Sunday Journal Prompt

“Space is always here, already here before your noticing of it.” 

 - Radiance Sutra #20
 

As part of my yoga teacher training program, I spent a month journaling about a translation of one of the 112 tantra yoga teachings, known as The Radiance Sutras. I chose to interact with one that related to something I struggle with—the idea that I have enough time and energy to do what I want to do. Beyond my home and work projects, I want to spend meaningful time with people I love, travel, develop a side-business and write books I’ve sketched out.

“Space is always here,” the Sutra assured me. It refers to space as a presence that gives me permission to be who I am in the worlds in which I want to express myself and encourages me to “rest in this vast expanse, friends with infinity.” Midway through the month, I found myself sitting taller, feeling more space in my body. I breathed more deeply, rediscovering often-unused lung space. I became more aware of how I spent my hours and more accepting of the quiet time and rest I need—space to recharge myself. Next I noticed I was more open to the surprises that postponed other plans, such as a request to substitute teach for a friend having surgery. By the end of the month, I began to trust that I have the space for what I’m meant to do.

What arises when you think about space in your life? How might you approach it in a way that frees you?