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The Point of Pointlessness

July 23, 2015 by Lucy 6 Comments

About five years ago, during a particularly unsettled time in my life, I was gifted with a little garden to take care of for a year. 

It wasn’t an intentional gift, but as no one else did, I took it on.  One day, as Spring was just unfurling, I wandered out, filled a pot with soil and planted beans.  And to my genuine surprise – they grew!

The grass was ragged and uneven; I’d set out to simply neaten it up…a few hours later I found I had mowed, raked, edged, reseeded.  Over the Spring I planted and the Summer brought vegetables I had tended and flowers bloomed.  In the midst of uncertainty, hands full of dirt and soil grounded me; simplicity, fresh air and focus soothed an anxious mind.

The work, of course, was never complete.

Always weeding to be done; seedlings to plant out; watering, feeding, mowing, picking, composting…

The work was never done.  And it wasn’t even mine to keep. I could’ve let it go to seed, no one expected it to be cared for.  At the end of the year, the owners would return and I would give it all back.

But it didn’t matter.  What mattered was that season. That day. The opportunity to play and watch it grow. That was the joy.

Joy of tending.  Joy in being a part of the cycle, the turn of the seasons and forces so much bigger than myself.  Realising that I could never be in control of this, I didn’t try. I was happy just to partake.  Enjoying not really knowing what I was doing and quietly finding the confidence to have a go.

I got the bug, and now with my own garden to play with, I can lose hours messing about with fingernails full of dirt, still not really knowing what I’m doing.  Committing to work that will never be done. Isn’t it all a bit….pointless?

Yes, there are times it is overwhelming.

And times where there is no time at all.

But I know it is there, and continuing with or without me.  Things will unfold, the garden will grow (not caring how neat it’s lawn edge is), unsettled times will pass. I will get stuck back in.

And so it is with our yoga – oh yoga, you perfect, beautiful analogy! – work without end.

No final destination; no medals on offer.  We can return to it time and time again; it is never done.

At each return there is potential for deeper understanding. Quietly finding confidence to have a go. And yes, joy in the work.

And so we return to the mat, to our practice, just as I return to my garden; learning the point of pointlessness.  Embracing the work to be done….and trusting in the process.  Nature does not hurry, and yet everything gets done.  Doing the work simply because it brings us joy. 

Do your work and then step back

The only path to serenity

– Lao Tzu

Wishing you joyfully pointless times this Summer, tending what you love and loving what you tend xx

Filed Under: Mindfulness & Meditation Tagged With: finding joy, gardening, joy, Lao Tzu, little things, love, mindfulness, nature, pointlessness, simplicity, yoga

Morning Yoga Flow!

July 16, 2015 by Lucy Leave a Comment

It’s summer! I love to practice yoga outside – there’s something deliciously freeing about moving and breathing deeply out in the open air.  Our latest online Morning Yoga Flow class was filmed out in the back garden of my new house.  It’s such a beautiful space and it’s a pleasure to share it – and this practice – with you.

Lots of you asked for a short(ish), morning practice, so I hope this will do the trick! Twenty minutes to get you fired up, warmed up and ready to face the day.

It’s inspired by the summer and by you. It’s about expanding our hearts, meeting ourselves just as we are; it’s about celebrating the light, the day and this amazing body that moves and lives and breathes.  Whatever the weather (and the summer rain makes an appearance in this video!),  this class can be used to wake up the body and mind at any time of the day, or year.  Enjoy. Breathe it all in.

I’m pretty sure our newest yoga intern, Nina (#Ninalovesyoga) steals the show in this one; it’s worth a watch just to see her lording it up! :)

I’d love to hear what you think – let me know in the comments!

Keep practicing, keep flowing, my friends! Wishing you a summer of love and light xx

 

Filed Under: General Yoga, Online classes + videos, Well being Tagged With: cat, energise, free yoga class, health, home practice, light, morning yoga, online class, self-practice, vinyasa, wake up

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