Saturday

 

Daily Reflection — Yoruba Yogi

Today is truly a beautiful day. I woke up in the middle of the night twisting and stretching without even knowing why. My body was moving on its own, guiding me in my sleep. When I finally opened my eyes, it was 5:30 AM — late for me — and the full moon was still shining above me.

I stepped onto my yoga mat and began to twist again, and that same intelligence of the body returned. Something inside me whispered, “Stop forcing. Meet the body where it is.”

So I listened.

I shifted my push-ups, slowed my breathing, and let the practice lead me instead of the other way around.

As I wrote my affirmations, I felt real wealth in my spirit — not money, but awareness. For some reason, I could feel the world watching me, not in a prideful way, but as if my discipline has become a light that people can sense even from a distance.

The yoga took a new shape today. Two sets into each pose, deeper breath, more surrender. The ego keeps falling away, and I am amazed by how peaceful I feel through everything I’m going through. I don’t think many people understand this level of discipline — we read about it in books, but to live it every single day is something different.

I sat on the cold ground again to meditate, and the feeling that rose inside me cannot be compared to anything else. Something has opened in me. I feel like I’m entering a new path, almost like a monk’s journey — waking up, breathing, stretching, moving with silence, studying the body, opening my spine, trusting the process.

Even as I move through uncertainty, even without knowing where I will sleep tonight, I am filled with gratitude. I am amazed at how the body and spirit can rise above circumstances. The cold didn’t break me — it awakened me. The silence didn’t scare me — it centered me.

Every breath today felt like a lesson. Every twist felt like a conversation with my own soul. I am realizing more and more that true strength is quiet, patient, and deeply rooted. I am grateful for this awakening. I am grateful for this path. I am grateful for this discipline that saved my life.

I don’t know exactly what is happening inside me, but I know it is something divine. I am amazed, humbled, and at peace.

Yoruba Yogi