Spring Peeking Through

Photos via Pinterest.

I'm getting antsy for spring to arrive in full swing. Here in Chicagoland, we keep getting hints of the goodness to come: blue skies, warmer temperatures, more people wandering in the streets with shorter sleeves on.


I cherish this time of year, when things feel new and fresh.

As though they've just arrived. The world is pure, authentic, brighter than it has been. Green feels greener than it has in months.

Yoga in spring seems to have a similar feel. As though I'm waking up from a long hibernation. There's new energy in the body and mind. New possibility.

I'm going to try a new studio this weekend. The little mantra on their website has inspired me. It says, "Be receptive. All is within." I think that phrase beautifully captures what I tend to forget during the winter months... that I still hold within me the power to be fully present, awake, and whole -- as long as I'm open to what's real, in the moment.