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Lea Carole Ronen
Beyond The Conditioned Lens
I remember the moment I realized I was free to create my reality – though I did not yet understand who I was as I created it.
Sitting in a yoga workshop, listening to my teacher, something clicked.
A simple, radical truth: I am free to choose whatever makes me happy and to let go of what doesn’t.
In a way, it sounds whimsical and unrealistic.
We live in a world of “musts.”
Food, shelter, and an endless list of responsibilities bury our desires before they can even breathe.
I was in exactly that seat when I heard this story: working 60 hours a week, trapped in a life that provided for my needs, but left little space for anything else.
I barely had time to take a yoga class.
It was exactly that – a yoga class – that pried open a door to a life beyond anything I could have imagined.
My teacher, the man who first brought Ashtanga yoga to the West from India, had spent years in training with the founder before returning to the US. When he did, he no longer fit into the rigid structures of the Western world. He chose to devote himself entirely to his practice, sacrificing everything else. He moved to the jungles of Hawaii, where he lived off the land and joyfully spent his days in devotion to his practice.
The message rang loud and clear, planting a seed that continues to bloom. We can create the life – and reality – we desire.
The Alchemy of Everyday Creation
The way creation works began revealing itself in the most simple of ways. If I felt lonely, I reached out to friends and made plans. If I wanted to feel healthy, I changed how I ate and moved. I became mesmerized by the alchemy in everyday life: the creation of a cake from a few simple ingredients, or a painting brought to life with a few paints, a blank canvas…
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