here and . . . now what?

05Feb09

If we’re honest, we’ll admit that this is the place where most of us exist.

We love new and novel. We need constant stimulation. And our culture only further cultivates and feeds our constant addiction to change.

I mean – Is something new always improved?

Which bring me to a bone I must pick with yoga teachers everywhere. What is up with the constant mantra, “step out of your comfort zone?”

Are you kidding with me? Most of us wouldn’t know “comfort” if it hit us on the head. In which case, it wouldn’t be so comforting, now would it?

I listened to two students describe a recent experience they had in a yoga class. Apparently it was a workshop they both signed up for and at the last minute there was a switch. Not only was the instructor replaced – but the style and format was wildly different as well.

And neither found the change enjoyable.

One decided to leave and returned home to her neighborhood yoga studio – the place she calls comfortably her own. The other suffered through the workshop in the name of being “open.”

Which, I ask, is the one more enlightened?

I say if you have found a zone of comfort – stay! Suffering is overrated, trust me!

Just for your information – the old Honda Civic I’ve driven for years, my Ugg boots from yesteryear, and my husband are all very comfortable. And a test drive of anything other shall offer me nothing more than confirmation of what I know – and possibly a divorce.

Further, there are certain things which make me extremely uncomfortable – none of which I ever plan on trying. This includes, yet is not limited to, naked yoga, bungee jumping, and sitting in a sweat lodge.

Its taken me 40 some odd years to figure out what brings me peace. I’m not complacent – I’m simply happy. Content.

And yes – comfortable.

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