The word ‘balance’ is thrown around a lot.
Most of us spend our lives constantly striving for a state of balance. How
would you define balance? The perfect point where we are able to juggle our
family, friends, relationships, me time, creative outlets, physical outlets…
goodness me, the list could go on and on!
But what exactly is that point? If I asked
you the same question again in 1 weeks time you would probably have a different
answer, right?
I know for me the world not only around me
but WITHIN me is constantly changing and what brings me peace and balance one
day could throw me off the next… There is no constant answer. The only thing we
know for sure is that we are and will continue to constantly change. We can
fight and argue against it but as the world flows around us and as we are
affected by our and others comings and goings we are changing and evolving.
Ebbing and Flowing. So the only thing we can do is change and evolve with it
right?
If there is a strong wind blowing, it is
much easier on our bodies to walk with the wind than against it. Same as the
current of the ocean. Once again, nature
shows us the simplest way- gotta love it!
I am one hundred percent still learning
this, as I expect we all will for our whole lives! Because we are always
encountering new things, people, and experiences, our bodies and psyches are
having to always check back in and recalibrate. And it’s important to give
ourselves the space, freedom, and time to do that. If you have gone through a
big life change recently (and it could be in any area – relationship, home,
work, travel, lifestyle – anything!) make sure you acknowledge that your
balance has shifted and that it will take time to recalibrate and for your
emotional body to process your discoveries. We are so much more than just our
physical encasing and the surroundings that we can literally see. There are so
many layers to our beings and experiences and they can very easily lose track
of one another. Give credit to your emotional and energetic bodies too!
Balance is a process, it is not an
achievement. Even as you physically balance on one foot, all your muscles in
your foot, leg, and core are fine tuning the movement and subtly changing to
find the most stable position. The one where your thoughts are at peace and all
you feel is grounded in your physical body holding that pose.
So I guess we could look at balance as the process of finding the mental ‘pose’ in which we can carry out our tasks with ease, focus, confidence, and clarity…
So I guess we could look at balance as the process of finding the mental ‘pose’ in which we can carry out our tasks with ease, focus, confidence, and clarity…
One of the most beautiful ways to allow
your true self to take over and shine through while your thinking mind takes a
back seat is through sound – music, chanting, mantras, singing – and allowing
the vibrations of that to work with you to retune your own vibrational body.
You can do it by yourself, in a group, if
you can get outside near the ocean or near dense trees woo hoo for you :)
Follow your own rhythm and sounds if you
feel confident, or otherwise you can choose to chant a mantra, which is simply
a repeated phrase used as an instrument to focus our thoughts. Listening to a
Tibetan Singing bowl is also a HEAVENLY way of experiencing the healing and
balancing nature of sound as well mmmmmmmm!
Love and Light to you all
