Simon and Garfunkel's song, which until a moment ago I thought was called "Feeling Groovy," was played often in my home as a kid.
This could have been one of the best subliminal messages I ever received.
Opening with, "Slow down, you move too fast, got to make the moment last..."
In the month of December I find myself humming this song. Perhaps a mental reminder not to run with the rushed feeling in the air.
Do you feel it?
Enjoying the subtle details of a moment, breathing slow and deep for a count of 10, scheduling a little less and moving slower have been my personal practice as I move through my day, in the classes I teach and on my own mat.
Simplifying.
This calms the nervous system, it softens the eyes.
As yoga student Tanya shared with me,
"Slowing down, just being, gives a sensation that isn't really a sensation, but rather just a calm peace that I love to feel-a great new feeling."
This week I hope you can let go of the rush and be OK with enjoying winter's pause.
After all, time is merly a figment of our imagination, isn't it?
Enjoy feeling groovy.....http://youtu.be/mWBvcJAXwu4
Have a beautiful, peaceful and fun Holiday and I will be happy to see you soon.
Slow Me Down Lord
Author: Wilfred A. Peterson
Slow me down Lord
Ease the pounding of my heart
by the quieting of my mind.
Steady my hurried pace
with a vision of the eternal march of time.
Give me amid the confusion of the day,
the calmness of the eternal hills.
Break the tension of my nerves and muscles
with the soothing music of the singing streams
that live in my memory.
Help me to know the magical restoring power of sleep.
Teach me the art of taking MINUTE vacations,
Of slowing down to look at a flower,
to chat with a friend,
to pat a dog,
to read a few lines of a good book.
Slow me down Lord
and inspire me to send my roots
deep into the soil of life's enduring values
that I may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny.
So much love and namaste,
Sarah
