dailydatewithgod

One of the valuable things I learn through my Kundalini yoga practice is the power of support.  There are various props as in many kinds of yoga which makes holding the position easier.  The fulcrum allows the student to focus on being in the correct position to achieve the desired result instead of focusing on how she is lacking in strength or flexibility because she cannot get into or maintain a particular pose. Then again, maybe I am the only one who can get stuck in that kind of thinking and lose out on being with the experience altogether.  A fulcrum in yoga looks like a block, a strap, or a folded blanket, yet a prop is not exclusive to yoga.  As a stage manager in a theatre in high school, I was responsible for making sure the props needed in a particular scene were set up correctly before the show started.  The fulcrums more fully immerse one in the reality of the story being told by actors on a stage.  A fulcrum does not simply exist outside of us.  There are many faculties which we often do not find until we need a little support.  God invites us to notice the fulcrum of our hearts.  How does it prop us up?  How does it immerse us in the reality of a situation?  How does it provide a space of rest?  All of these elements of our hearts which happen automatically are indications of how our own internal creation supports us in our lives.  Yes, we need the outer fulcrums, and learning to cultivate the awareness of the fulcrum of our heart gives us the willingness to stretch ourselves beyond what we perceive as our capacity to love.  The fulcrum of the heart has both the energy of the courage needed along with the desire to support us in opening up our perspective of what love is.