Although we often long for joy, we seldom make space for it. I would like to share with you 3 questions to reflect upon:

1) How long has it been since you did something that you really love?

2) Do you make space for joy or do you find yourself speeding through the day?

3) Do you often want life to be different? Do you want another person to be different?

Reflection is part of many spiritual paths, I invite you to ask yourself these 3 questions and breathe with them for 5 minutes. Start by creating a space that is quiet and sit comfortably with your back straight. If you wish to you can close your eyes. Just one thing, as you spend time reflecting on the questions, approach your responses with friendliness; judgment can stop us from seeing things with equanimity. Judgment, like a tincture can colour everything we see and it can be very sticky. See if you can suspend judgment for a moment. See if you can suspend beliefs for a moment. I like to think of this as the practice of “suspension of belief”.

We will deepen this inquiry during our workshop Embracing Joy and How to use the Sacral Chakra on Saturday 4 July. We will also practice fun stretches and Yoga postures, pranayama, mudra and meditation on Swadhistana Chakra. Reconnect with your body as a wonder, with your breath as a wonder, with your life as a wonder. Reconnect with joy. I hope you can join us; in the meantime I’d like to also share a poem by Mary Oliver, who I must say has become my favourite poet of the year: