Soul Caring and Yoga

My practice also reminds me of the importance of attending each day to routine matters. These invariably include mundane chores requiring small decisions, but not infrequently they involve major decisions and changes in my life that affect those around me. Tending our garden each day, in essence, becomes a surprisingly useful way to care for our soul. It furnishes depth and gives value and substance to who we are, what we do, and how we attend to doing it.

And, as Webster's definitional reference to "spiritual principle embodied in the universe" implies, how we each attend to our souls on a daily basis is inseparably linked to the world's soul. Putting meaning, value, and heart into our daily lives enhances our relatedness to all living things. This isn't so much Pollyanna, as it is recognition of our universal interconnectedness. Simply witness the impact of the Internet, telecommunications, and global climate change. The world could use a bit of soulful reflection not just over its growth opportunities but over its consequent wrinkles as well.

First and foremost, however, we must care for our souls here at home. Attending to universal quests will inevitably fail if those on the quest are devoid of soul. I can't think of a better way of starting than using our yoga practice as a soulful means of developing inner awareness, introspection, and intimacy with self.

Namaste, JJ

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