A High-Vibration Morning

As I anticipate the day's (and next several weeks', for that matter) work that needs to be done, I decided to begin today in all the best ways. I was very inspired a while back when, during a great yoga class, my instructor came over and began laying out various stones and crystals along the edges of my mat. He moved them throughout the class, and I cannot describe how much this uplifted me and enhanced my practice. I could feel the healing energy throughout my body. This morning, I began the day with pranayama and yoga - invigorated with protective amethyst, energizing citrine, and grounding vanadinite. I find that when using stones, I instantly feel lighter and more effortlessly mobile - but no less grounded. I move with greater fluidity and I feel significantly more aligned in my poses. After finishing a great series of poses, I proceeded to make the greatest, greenest morning smoothie: kale, spinach, banana, almond milk, mango, green superfood energy lemon-lime powder, and hemp seeds. Absolutely amazing. Feeling super balanced, I'm ready to face the day.

Be Moved

The answer is that there is no hard answer. Hard lines imply a halting of movement, and lack of change necessitates cessation of growth and evolution. Consciousness expands infinitely as we navigate the web of thought and dialogue that constitutes our mental space. This space does not end. We do not learn - we are learning. We do not grow - we are growing. We are not fixed - we are healing. Fixing means we're locked in place, but trust in flexibility allows us to surrender to the greater forces of nature. I feel that there exists a threshold at which we can no longer accumulate knowledge of our existence; rather, we reach the point where we must experience what we've been learning. We know how to change the mental patterns, but it's easier to hold this knowledge than to put it into practice. Or, we know what we need to do to fully inhabit, heal, experience, and connect with our bodies, but only dire necessity motivates the action. There comes a point when "I should" becomes "I do" - and not out of guilt or obligation, but out of love and compassion. While some actions are physically tangible, many if not most are intangibilities that reside in the mind - they require harnessing and consistent engagement. This constant engagement is what allows for the harmonizing of the chaotic flow of mental energy. We may think of the chaotic mind as capable of equilibrium and symmetry, yet not forced into organization by compartmentalization. This equilibrium is established as a consequence of balanced energetic connection - the mind can create harmony from chaos as we bridge the gaps. In meditation, when we "observe the space between our thoughts", we are filling in these gaps with peaceful, balanced, revitalized mental energy. We fill in the gaps by not filling them, by allowing them to be as they are and move as they will. We allow things to align naturally, and we follow this intuitive lead. We keep on moving.