Surrender

What to you think of when you hear the word surrender, does it conjure up images of giving up, weakness, failure? It really isn't any of those things, what got me thinking about this simple yet, misunderstood word was our yoga teacher, she asked us to truly surrender at the end of our practice and its a lot easier said than done. We hold onto so much negative shit and stuff from our past that weighs us down and infects our new relationships. I have really been trying to surrender and let be, what will be, but the ego always wants to get in the way and run the show.

Being in a twelve step programme I have learnt a lot about surrendering, you cannot truly be free of your addiction until you surrender to a power greater than yourself and a lot of people struggle with this step. Instead of looking at surrendering as weakness I think its shows incredible courage, strength and a willingness to believe in something other than yourself. So surrendering isn't weakness or throwing in the towel, it is being truly powerful and putting your faith in something that you cant see and that is bigger than you, not always an easy thing!

So, if you are hanging onto something from your past that's been weighing you down, really put all your effort into releasing it to the universe and surrendering fully and completely and see how it feels. I find that when I do this an incredible lightness takes over my whole body and my mind is clear and free of worry. Sometimes you have to try this a couple of times as those old thoughts and behaviours really like to hang around and linger.

Down the hatch:-

Breakfast: 3/4 cup wholegrain cereal, 1/4 cup blueberries, skim milk, 1tbs bee-pollen, 1 tbs flax seed, water and cup of coffee.

Lunch: brown rice crackers, nut butter, half a banana, water.

Snack: Clean protein bar, water.

Dinner: Lean ground burger Pattie, wholegrain roll, lettuce, tomato, sliced onion, pickle, mustard, water and cup tea.

Activity: 90 mins Hot Yoga.

So, I wish you luck with the surrendering stuff, and remember if you don't succeed at first, keep trying, you're worth it. Take care