Unplugged

I’ve spent the better part of the last two weeks being what many would call “unplugged” - on spiritual retreat, in nature, with family, largely away from the daily grind.
 
It occurs to me that it’s quite the opposite. What many might perceive as unplugging is actually a profound and essential way of plugging in - to ourselves, to nature’s rhythms, and to the live wire of renewal and resourcing within and around us.

Our daily responsibilities tend to turn our attention and energy outward, disconnecting us from inner selves. Our practices bring us present, and back into alignment with our bodies and breath.

There, we discover what’s been true all along – that the intelligent, emergent, and unstoppable energy of life is constantly bubbling up within us like a wellspring of replenishment and possibility.

Perhaps this is one of the most crucial roles of yoga practice in 2024 – to remind us that we are connected to all of life within ourselves, and to recognize this connection as an ever-present source of grounding and strength.

If yoga teaches us anything, it’s that unplugging is the most vital way of plugging into what most deeply sustains us.