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In Support of Strength

Posted Aug 24 2008 1:27pm
We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more.

- Anne Sophie Swetchine
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We took our poses to the wall in Friday's yoga class: Trikonasana with the edge of the back foot supported by the wall; Parivrtta Trikonasana with our backs supported by the wall, etc. The objective was to allow the wall to provide stability and feedback and then learn to resume the postures away from the wall. We accepted support, allowed the support to reeducate us, and then appreciated the support, in absence.



Engage yoga as a metaphor to life and the wall becomes the assorted objects, habits, people, beliefs and relationships that support us. Some of these supports are grounding and stabilizing, others act as launching pads and offer the necessary thrust to move forward, and some we hang on to like a well-worn blanket or pacifier. We all have them, all of them.



As with yoga props, we want our life supports to offer safe methods of learning, strengthening and awareness. We want them to enhance our lives rather than absorb our ability to stand on our own. Luckily, the choice is ours and weaknesses are just areas waiting to be strengthened.

Photo: k.l.macke In

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