Niyama #2 Santosha(Contentment)

As I recuperate and begin looking at my yoga practice, spending time on yoga philosophy is a wonderful way for me to heal and refocus. After the last two weeks and spending time detaching from so many things, I am left with time on my hands and a great deal of open space in my schedule! Santosha when I was reading today seemed to resonate a great deal with my daily challenge, Contentment. Experiencing Contentment is similar to having a bowl of water, when it is still it is calm, reflective and quiet but if the bowl gets moved or bumped, the water spills out, or is making waves with in it. So not peaceful, or calm.

Finding contentment when most days are like the bowl being bumped is difficult to find equilibrium. Right now as I recuperate, I picture this bowl, an I develop a quiet contented day, learning and practicing something new or just quietly getting things done for myself. It has also opened a door to do things I have put off for along time and to give relationships attention as well. Santosha is defined with being content with your surroundings, where you are in life and with things as they are without desires.

Desires are a tricky business, I desire to be healed and ready to move on, BUT that takes the ebb of time, and patience(peace of mind) to let it happen. So cultivating Santsoha in the current moment, being with the task I am doing, reading a book,
exercising as I am able. Is the best way to notice each moment and come back from the needing to know the future and building expectations.

"All is well in the present moment. Let the present make you smile." Namaste'