Flow State

‘Flow State’ is a term we commonly hear these days, it is a wonderful way of describing the psychological condition required to fully immerse oneself in the full focus & enjoyment of 1 project, getting in the zone as it were! In Yoga any 1 concept applies to all levels of the human, so mentally the flow state can be your ability to disengage from distraction so nothing disturbs your flow, physically we work on seamless transitions from 1 posture to the next so that the on-mat portion of the practice is graceful & dance-like, energetically we correct our breathing techniques so that the Prana (lifeforce) is unhindered & Spiritually we actively connect & align with our wiser most centered Self.

Culturally we are motivated by an end goal or achievement, we are taught that winning is the only route to success, Yoga suggests that the Practice itself is the important aspect, we are encouraged to devote ourselves without being attached to the outcome. . . these seemingly paradoxical stance points can enrich & balance our experience of learning.

We can acknowledge our conditioning ergo the education that is sewn into it while simultaneously breaking it & expanding our awareness past those limitations….this is evolution. And so…one of the coolest aspects of Yoga is that the flow state is a transferrable skill, Yoga is a microcosm of universal life meaning that as we commit to a daily practice we can infuse our lives with the flavour of that practice, the spark we feel when we focus on our Yoga can light the path in our day to day so that our whole lives can be a joyous expression rather than being so goal oriented that we miss the beauty of the present moment. My interpretation of the purpose of this practice is that we learn to be less fixated on external validation of victory & more focused on an entire journey of substantial inner meaning. In the eloquence of Mahatma Gandhi ‘My life is my message’