Now, we begin again.

©NICOLE BRATT

Dear ones,

Lately, I’ve been basking in the first yoga sutra, 1.1: atha yoga anuśāsanam, which approximately translates to: “Now we begin the practice – or the study – of yoga.”

It’s one of those sutras often overlooked or skimmed by, like the introduction to a book. But I find that, in so many ways, it encapsulates one of the most crucial elements at the heart of mindfulness:

Now, we begin again.

Wherever you’re coming from, whatever you’ve been up to today, this week, or lately, I’m going to invite you to embody this sutra:

Atha yoga anuśāsanam

Embrace the practice.

Welcome yourself to the right now... with this next breath.

Pause. Wherever you are, you get the opportunity to begin again – with curiosity, with compassion, and with presence.

With heart,
Nicole