Laura Erdman-Luntz, MA, E-RYT(500) | Yoga | Yoga Teacher Training | Minnesota | Costa Rica

05/25/2009

Beginner's Mind

We often go into the same pose the same way every time without thinking about it. The pose is easy for us – we’ve done it hundreds of times – and our body flows to it effortlessly. When I feel this in my own body, I think of the quote by Shunryo Suzuki-Roshi, "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." Get into these poses anew each time. If you need help, move into the pose a new way, go more deeply, find a new arm position, anything that helps you feel the beginner’s mind. Find what the pose has to teach you this time. Assume there is something new to learn. What does that do for the rest of your life? Are there things that you do that could use some refreshment?

Posted on 05/25/2009 at 09:10 PM in Inspirations | Permalink

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I do not have allot of expereince in Yoga, but I do know that you have made some really interesting points about your body and how yoga can help

Posted by: natural remedies | 05/26/2009 at 07:54 AM

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