Monthly Review: January 2021

January had been a month of restoration and rediscovery. 

I dedicated this month to work on tasks at a much slower but more deliberate pace, focusing on staying in a single direction at one time. Be it reading every word in a book, concentrating on every brush stroke pressed against the canvas, working on each inhalation and exhalation of the breath while holding a yoga pose or dedicating awareness in each isolation in dance. 

Paradoxically, the decision to move at a slower pace resulted in fulfilling requests and ticking off check boxes at a much faster pace. It made me aware of how distracted my mind once was, engulfed with the fear of missing out and the noise of society. I gained a deeper understanding of the lightness of stillness, what it meant to take action in staying present. In a way, I discovered a higher sense of self confidence in the midst of noise. 

Yoga was life-changing to say the least.