PranaBeing blog: I See You
When we meet for practice,
I look into your eyes.
I see
how you are burdened by sadness that slumps heavy
where you pushed it into an ashen pile
in the shadowy corner just beyond the border
of your waking awareness.
Your beautiful eyes, clouded
by thoughts that swirl with internal struggles
and worries fed by all the disharmony and suffering you see
outside.
Fine lines of tension around the eyes hint
at the hours you spent
solving problems, serving others, trying to help, doing your best,
thinking and doing
at the expense of your Being; (we all do this)
at the battle that rages on inside,
taking so much energy.
Because some part of you knows (some part of us knows)
that thinking and doing
at the expense of Being
takes its toll
and weighs on the spirit. Until we forget how to fly.
People don’t notice
if they don’t know how to see.
But I have learned; I see you.
I know who you are.
I see your caring way, your gentle, loving self.
I know your heart’s desire to laugh and play, to let go. To just be.
I know this about you because—and as—
I have discovered it about me.
So we enter the practice,
which is an opportunity
to attend imperfectly
to this moment’s experience.
Just a few
minutes of simple movement and breath.
Within a short while, attending
to the One dwelling inside,
I see the flash of life
lighting up and wakening within your eyes.
As we emerge from our closing OM,
Your eyes open wider, softened.
The Light that is you shining clearer through,
and the silent joy from deep within
begins to well and flow from your Being
into this world where we walk together,
where we are not separate and where we are
fundamentally alone and all-one.
When I look into your eyes
I see that this change happens so readily,
as if the entire Being had been waiting for you simply to take some time to turn inside,
to pause the struggle and practice harmony.
When I look into these eyes,
and see the joy of life sparkling,
I am filled with gratitude and inspiration.
Thank you for coming to practice today.
Thank you for Being you.
You truly are my Self.
Namaste.
P.S. Let’s practice together. I’m offering two classes per week at The YogaTonic (live in-person and streaming) now through February.
