Truth in the Body
The body often signals to us that there is a lack of alignment between what we want to do and why we want to do it. ….We may be able to rationalize our behavior in our minds, but the sinking feeling or tension in the body will give the truth away. Joan Halifax, Edge States Truths lie in the body, the bones, and muscles, blood, fascia, and organs. Yoga by sensitizing us to how the body feels, can awaken our awareness to a deep inner wisdom through felt experiences. Knowing through the body goes beyond words and can serve us when we face decisions that have no rational answers. The thinking mind can take us only so far in such situations. Yoga by removing tension, opening the heart, relaxing the mind helps us to access this knowing. Over ten years ago when my father lay hooked to a ventilator after a massive stroke, my mother and I had to decide what to do. If they removed the ventilator, the doctors didn’t know if my father would l...