This month we explored the power within! One of the best ways to grow up to be happy and balanced is to feel like you have the power and the means to create the life you want to live. This is called an internal locus of control. On the other hand, having an external locus of control or feeling like things just happen to you with no good reason and there is nothing to be done about it, is linked to being an unhappy adult, living a life with little satisfaction.
An internal locus of control means you have coping skills to deal with problems and stresses. It means you can think through solutions and face difficulties. It's mainly what you think and believe about yourself and your capabilities. So, all you have to do is think and believe - in yourself and your abilities - make them whatever they need to be and whatever you want them to be!
Part of being strong and resilient is seeking support from others and finding shared experiences and commonalities from which to learn. Everybody is unique and we can learn so much from each other!
The volcano - inhale and lift the arms up through center, like the lava rising up the core of the volcano. Then, with a big whoosh of the breath, let the arms out to the sides. The lava represents the rising of stress and frustration. The release is the letting go of it all!
Warrior II pose - stand strong with legs apart, the front foot pointing toward the short side of the mat with the knee bent and the back foot pointing to the long end of the mat. The hands come in to the heart and then we send them out wide from the shoulders like shooting an arrow. We look out over where we've shot that arrow. This represents looking at what we need to change and focusing on that change with a strong mind and a strong resolve to take care of it, for once and for all!
Warrior I pose - Stand strong with legs apart and both feet turned toward the short side of the mat. The arms in this version rise up toward the sky and are meant to represent pushing up and through. In this case, we use it to represent rising above the challenges and struggles we sometimes face and emerging strong and capable!
Believe in yourself! Be that strong and capable person you are meant to be!
Signing off for this month,
Tammy and Carmen
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