Week 16 Challenge - Letting Go

This year I decided to challenge myself to reflect on various Yoga and Buddhist aspects throughout the year. The challenges come from a variety of places including readings in Deborah Adele's Yamas and Niyamas and Thich Nhat Hanh's Heart of the Buddha's Teaching and Happiness.

This week's challenge was to use the breath as a guide for letting go. Breathe in and, as I exhale, let go.

Ah, letting go. One of my favorite things to practice...because it certainly takes practice. I've blogged about this at least twice before last year and just last month.

When I teach meditation I rotate through the 6 practices I teach, one each week. This week was Mindfulness of Breathing, which was a good way to practice letting go. With each exhale I felt myself release.

What did I work on letting go of this week:

• expectations
• judgements
• frustrations
• all-or-nothing thinking
• the past
• the future
• anything that isn't serving me

How do I feel? Lighter and less burdened. I love it! This is a great practice to continue.