Recently I was faced with a tough decision. My yoga teacher partner asked me to take a meditation technique program with him so that we could support each other and share in the transformation. I struggled with taking on yet another technique when I not had fully committed to any of the previous ones I had learned, plus it meant taking on additional financial responsibility that I wasn’t ready for. Still the lure of sharing the experience, growth, and bonding left me torn. Finally it dawned on me! It isn’t taking the same vehicle that is important, but to support each other in the journey which includes keeping the vehicle going and staying on the road. After all the destination is the same, we just need to spend time in our vehicle each day to get there.

We embraced this concept and have been supporting each other in completing our practices twice a day every day. Maybe you have experienced this type of partner support with a diet or workout routine. Have you ever experienced it with the highest form of yoga, meditation? On this journey you are traveling to meet up with your source or higher power. Now you maybe thinking the destination should be motivation enough to keep us on the gas and off the brakes, however sometimes the road can get bumpy. Tempting roadside pleasures can lure us away from the highway. Plus at times the destination can seem like an impossibility or our confidence in our driving ability can fade. There is no telling when we are going to get there and the written material on the target is beyond the real of total comprehension with no videos or pictures capturing the splendor of the destination.

From my windshield I see there is a growing community of people in my life that are all traveling the same path. Some are in similar vehicles and some in different ones. Some move faster taking this road and that road others move more slowly and cautiously. Some are safer; some are more risky with louder radios. Others have multiple vehicles or trade there’s in for different ones from time to time. Again, what matters most is that we support each other to keep going and to help out if our tire goes flat or our transmission has a problem. What a great feeling to know that the road less traveled doesn’t have to be traveled alone. Plus there is roadside assistance available a phone call away. Do you have this support in your life? I know that I have never before felt this type of support from family or other circles outside of the yoga community. Then I realized that that is exactly what the yoga community is. Community that supports your travel to reach your highest purpose; union with the Devine.

Ultimately staying behind the wheel and on the path is up to us. The steering wheel is our morals. The seat is our asana. The fuel our breath. The headlights are for concentration; the brights oneness... And the key is to never take your eyes off of the road.

So if you're stalled out, get tuned up, turn the ignition on. And merge back onto the highway. There is room for everyone and a growing number of people making the journey that are here to support you.

Peace,