TRUSTING THE PROCESS

"Life is a gentle teacher. She wants us to learn....It's frustrating to be in the midst of learning....It may feel like someone is torturing us with messages that we shall never understand....Later, while taking a quiet walk, we break through. Quietly, the gift of understanding has reached the deepest place in us. We understand. We have learned." -Melody Beattie- I have spent the last year or so attending trainings to become an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist. There were many times when I felt frustrated and questioned my mental abilities. Self-doubt crept in now and again. I wondered if I was doing the 'right' thing. Luckily, I have studied the brain and the learning process enough to know that we are all on our own time line when it comes to learning. I stuck with the program, reading, studying and not always understanding-faking my way through. One day, I was taking a yoga class and the instructor gave a beautiful description of something that I hadn't, as of yet,integrated. All the hours of classes, reading and studying came together at that moment for me. Of course, that was just a tidbit of the program, but in that moment, I got it! Learning is about trusting the process. We are integrating and absorbing even when we are idle. We know that firsthand when we practice shavasana (relaxation). The mind/body system needs integration time. That time is different for each individual and learning situation. So,trust the process and relax. Learning will happen despite your best efforts! Oh, and by the way, I am now an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist!