AWARENESS

So I assume those who read this have not taken a HOT YOGA class. That's all right. Probably no time to fit it in to a already busy training schedule. I thought I may get a comment or two?

Anyway, the past week has been just butt cold. As cold as freaking New Jersey or something. But today it was like a heat wave. a balmy 45F and very sunny. I decided to go out and do a few loops of the cross country course. Just so nice to run 1. outside 2.be in nature 3. have awareness

My run also coincided with an email newsletter I receive. The following is an excerpt from it.

Pausing To Drink
Sometimes we go through whole days without really tuning in to the beauty of nature that surrounds us. We have a habit of seeing it without really taking it in, yet once we begin to notice it we treat ourselves to an exquisite realm of subtle, complex scents, miraculous forms, and ethereal light. The natural world enriches our entire being through the vehicles of our senses. When we are low, nature lifts our spirits. When we are tired, it rejuvenates us—if we pause long enough to drink from its beauty. If you have fallen out of the practice of taking time to observe the light as it filters through the leaves of a tree, or the concentric rings a raindrop makes as it plops into a puddle, you can retune yourself by dedicating a day to noticing the beauty in nature.

from: My Daily Om newsletter

Remembering what I read from this article made the run that much more valuable to me. There was some snow left in shadey places on the trail, cool looking blue birds and the course was just thawing out to make it feel like carpet. "Awareness"