Ep. 77: 85 min Level 2 Yoga Class - Infrastructure and Love Freely

Published: Feb. 18, 2010, 5:22 a.m.

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Upon learning about and delving into the earthquake in Haiti, and specifically the lack of infrastructure within the area where the earthquake hit, and the lack of foundation to receive help, it forced me to look at what was going on in my \\u2018home\\u2019, my heart, my surroundings so that I could help create clarity HERE and NOW.

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Why HERE and NOW?

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I donated money. In fact, how could you not? It was made so easy to give, so very easy to give. You saw how fast the human heart can open up and offer. You all experienced a sense of unity did you not? It\\u2019s amazing how open our hearts are. I have so much faith in the human race and our ability to open our hearts. I have no doubt.

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Now, our ability to keep the hearts open and sensitive, to work daily to make choices that will optimize our well being and that of those around us is a different story. I can speak from personal experience as I say that I\\u2019m lazy when it comes to that stuff. I often times choose to \\u2018fix\\u2019 what\\u2019s broken in the house later. It\\u2019s too much of a pain now. I\\u2019ll eat healthier later. This pound of ice-cream isn\\u2019t gonna hurt me now. I\\u2019ll discipline and engage with my daughter later, she\\u2019s only 16 months old, there\\u2019s plenty of time....and on and on and on. That later, turns into years (or at minimum months). Those every day things are the infrastructure:

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An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons
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If we don\\u2019t tend to that, regardless of how open our hearts are, how willing we are to give, how much we want to work, the delivery of that love, support, resources will not get there easily. At least that\\u2019s how I see it. The foundation will not be set when push comes to shove. Infrastructure is not exotic, it\\u2019s not exciting, it\\u2019s very grounded, methodical, and I guess you could say boring? Our job as yogis is to make these every day choices, these mundane often boring and at times, may I say annoying tasks sacred, valuable and full of meaning. It is in those every day ways that we build our foundation, our underlying system within our household, within our relationships, within our BODIES that we create the optimal way for us to share that wealth of heart and spirit with which we are all blessed

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Build the infrastructure and Clear the path to Love

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The more that we cultivate our infrastructure, the more that we will be able to share and love each other, support each other in a myriad of ways. We will be ever more effective and clear and raise ourselves and each other to a higher level of consciousness.

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Some links mentioned in the intro:

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