Did you ever hear someone say “hold on” or “hold your horses”? I guess it means wait a minute, or pause. Lots of times we are in our heads so much it’s hard to know what is happening. But there are natural pauses, there is a natural pause between breaths, and there is a natural pause between thoughts.
In any movement practice these natural pauses are important to observe. They are times when you learn what’s happening with body and mind.
I know when I practice, sometimes I get in a hurry, or the other way around, I just stay in the asana blindly. I never learn about myself in those times because I don’t connect with the pauses. When I do connect with the pauses I’m able to observe “what is”. For instance, when I pause it gives me the opportunity to see that I have more weight on one hand than the other in Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Hand Balance). For me I need that pause to observe, otherwise I get caught up in “Time”.
There are still times now that I just say “hold your horses” to myself and when I do I’m grateful for that reminder.
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