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Finding some Zen…..

January 14, 2013

Zen is often hard to find in our daily routines.

 As parents we rush from one activity to the next.

Last week between my drop off at school and on our therapy appointments,

I had a moment to escape to yoga.

{OM}

   

Yoga has been something that I view as a stress relief,

but now to me it has become a need and a way of life. 

During one of these classes, my yoga instructor ended

our class with a spritz of lemon grass green tea spray

while we were relaxing in our corpse pose. 

She sprayed this spray as she said to “open the mind and the senses”.

While lying there, I recalled the week.

It had been very hectic to say the least.

My son who has been progressing this school year,

but with the break {though well needed},

it has been a hard transition back. 

{thank goodness for Occupational Therapy}

The spray that was spritzed over me while lost in my thoughts,

and search for peace really did open my mind and senses. 

It was such a beautiful smell. 

It made me realize when was the last time I wasn’t so lost

in my thoughts and worries that I actually used my senses. 

Really stopped and “smelled the roses”. 

As parents and caregivers to these wonderful children we get so focused

on our organized day and our to and fro that we have little time to

think about our thoughts and our needs.

When was the last time as a parent you truly listened

 to the words of a song like you did back in high school,

when you believed some songs were written just for you? 

Or watched the beauty of the day despite what is going on in your life? 

I believe in finding small moments for yourself. 

A place or time in the day where you can find time for

your own inner thoughts to just simply be.

After that class, I cried,

I cried for no reason at all except for the pure fact that

I smelt something like I did for the first time in years. 

I took a moment to breathe and to focus on the moment at hand. 

I actually took a moment for myself to recharge

and to know that I am doing the best that I can. 

By doing so,

it allowed me to battle the rest of the week with some renewed energy. 

What is your escape?

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bioSara and Nicole are sorority sisters that simply “happened” to end up in the same small town. They have many things in common, which have set the tone of their blog. They hope that you will join them in their journey of motherhood, dreams that may be, the daily life, and their passion for cooking, yoga, fashion, and design!

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