I have been working on my prayers to the Sun....

 The Sun was formed 4 1/2 Billon years ago

from a cloud of dust and gas

Now the Sun is the largest object in our solar system

In my practice of yoga I continually learn

so much about myself and the world 

that I live in

as much as I can

With the beginning of yoga teacher training already under my belt

I study the basic information as much as I can

but I keep yearning for more

My teacher tells me

that we are engaging in a process called

svadhyaya

self- study

self- reflection

It is beautiful

It is staggering

the depths and the simplisity

of who we think we are

My teacher says

"all we need is a little bit of breathing room to find out who we are from who we have become"

I know that if I quite my mind

then I will be able to open that door 

to who I have 

always been

With the days thankfully growning longer

with more sun to shine
I have been taking my breathing room 

in readings and in the Sun Salutations

or 'Sun prayers'

They are full body prayers to the sun

She gives us

warmth

light

beauty

life-enhancing energy

She is a symbol of creation

The Sun rises and the sun sets

though

She rises and sets with grace

'Yogis believe the sun's powerful life-force radiates inside as well as outside the body'

So I have been adding 

a little bit

of GRACE

and Sun

into my days 

and myself

everytime I practice my

prayers to the Sun

I have been hoping to be able to learn this with great skill and knowledge 

So that I can teach with my students the awareness that Yoga and Jacqui has shared with me.