Today in my personal practice I thought a lot about moving into each pose with grace. I love the idea of grace in yoga. Most often I think about the word grace in terms of being a princess. I have two nieces right now who are learning how exciting it is to be a princess and act the part. A dictionary definition helps us see that while this is a correct use of the word, there is something so much deeper:
grace (grās)
noun
1.
simple elegance or refinement of movement.
I have also been thinking about receiving poses instead of doing them. To invite your body through breath and gesture to explore a pose and settle into what it has to teach you--flexibility, strength, enlightenment, balance, or stability. I learned this from my teacher Syl, and have revisited the idea again and again. Yoga injuries have been on my mind as well, and it is a good reminder to me to receive a pose with grace instead of forcing it. And grace still accurately describes princesses so it's all good!
