The last week's classes have focused on cultivating peace. September 21st was International Peace Day (got to http://www.peaceoneday.org/) for more information.
Just by coming to yoga class you are cultivating peace in your heart. The act of yoga and meditation is creating peace in your body and mind on a deep cellular level. When we feel peaceful, we can consciously extend that feeling to our baby growing within, our families, our community, our country and the world.
Choosing to be consciously pregnant, to connect with your child on an emotional and spiritual level you are creating a nurturing and peaceful environment for your child to develop. Every thought, emotion and action you take simultaneously affects the consciousness of your baby. By aligning your thoughts with your highest good, with the divine, you are also raising the consciousness of your unborn baby.
“In yoga tradition it is said that through spiritual elevation and conscious pregnancy women can produce children that are saints, peace-makers, and sages…and thereby the whole world is touched in ways it sorely needs.” (Janine Parvati) So…never underestimate the power of your child to change the world!
If we open ourselves to the grace flowing within during pregnancy, it can be a time of great spiritual transformation. Creating life within is such a divine blessing, when we tap into the overflowing source of spiritual wisdom and unity with all of life, it can be a catalyst for change, personal growth and peace in a woman’s life.
Steps to Peace
Ask yourself how you can create more peace in your life. Maybe it’s to be more forgiving, less reactionary, heal past wounds, etc. Create in intention for yourself and your baby to cultivate more of these peaceful qualities in your life.
Next reflect where peace is needed most in the world. What do you feel most affected by when you watch the news or read the paper? The war…the environmental destruction…poverty…Aids? As you cultivate peace in your heart, send this energy to the cause that you feel strongly about.
Lastly, reflect on how becoming a mother teaches us peace. You are about to embark on a lifetime of selfless service to another human being. As we love and care for this life we’ve just created, our hearts open to a whole new level of love and service. Our job as women on this planet is to extend this unconditional love and heartfelt service to all of humanity.
Ask yourself how you can create more peace in your life. Maybe it’s to be more forgiving, less reactionary, heal past wounds, etc. Create in intention for yourself and your baby to cultivate more of these peaceful qualities in your life.
Next reflect where peace is needed most in the world. What do you feel most affected by when you watch the news or read the paper? The war…the environmental destruction…poverty…Aids? As you cultivate peace in your heart, send this energy to the cause that you feel strongly about.
Lastly, reflect on how becoming a mother teaches us peace. You are about to embark on a lifetime of selfless service to another human being. As we love and care for this life we’ve just created, our hearts open to a whole new level of love and service. Our job as women on this planet is to extend this unconditional love and heartfelt service to all of humanity.
"What a child learns in the womb cannot be learned on Earth."
-Yogi Bhajan
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