When you are at the beach playing in the water, do you have more fun standing still with a scrunched-up face, tense body, and outstretched arms, trying with all your might to hold back a powerful wave? Or, do you have more fun when you relax and meet the wave with awareness and a smile that quickly turns into spontaneous laughter? For me, more joy is felt when I go with the flow. I am grateful for my living yoga practice and my ability to embody the flow, both on and off the mat.

My passion is to inspire and ignite the spark of “feeling good on purpose” in others. When we feel good, anything is possible. Right now we are living in exciting times because spiritual traditions and science are in agreement. I have been aware of and living what is now more popularly known as “The Secret” since I was five years old, when my deliberate spiritual journey began. My teacher/therapist roots took hold during my “not-your-average childhood,” and at age 16, I started my professional training in the healing arts.

My soul’s purpose thrives when I offer soulful experiences to others, keeping the roots and true gifts of yoga alive, so that we don’t find ourselves “just stretching” while using ancient Sanskrit language. Yoga is, essentially, a relationship. It is the union of the individual’s unit consciousness and the Infinite consciousness, a technology for life transformation, and a way to implement the positive changes people desire in their lives.

I invite you to answer your inner call to “live in the flow” of it all. Ebb and flow like water in the ocean and throughout all creation. Utilize the gifts of yoga to make peace with who and where you are in your life right now; nourish all parts of yourself and your life; release resistance, so you can trust and live from your inner guidance; and honor the evolution of your own soul and live your bliss.

In adopting practices and ways of living that allow us to take our necessary emotional journey, we experience our own organic “waking up.”  When we “feel good on purpose,” we open and step into a life that flows through conscious choice. As we strive to know ourselves as deliberate creators, our life transforms. We begin to honor our responsibilities as spiritual beings having a human experience through this beautiful adventure.
 
You have been and are right now creating your life by how you think, feel, and act. Are you having fun yet? Feel good on purpose. Choose to love and celebrate yourself and life while you persevere through its challenges. Deliberately create with strength and courage to follow your bliss. Why? Because it feels good!

I love the following quote, and I use it a metaphor for life: “The ride is only as good as the wave you choose.” I’m not sure where it originated, but I heard it from one of my teacher’s surfing instructors. I inspire you to choose your thoughts, feelings, and actions wisely. Surrender yourself to the mystery of life, trust the feeling of your bliss to guide you, and enjoy the ride!
                  
Karendayal, owner of Bliss Life Yoga in Rehoboth, MA, is a certified yoga teacher, licensed massage therapist, Interfaith minister, and a Master Energy Healer/Intuitive. Find her on her “Life happens. Live in the flow”™ Bliss Life Yoga Tour. For more information, visit www.blisslifeyoga.com or call 508-252-WELL.