Shine Your Light

In a yoga session I was moved by a meditation that we were guided through.  It focused on the sun and how the sun shines everyday.  Some people worship the sun, some hide from it.  Regardless of the reaction, the sun always shines and does not alter that in accordance to what anyone thinks of it.  Steady in its knowledge that it is meant to shine it continues to do so and will continue to day in and day out.

Let's take this idea into our lives and our daily functioning.  We all have inner lights.  There are some people who are described as "lighting up a room" when they enter.  There are others who seem to have a dark cloud that hangs over their head and follows them wherever they go.  Sadly these inner lights seem to have dimmer switches attached to them, and we use these to control our brightness based upon the situation that we are in and the potential reaction that we think we may receive.  More often than not, turning down our brightness as opposed to dialing it up.

This past weekend was our culminating weekend for yoga teacher training.  200 hours spread over six weekends.  Hard to fully wrap my head around yet, and I am still unpacking so much of what I have experienced and learned.  For this weekend we spent Saturday at a virtual Yoga Festival where were were all given the opportunity to lead a 90-minute practice of our own design.  Exciting and nerve making and exhilarating all at once!  I chose the theme of Rise and Shine for mine, as I had the first class of the day and so that seemed like an appropriate way to approach starting us off.  The bigger theme behind that was the idea of rising into who we truly are and then shining that outwards to the world.  As the day progressed what struck me was how unique each practice was, a reflection of each of us, and how by allowing our lights to shine in their own way, the day felt full and complete.  Even through our computer screens the energy and love that we each brought to our practices managed to radiate and be felt.  Imagine, if we can send our energy and light through a computer screen what impact could we have in the world if we chose to share our vibrations and light with those around us?

Think to a time when you have been in a space with someone who did allow their light to shine, whose energy you could sense from the moment they stepped into your world.  How did that affect you?  Were you able to pick up on their vibration and if so did it cause yours to perhaps also adjust to a higher frequency?  There is a ripple effect that takes place as we allow ourselves to share our gifts with the world.  The way that we can compliment and augment each other and create a positive energy is not just a woo-woo ideal.  It is what we are here to do and absolutely what the world needs more of right now.  Compassion, love and people who are willing to allow their lights and energy to shine and lead the way.