For most of us our entire day is externally focused around family, home, hygiene, food, school, work, friends, partners, shopping, or entertainment. It is seldom, if ever, inwardly focused where 100 trillion cells categorized into 100 different types are performing an extremely complex function for us.
Each cell in our body is capable of reacting to stimuli, transforming nutrients into energy, growing and reproducing itself. Each cell works tirelessly with other cells to give us the functionality of our humanness.Consider it as if we each have a 100 trillion personal employees working for us to insure we get the nutrients we need to provide the energy to go about our day.
How do we pay them for all that work? Do we keep a record of their contributions? Have we spent time with them. Ask them their goals? Shared our mission with them? Have we ever given them a bonus? Doubtful. Most of us haven't even acknowledged they exist; and yet, without them we couldn't survive.
I challenge you to take a moment everyday, shut off the diversions of your outside world and for just a minute breathe. Turn your gaze inward and see what you can see.Give yourself a little breathing room. Honor the cells that support you everyday.
You may be surprised what happens. For those who would like to give yourself even more breathing room, I invite you to learn more about the breath and life energy in Pranayama class, Wednesday nights 7:00-9:30 PM at Stillwater Yoga. Stillwater is located at 930 Monroe Dr NE, Atlanta. For more information please call (404) 607-9090 or visit their website at stillyoga.com.
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