April, 2006

REFLECTION by Elizabeth A. Foster
Ministerial Associate
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Milford, NH

It was a cold Sunday afternoon, almost dusk. I didn’t want to go. Good people and a profound experience were waiting for me. I almost missed it all because of being so comfortable in my place. At Yoga class, several special friends were there and waiting.

Believe me, it’s a reach for someone like me to take Yoga because of the wheelchair and disabilities. The class was held. There were men and women present. It was a life-changing experience.

For exercising, I was able to decide how far I could go, and do no more than that – but I still did breathing and imagination work for the rest. I was part of the class. Then we did a long relaxation. I was able to discover inner peace and a burst of energy. After it was done, we all gathered in a circle and drank Yogi tea; we did the postured chant “I am, I am” as heard on the CD “Flow” by Sat Kartar. I imagined in the postured chant taking the profound general spirit into myself. I was feeling super-charged and an acceptance of my strengths and weaknesses. The sense of inner peace and energy are always there in our imaginations to be rediscovered.

I wish everybody could take in and hold the power of the spirit around them, and feel accepted for who they are in their strengths and weaknesses. As Martha Stewart says, it’s a good thing.