Movement

Yo Joan Blog

April 1, 2023

“The soul is individualized spirit.”

Paramahansa Yogananda

Do you find some movements more difficult than others?

Following are four basic body movements with questions to consider as we carry on together within this miraculous dance of life.

FORWARD BENDS
Where is my life headed?
What is it about the future that troubles me?
How can I move forward in peace?

BACK BENDS
What troubles of my past are not resolved?
What prevents me from opening my heart?
How can I heal my heart?

TWISTS
What is preventing me from seeing the other side of issues?
Why do views that are different than mine trouble me?
How can I open myself up to new experiences and new ways of looking at things?

BALANCE
Why are decisions so difficult for me?
Which is the best road for me to travel?
How can I create peace in the decisions I make?

2 thoughts on “Movement”

Szewai
April 3, 2023 at 4:47 pm

Oh! Wow! I love this. It all makes sense now!

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1. Joan Budilovsky
  April 4, 2023 at 3:10 am
  
  Szewai, so wonderful reading these words from you, such an incredible dancer and Founder of the magnificent Duet Dance Studio of Chicago. Oh! Wow!!
  
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Joan is also a long-standing Chicago-Area Newspaper Columnist (Yo Joan!). Her columns are on meditation, yoga and stress reduction – subjects she has studied, taught and practiced for decades. A former professional musician, she continues to carry music in her heart and harps. Her Doctorate is in Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago.