I have recently been watching the Boyz, I know, it’s bloody and gross, but it’s totally my guilty pleasure. I have to admit I cannot watch more than one or two of them because they really lift the level of my Vata and I am often closing my eyes. Do you have a guilty pleasure?
Anyway, it has really made me think about this idea of superpowers. In the series superpowers are brought about chemically, like any good Marvel movie Deadpool, Wolverine, Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, I watch a lot of Marvel, can you tell? Their superpowers are brought about by something “enhanced or chemical” except maybe Thor, cause well, you know, he is Thor and the God of Thunder.
I was in a workshop recently with Effin Creative and we were talking about what we really like to do, my response to that was “I like to create curriculum” odd I know. But at that moment, when she asked that was my answer. She then had us draw tarot cards. Uniqueness is “superpower”.
I find this interesting, as I have (until recently) always tried to hide being “unique”. I know now that comes from my trauma at a young age. All I wanted to do was blend in, I thought that the reason I was being “targeted” was because I was unique. Trust me when you are trying to make sense of Trauma you will try anything to help you make sense of it. My thoughts then were “if I am like everyone else, if I can blend, then I will no longer be a target”.
As I have worked through these patterns and these emotions, I still kind of fight them. I remember the feeling in the pit of my stomach when this card was revealed to me. Just for a split second, it was there, I felt it in my belly and I had a little light headed feeling like I was going to pass out. What was different, and what has been different recently is that these feelings are fast, like a blink of an eye. I remember before that they would take days. Days of trying to explain away every single scenario, I would be caught in the rabbit hole of these feelings for days.
Yoga has helped me so much, to know that I am not “there” anymore, I am here, I am present and I have the ability to keep myself in the present moment. But like anything that helps keep us in balance, it is a constant shifting to keep us in balance.
So I will continue to support my Uniqueness and continue to support my love of writing curriculum. Both bring me joy and both allow me to keep bringing workshops, programs, & trainings that will encourage you to find your Superpower…!!
With so much love
JennyO
Free Practice
Practice Sitali / Sheetali by inhaling through a curled tongue and exhaling through the nose. During each exhalation, lightly touch the tip of the tongue to the roof of the mouth, inviting the cool tip of the tongue to send coolness toward the upper palate. (Swallow now an then if the throat feels dry.) Continue this cycle for one to five minutes – until you feel refreshed.
If you are unable to curl your tongue, practice a variation known as Sitkari pranayama. Inhale through the teeth, with the lips parted and the tongue floating just behind the teeth.
Pause and feel the effects of the practice, noticing any areas of the body or mind that feels refreshed, ventilated, renewed, or cooled.
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