Finding Our Way

“It's also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that's sitting right here right now... with its aches and its pleasures... is exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive.” - Pema Chödrön

I found this quote by Pema Chödrön, an American Buddhist teacher, years ago when I was teaching yoga and used it often as inspiration for my students and myself. I find that it still resonates today as a useful reminder that nothing is permanent and the importance of staying present and for being grateful for the here and now.

Sometimes easier said than done. But I keep it in my back pocket and try to return to it again and again, for that is the practice in finding our way.