My grandmother died today... and looking at my past blogs, it has been too long since I have posted a thought. My family has been preparing for 2 months now for this day so it should come as no surprise to me... My grandmother's heart was tired but overall, these last few months have been good for her. Lots of time with grand kids and greatgrand kids. She was in such good spirits despite the pain I know she was in. When I spoke with my mom earlier today, she said, "grandma just took her last breath..." and found myself holding my breath, trying to keep in the tears and yet knowing in about 10 sec or so, I would need to breath again and just let the tears fall. In reflecting on this later today, I wonder if many people really even think about that fact that someday there will be a last breath...yeah, we know we are going to die but do we really break it down as simply as an inhale into (and out of) the body? How many times have I told my students to breath in deeply and exhale...how many times a day to I repeat that mantra to myself? The breath - the powerful life force that we take for granted everyday. What if today you were to take your final breath? What would all of those breaths before that mean? What would you want them to mean? Yoga helps us practice breath awareness and teaches us that pranayama, the science of breathing is essential to our vitality and overall well-being. We cannot learn to meditate or reflect without breathing. We cannot hold poses or move from one pose to the next without breathinng. We cannot chant, hum, sing or share without breathing.... So, the moral of the story - be aware of your breath, watch your breath, embrace your breath because one day, you will take your last breath...
Ok, kind of a sad entry for today but yet, this was helpful for me. Thank you for reading and well...for the ciberspace hugs or tears... today was a hard day for me and let's just say, I should have done more yoga.... :-(
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