In my book Close to Om, I ask readers to choose a pose that’s challenging — one that, for whatever reason, has them feeling stuck. We call this their Possibility Pose and use it as a laboratory for learning. Sure, to learn the mechanics behind why it might be intimidating as a flexibility, strength or balance test, but even more as a portal to discover that how we do one thing is how we do everything.
I’m going to propose that you pick a Possibility Pose too. Which posture has you feeling a bit stuck right now?
Embracing possibility requires courage and patience. In yoga philosophy that’s abhyasa (consistent practice over a long period of time) and vairagya (without expectation of an immediate or particular outcome). Often possibility is hidden in the folds of what we’ve not yet allowed ourselves to see.
Your Possibility Pose is a tangible tool to observe your process. Imagine yourself as being on safari. Enjoy studying the wild animal that is your brain. Instead of chasing the end result, map your progress so that you can better there’s no way any one of us is going to stay with something over time if we don’t enjoy it, so let’s keep this playful! Even Albert Einstein said, “Creativity is intelligence having fun!”)
