Opening to the waves of life’s flow

In the hips, there’s this gripping or clenching onto life, a bearing down.  This is vain and futile, an ultimately doomed attempt to control life.

Life resists control, wiggling itself free like a fervent tadpole with its energetic whipping tail.

In yoga, we do pigeon pose among others to open the hips and lessen this bearing down.  And we do core strengthening asanas or postures like chair and dolphin.  A stronger core puts less strain on the hips and lower back supporting and hastening progress, increasing your potential for letting go of control.

More open and solidly grounded hips and a stronger core provide the strength, stability, and centeredness to more deeply trust, let go to, and feel the awe-inspiring waves of life’s flow.