Active Surrender

An advanced and authentic Yoga or Tantra practice has qualities of ease and poise, without striving or force. There is structure and strength with openness and softness. There is a conscious and sustained effort yet a relaxed receptivity throughout to behold what the practice has to give. It requires active surrender.

In this state, there is a great deal that we must give up or let go of in order to progress through the practice. None of it is easy and it is a constant balancing act. There is surrendering expectations, unlearning of destructive ways of thinking, making peace with emotional rises and releases even if its painful, moving in a way that stabilises, strengthens, opens and clears the body patterned with tension and blockages. This is all for a lighter, clearer, graceful existence which means we can be present, powerful, step into the new as an integrated level being and evolve.

Active surrender creates an ideal environment for light, clarity and grace to permeate. These cannot be grasped much like the rain cannot be pulled from clouds nor the waterfall be pulled from a cliff. They must have specific conditions to drop in for us.