doing the right thing.
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