Gines Family Adventure: Namaste...

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Namaste...

We have been here two months today. Some days fly by the other days creep and crawl. The ups and downs vary person to person and day to day in our precious family unit. So many variables to balance. We have had a lot of fun, however. Meeting new people, having parties, cooking, playing Xbox, going to the playground, playing in the rain and finally life slowing enough to enjoy it all. There are things that keep our excitement up more recently like school starting next week (YAY!!), our upcoming trip to Australia which entails a cruise, penthouse with swimming pool, and an apartment looking over the Opera House in Sydney, a masquerade, a stampede etc. Too much fun!
The most immediate desire for me is getting the kids immersed back into school and playing with kiddos their own age. Us big kids are fun but little kiddos are way more fun!
Work for Mike still ebbs and flows. It seems the communication barrier is getting better with his co-workers. I admire him so much for all he goes through and does professionally and for our family. I can't wait to get up there to see how truly amazing it really is. Pictures surely to follow if deemed ok.
My transition has been unique, expected, challenging and a blessing. The hardest part is my intention to be Super Mom, Super Student, Super Housewife, Super Person, Super Yogi... the torturous list of the unattainable goes on and on. Finding the peaceful balance gets better day by day. It is a list no different than when in the States, this time it's harder not working so the pressures have shifted. It's hard not working (I know, strike me dead for ever saying those words), finding my sense of contribution to my family has been difficult. All self-imposed!
The thing that has brought me peace is my yoga practice. I have been passionately practicing and doing lots of research. More could be done (enters Super Yogi from stage left- the multiple personas never quite) but it has really helped. Helped me feel more relaxed, happy, accomplished and healthy. I can't wait to teach here and hope to start the week after next. I am beatified to share such a unique tool with others. I also, will capitalize on meditating once Hannah and Mas go back to school.
There is a saying done when concluding a yoga practice. It's Namaste. Yoga is not a religion but a concept of peaceful health and living of ones mind and body. The definition of Namaste from the Yoga Journal (http://www.yogajournal.com/basics/822) states:

The gesture Namaste represents the belief that there is a Divine spark within each of us that is located in the heart chakra. The gesture is an acknowledgment of the soul in one by the soul in another. Nama means bow, as means I, and te means you. Therefore, namaste literally means "bow me you" or "I bow to you.".

So as we carry on with our jungle lifestyle, I will strive to acknowledge the Divine spark of all the souls within my soul.

As always, to be continued and Namaste...