Just another Manic Monday? Actually, no, not so much. Mondays happen to be one of my favorite days of the week. After the happening weekend, I look forward to some well-needed relaxation and chill-out time. Lucky for me, while in Fort Lauderdale, the Red Pearl Yoga (RPY) studio offers exactly that.
Every Monday night, RPY holds a beautiful Reiki-Meditation-Yoga class. The class is held in a lovely dim-lit, Buddha-decorated, very Zen yoga studio. The smell of burning incense drifts lightly in the room and the sound of soothing, relaxing music fills the air. Karen, the instructor, guides the class with her soothing voice, encouraging us to relax our minds, gently stretch our bodies, and shares loving, positive energy and light with us. Tonight, as I do most Monday nights, I laid there on my yoga mat, feeling so grateful to be attending this class.
I used to be an avid meditator. I practiced meditation daily and reaped many benefits from doing so. A clear mind, freedom from petty stressors, and filled with happiness, the kind of happiness you can feel deep within. Peace.
Over the past year or so, due to changes in work and living arrangements (joining a new boat), I have been unable to meditate...at all. Not at all. And it's been driving me a bit mad. As hard as I try, I keep getting distracted, within my own mind, or literally distracted by a crewmate making noise in the neighboring room.
To no fault of anyone, it is what it is, and this is why I cherish my Monday nights at RPY. In that space, of tranquility, gathered among others seeking their own solace, I am able to welcome the inner peace back in. I am able to remember, and feel a bit of my own spirit that was once so strong. For that brief time, each Monday night, I am in touch with the whole and complete me again, and for this, I am so grateful.
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