Permission, intention and time.

Having started Yin Somatics and Meditation classes ( all one session) in September I have noticed that saying the words "permission to change, permission to stop" seem to initiate a sense of freedom within the session.
Permission doesn't come from me, or any of your teachers, it comes from you, and it's not about standing out to be different, but being aware of what your body and mind are telling you at any given moment, and responding accordingly.

Im introducing this concept with words, but it has been there all along, It is your Intuition, Intention and Will that support you more than anything else. You got yourself to the session so you are already showing yourself that you are strong.

Time is such a weird thing. I was told a mind bending story about a group of people living on an Island somewhere in the Canaries, they saw their past as before them as something that can be seen something they can learn from, and their future as behind them as something unseen and unpredictable. A bit like sitting on the back of a pickup truck with your legs dangling off the back, being driven through the present tense, seeing the past as it unfolds, and the future a bit of a mystery.

I love to think of this perspective of time as a different way of seeing, a clue as to the availability of our time as humans on this precious planet.

We have time.
Yes it passes and is a great show, but as with any asana on your mat, do you want to linger long? it may strain a muscle, or is it actually time to stop and stay there? to allow a deeper stretch. Letting time help you to read your body, and therefore your mind can give time the space to help you.