Why do we keep postponing the things we need most?

While organizing the Living Yoga Event, I notice that the closer I get to actual event, the less I’m ‘living my yoga’… I’m glued more hours to my computer, hardly eat and when I do I only grab for carbs and fats. I need a beer (preferably two) at the end of each day. My meditation practice has transformed into a sneaky to-do list rehearsal and I haven’t seen a yoga class for –dare I say it?- more than a month!

So paradoxically, organising yoga events can be bad for your health, or at least if you are me. I notice myself secretly longing to follow one of tomorrow’s event workshops since they’re all led by such unique, inspiring teachers. I long for David Lurey to remind me of the fun and the connected of yoga with all of life. I’d love to see Dana Marshall speak and teach the dharma and give me that “oh yeah…THAT’S what it’s all about!”-feeling. I’m curious for Kyra de Vreeze’s introduction in Ayurvedic cooking principles. (I won’t attend them, of course, but please share your experiences with me!)

All these workshops have in common that they connect our practice, whether it be yoga, meditation or cooking, to “the rest” of our lives. Because boy, what a hard habit we’ve made of separating our spiritual lives from “the rest”. I’m exhibit A for that at this point. I have been consciously postponing really diving into my yoga and meditation practice till AFTER the event, making me the somewhat stiff and cranky event manager of an event that promotes the complete opposite!

Call it the little Calvinist in my sub consciousness ;D

I sincerely hope that the Living Yoga Event, it’s wonderful teachers and lovely crew, will inspire and benefit all attendants. May we all live our yoga in new and joyful ways!

Namaste,

Geertje