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As we approach the busy season here in Punta Gorda, I can\u2019t help but be obsessed by this idea we call time<\/em>. We all have a million expressions for it: \u201cDon\u2019t waste your time,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s about time!\u201d \u201cIn the interest of saving time,\u201d and so on. I, myself can\u2019t help but feel that I am \u201cpressed for time\u201d in a world where everything is scheduled. I, too, often hear myself say, \u201cI don\u2019t have the time.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is why I and many others enjoy (not to mention need) the practice of yoga. Unlike many other activities that encourage us to multitask, yoga forces us to stay present or at least attempt to stay in tune with our mind and our body for the duration of the practice. For a few brief moments we can forget about that to-do list and ultimately learn what we really need\u2014that is, if we are able to \u201ctake the time\u201d to listen and feel what we are being told from within.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our breath is the vehicle by which we tune in to this inner intelligence. In fact many yogis believe that life is measured by the number of breaths they have left rather than by years. That\u2019s good news for those of us who feel like we are often \u201cliving on borrowed time.\u201d As we breathe and as we draw our minds back to our breath (on and off the mat) we get a sense of slowing down this concept of time, and every breath\u2014every moment\u2014becomes important.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We often get a sense in these moments that everything is, and will be, okay, and that we are truly happy. While these moments can sometimes be quick and fleeting, it\u2019s important to note that if we stop and smell the roses\u2014when we are willing to slow down and make ourselves and our well-being a priority\u2014these feelings can be accessed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While we often think of our yoga in a classroom setting, the real work is done off the mat when we take what we have learned into everyday situations. Instead of those familiar time-related mantras we have grown accustomed to say and hear, let\u2019s turn it around and instead say that we are \u201cright on time,\u201d and that \u201cthere\u2019s a time and place for everything.\u201d Let\u2019s remember that \u201ceverything is and will be okay,\u201d and that we are exactly where we need to be in the moment. Just like when your yoga instructor cues your mind back to your breath, reel yourself back in and enjoy and learn from the experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As we approach the busy season here in Punta Gorda, I can\u2019t help but be obsessed by this idea we call time. We all have a million expressions for it: \u201cDon\u2019t waste your time,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s about time!\u201d \u201cIn the interest of saving time,\u201d and so on. I, myself can\u2019t help but feel that I am […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[12],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3388"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4227,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3388\/revisions\/4227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}