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Lorraine C. Ladish

January 12, 2018

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Spanish-American author, blogger, mom, wife, RYT500 yoga teacher, ED survivor, mental health advocate
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Just two people nearing 60 still trying to figure

Just two people nearing 60 still trying to figure out life. Thankfully we can do it together.

When we’re young we have this idea that as we grow older we will one day “know” - and life will somehow be easier.

Well, waddya know. Turns out that one way or another life still pulls the rug from under you over and over. Life doesn’t care whether you’re 20, 40, 60 or 80.

The advantage of being older is we can look back and realize we overcame all these other hurdles so we know we have the resilience and grit to overcome the next one.

What myth about growing older have you realized is just that: a myth?

#beach #beverlybeach #disruptaging

The second yoga sutra (google Yoga Sutra's of Pata

The second yoga sutra (google Yoga Sutra's of Patanjali) states and I paraphrase: "yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind."

That's another lesson I've learned through the daily practice of yoga (more about that in yesterday's post). Especially through Dhyana, or meditation.

Through yoga, I can observe those fluctuations and not engage with them to the point of no return.

It's definitely a trip to realize that my mind can be still, even if for a second, and that thoughts are fluid, but they don't HAVE to sway me.

It takes daily practice. It's not easy. But it's possible.

Three frames back there is another post regarding "Be like water."

Can you tell I LOVE water?

It's odd, because I'm a VIRGO (58 in August), but here we are.

Have you ever practiced meditation? Love it? Hate it?

#axisgo #underwaterphotography #patanjali #yogasutras

At 57 (58 in less than a month) I realize I was do

At 57 (58 in less than a month) I realize I was doing it all wrong in my youth.

When I was younger, I ran, exercised, danced, practiced yoga, went to therapy, you name it - in an attempt to chase away the storms of life.

The tough feelings didn't go away. They were just numbed for a bit, and then came back full force.

Now, after 7 years of studying and practicing the 8 limbs of yoga - yamas and niyamas (ethical restraints and observances), asana (the physical practice), pranayama (breathwork), prathayara (withdrawal of the senses), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation), and samadhi (enlightenment, something I can only aspire to), I am able to sit with the sh*tstorm and know I won't die from it.

Is it fun? Nope. It's even physically painful at times - never mind emotionally hard as hell.

I still run, go to therapy, take meds for mental health, and all the rest of it, but I approach it differently.

I no longer wait in anticipation for the storm to pass. I sit it out, sometimes crying, other times smiling. I don’t hold back until things are “ok” because they will never be perfect.

If you've never allowed yourself to "wallow," give it a try. You may be surprised at the results.

How do you process the storms of life?

#8limbsofyoga #yogaoffthemat #mentalhealth

"Be like water" - Bruce Lee I was having a bit of

"Be like water" - Bruce Lee

I was having a bit of a meltdown yesterday or the day before and my husband said "be like water."

Phil doesn't practice yoga but he embodies it to a large extent.

He embraces the concept of fluidity and impermanence more than I do. I have to work towards it. It comes naturally to him.

Be like water, means, in Bruce Lee's paraphrased words ... adapt and flow. When water is poured into a glass, it takes the shape of the glass. It adapts. It changes.

Life will keep bringing challenges. Lean into them. Surrender to the moment. Flow with it. Transform.

What does "be like water" mean to you?

#belikewater #bruceleequotes #8limbsofyoga #bestsideoutside

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