This back bending class is about focusing on innate goodness, with a short meditation thrown in. There are a couple things I really like about the whole concept of innate goodness. First of all, innate goodness means that I am good exactly as I am. That’s pretty great! I don’t need to learn anything or change anything about myself; I’ve already got it going on. If I am good exactly as I am, then the more I am “myself”, the better I am. That’s why in yoga we always take about connecting to your True Self. This Self is your good self. It’s the Self that sometimes gets hidden under the stresses of the day and thoughts that can taint the view of ourselves.
The other thing I love about the concept of innate goodness is it’s not a select group of people who are good, and everyone else is out of luck — we are ALL good. Whenever I really am focused on this reality, the interactions I have with people are much more positive. Instead of taking things personally, or being mad at the way someone else is driving, I blow it off and just think they are having a bad day – it has nothing to do with me. Granted, sometimes that kind of stuff still does get to me, but it sure feels good to see everyone I interact with as a perfect, good soul.
So, I invite you to truly take on this idea of innate goodness for yourself – how does it make you feel? And, probably more importantly, how does it make you feel when you practice thinking of everyone around you as just as awesome as you are!