The pounding surf thunders endlessly. As I sit and listen, the ocean spray seems to cleanse my body.. My eyes are closed as I experience the ocean Goddess wash away my struggles and my worries. For the first tine in days, years, I am not thinking. Instead, I am being and feeling. I smile and then giggle like a child playing in the ocean water for the first time.

The radiant sun rains its warmth down upon me and I feel safe. The water mists its freshness around me and I feel pure. My mind is finally clear and I wonder how I ever let myself get that far into the absurdity of my fears. I realize for the first tie, that I am the maker of my own destiny.

What is this cleansing, this feeling of renewal? This is Yoga. Tracey Ulshafer www.oneyogacenter.net for Yoga in America

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