Day 82: Peace 2012

“Do not stress over the future or worry about the past, stay present in this moment,” said Sherif my new favorite yoga instructor at Core Power Yoga.  Sherif focused on keeping the students minds present in the moment, exhaling anything negative from 2011 and breathing in positive thoughts for 2012.  With his beautifully inspiring words, it’s no wonder his New Year’s Eve class reached 65 students.  It amazed me that so many yogi’s came out to practice on this holiday and seal their year with something encouraging and positive.

I set the intention of my practice to this small mantra “peace 2012.”  I visited the mantra over and over again during my practice to remind me of what I am striving for the most in my life.  Peace means different things to everyone.  Although the inner beauty pageant girl in me would love to say that I want world peace, that’s not actually what I am referring to.  As nice as world peace would be, I’m not sure that it would create peace in myself.  Peace to me means to find wiggle room with any inner struggles that I have in my personal life, become more in synch with my friends/family/loved ones needs and vice versa.  That’s it.  Peace.  Beautiful, calm, intentional peace.

What would you let go of from 2011 and bring more of into your life in 2012?

Happy New Year!  I am so grateful for you.