Yoga in the boardroom (2)

My yogic inspiration for today is about the concept of sthira sukham, the principle of effort and ease. This principle's idea is that most meaningful results, also yoga poses, are created through both conscious effort and ease; hard work and easy energy at the same time.

Most readers of this article will probably have learned that making an effort and working hard is key to achieving success. "Give the best you can" is an inner voice that I hear and see a lot in the people I coach (and in my own inner dialogues). "Just relax and let things happen" is a conviction that I hear a lot less. 

The principle of sthira sukham believes that extensive willfulness can create tension and become limiting. To fully manifest potential, next to getting things done, exercising effort and hard work, some form of ease is needed: being (mentally) present, standing still, bringing attention inward, breathing, observing with love without doing, being aware of feelings and intuition and enjoying the moment are examples of this.

What is your source of disciplined energy?
What are you willing to make an effort for?
What is your source of light-footed energy?
What do you do to allow for ease in your life?  
How often do you take the time to reflect on these questions?  

I hope you took the effort to read until here... and that this article brings you in touch with the instant source of ease in yourself...just take a deep breath and create some space...:-)