The best place to seek God is in a garden.  You can dig for him there.  ~George Bernard Shaw, The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, 1932

In practice tonight, Tammy asked us to plant a seed inside of us. We would then cultivate it and watch it grow. My seed was to love and accept myself exactly as I am. Seems like an easy thing for some, but for me, it’s a struggle. Though people tell me I am pretty, even beautiful, I don’t see it. Or rather, I can’t see past so many “ugly” things.

I want to create a positive environment to grow my seed, so out with the negative thoughts. I want to love myself in every yoga pose, in every breath, in every thing I do. I kept coming back to this thought as I flowed from pose to pose, riding the breath like it was the only thing I knew.

Sweat dripped down my forehead as the heat I created inside warmed me up.  My body felt supple and open like never before. I really enjoy the hot classes at Inner Bliss—especially in the winter—because you don’t get many opportunities to really sweat it out.

At the end of class, I had definitely tilled the soil and planted my seed. What a great way to celebrate my two week mark of doing yoga every day. If I can commit to that, I can commit to growing a garden filled with beauty and love.