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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
“Breathing” with Julia Ormond, Bill Maher, and Mr. Drummond
First, I had Julia Ormond as a student in my yoga class. I was more than honored to rub her feet with lotion during the final resting pose. She was continually grateful for the tips I gave and adjustments I made to her practice. Not only do I love her at the box office, but I almost started a fan club right there on her mat.
During the same class, I also had Bill Maher attend with a friend of his. I was a little disappointed not to have the corners of his mouth turn even slightly upward during his practice when I cracked a few jokes while teaching. When I tried, "It's not so much fun to be a yoga instructor sometimes when you have a room full of people grimacing at you", Bill continued to grimace. Well, maybe he was just focused on his breathing.
This last November, I was blessed to have Thanksgiving Day drinks with Mr. Drummond of the American sitcom, "Different Strokes". Now he is hilarious. He entertained us all with a story of getting caught on line at Costco without an accepted credit card on him, and from out of the blue, the person behind him in line offered to put his two carts full of items on her tab. She finished by saying "There is nothing I wouldn't do for Mr. Drummond". He responded by bringing a check to her the next day with a bouquet of flowers. He is truly a gem.
It is with all this celebrity interaction around me that I remember it's our heart that leads our path and our life. Being famous is just another material trait that can often come and go. Sometimes we're being overrun with popularity, and sometimes we can't find anyone to pick up the phone when we call. Sometimes we're rich and thin, and sometimes we have more weight on us and less cash in the bank. Also, some days are a holiday, others are the usual routine.
What remains the same throughout all these ups and downs is that little bit of air we take in, and breathe out, every few seconds. What our breath does, is remind us that our true selves live deep inside our chest, in that space that we feel open up when we take an inhale. It's there, inside our heart, that we find our true intentions. It is this true self that makes us know where to take our lives and in what direction we truly need to be going. Especially when we are faced with feelings of confusion, it is important to tune in to this breath and this true self, to find out what that intuition is trying to tell us. That intuition will never go away. Feel secure that your true self will always be there whenever you go looking.
I know there will be stages in life where I may put on a few extra pounds, find less cash in the bank, or be totally bored with my old routine. It's times like that when I can tune in to that true self, and know that my breath will get me through any type of challenge. That breath will tell me exactly what I need to do, where to go, and how to move forward in a positive direction. I also know that providence doesn't give us anything we can't handle and I have faith that it's all going to be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end. It is with these thoughts that I take deep breaths and look for the answer within.
During this season of change all around, I feel so very grateful for everything - my life, my family, meeting my new famous buddies, and most importantly, for my breath. Meeting these people made me realize that these famous people also have their own breath, just like mine, but it's their own breath, with their own path. What I do with mine is exactly and totally up to me. So far, my intuition has given me an amazing and fantastic ride of life. Every minute has been perfect and exactly the way it is supposed to be, even if I can't see it at the moment. I cannot wait to see what else my breath and my true self has in store for me.. In 2009, I look forward to taking time to tune into this true self, since I know it's going to be great no matter what ups and downs life may bring. Hello Breath...Bring it on!
Much love and happiness,
Ingrid
Posted by Ingrid on 02/18 at 11:14 PM
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Very cool Ingrid.
Are you back in LA?
I love the simple, yet very important reminder about the ebb and flow of life.
I admit I am a little bit of a celebrity fanatic and get very excited when I am around them. I guess I feel a little extra juice, a little extra pizazz, almost like a contact hit (pardon the term) of their ability to live BIG. When you are a celeb, in my opinion, you have basically made a contract with yourself to live big. Like everything though—as you said—things change, contracts break—and it’s what we do with the change that really matters.
Thanks Ingrid for your awesome blogging.
xoxo
Tabby
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