bridging the gap
July 16, 2009 at 10:33 PM 
photo credit*breathing out in a long exhale*
i've been contemplating as of late how easy it is to focus on one area of life and feel like we've got it covered, only to realize we've been neglecting something equally as important.
as with many poses in yoga, bridge displays this point.
as you lift your hips and draw your shoulder blades together your knees automatically fall out.
and so you push your knees back together,
breathing so fully,
pushing your hands against eachother.
only to realize that your hips have fallen again.
and so it is only with constant correction that we begin to fully embrace the bridge.
Reader Comments (4)
I have few solid bridges in my life...but lots of rickety rope ladders and fallen logs to get across the proverbial streams. I make it work right now, but I always feel those knees falling out and so on. I think I need a new builder to embrace the bridge!
Did that sound really depressing...ugh. Sorry love! This just has some deep thoughts in motion for me.
"Constant correction"... the theme of my life... but I think that's how it's supposed to be.
yes. a wonderful metaphor for balance. always a little correction here and there that shifts the energy back into it's fullest expression. seems so simple, but takes a lifetime of practice.