Creating Balance in Your Life

Day 6 of 52:  Cat Stance - Practicing Cat Stance improves balance which improves the ability to move at various speeds (agility).  Standing in place resting into one foot, balance yourself much like the photo above of the Karate Kid; however, you can press the foot that is up against the supporting leg.  Keep the knee and hip joint of your supporting leg soft and spring-loaded and keep your hips level.  This develops the agility for all of the movements that are required to balance on one leg.  Go ahead...do it and see what I mean!  Keep your elbows down and your hands and arms engaged.

I've always had a sense of balance -- in the physical sense.  It comes easy for me.  Not so for others.  Many of my Nia students do not feel they have a sense of balance.  I invite them to find "the sensation of balance" perhaps by touching the toes to the floor rather than lifting the entire foot up.  Balancing requires a quiet mind and a deliberate focus.

When I am practicing Cat Stance and actually find I am able to balance, my mind says, "YES!"  My emotional realm says, "YES!"  The physical sensation is "Ahhhhhhhhh, yessssss".

Meditation:  Balance is missing in the affairs of this crazy world.  There's not alot of "yes" that I hear.  It's mostly "no".  The ABCs of the world are Accusation, Blame and Criticism.  Sides are taken, lines are drawn, fingers are pointed and opinions are more important than expressing  

My mantra is "The ways of the world are not my ways".  The less time I spend in finding fault or wanting to blame and criticize something (or someone), the more time I can spend on finding Balance in MY world.  THE world may be out of balance and marked by fear and hate, but MY world -- and the things for which I am responsible -- can be one marked by love.  That is my choice in every moment.  Love or Fear?  It's your choice, too.

What does the physical sensation of balance feel like to you?  What does the Mental sensation of balance feel like to you? Again, list a few words or expressions that describe this sensation.   What does the Emotional sensation of balance feel like to you?

 Take a moment to jot down a few words or expressions that answer each of those questions for YOU personally.  If you feel that you have not had the experience of balance in the physical, mental or emotional realms, "imagine" it.  Describe it. And then manifest it.

You can do it.  Bring balance into your living.  If you don't do it, who will?