12.24.11

There is so much peace in light, isn't there? 


Maybe that's why I love the sunlight in the window thing so much. It's just serene, and beautiful.


Peace is beautiful.


I went to my mat this morning, for the first time in, well, that time period shall go unmentioned. I was seeking a bit of peace, and that was my intention I set while in child's pose.


The practice was beautiful. It was early, and I could watch the back door of the studio grow brighter as the sun rose to greet us on this Christmas Eve morning. 


At the end of class, the instructor read an excerpt from a blog posted last night on the yogahOMe website. It was written by an instructor (the beautiful Cole Imperi) who was raised both Jewish and Catholic, and in the post, she discusses light. 


I’m going to put my yogi hat on now and look at [light] in a different way. In yoga, we all have teachers. We all have someone that passed on a little ‘light’ to us. Whether that teacher is a friend, child or yoga instructor, light is passed from one person to another.



All of us, whether we’ve fallen away from our practice or never miss a class, are lights. Each and every one of us. Life is about keeping our own personal light as clear and pure as possible.

Judaism tells us that when our deepest self is challenged, our essence comes out and no force can extinguish our flame. We are all lights. Sure, we might have struggles, make a poor choice or end up in a little ‘darkness,’ but ultimately, our core is that of light and it’s just a matter of peeling the ‘darkness’ off.

The Christian Bible has a verse that illustrates this concept of light beautifully: “He that loveth his brother abideth in the light.” (1 John 2:10)

And this is what December is for me this year. A time to be light and a time to enjoy the light of others.

Go be light tonight. Shine brightly for those that have always seen it in you, and shine even brighter for those who have yet to cross your path. Be beautiful. Be peaceful. Illuminate and glow. Be radiant. And if you are having a hard time finding it, soak it up from those around you. We all have enough light to go around.