Face to Face with Kali on the mat. Kali. Destruction. Kapotasana is often the first ass kicker. You come face to face with limitations. You realize that without correct form you aren’t going anywhere. You must devote yourself assiduously. and dance in the ring with a formidable opponent: that which wants the easy way out. Maintaining form demands extreme mental exertion that changes deeply engrained neural pathways. Old karmic patterns don’t change easily, and not without great effort. Don’t forget to breathe. The mind and body are One. Precision is key. Walking onto the razors edge - inching out over the cliff, challenging your ability, moving into new territory, establishing a frontier of possibility. Fear and stasis on one side. Cavalier over confidence on the other. One side leads nowhere and stagnation. The other leads to fried nerves and injury. Hello Kali. To build a new pattern is to destroy an old one. She doesn’t babysit… no coddling, no warm fuzzy hug. This is pure transformation, a chemical reaction, void of personality and your “feelings”. Direct and swift consequences for actions. Instant Karma. However we aren’t brutes. We have a human heart and Kali has referrals. You get one on the phone with a Friend and the soothing balm is there. Yes, you have to go through with it. There is no way out. Kali actually cares about you more than you could ever know. This is training for the big change… Death. Nothing is permanent. All is in flux. Get on the training program now. Makes things a whole lot less painful as Life unfolds. To ego, Life takes everything from you: loved ones, your possessions, your body. To the Heart freed from the gravity of ego, the dance as Life unfolds and you dance along joyously. Kali, that frightening lady who tears “you” to shreds, suddenly manifests as a kind loving angel who puts her arm around you and says, “ Welcome to the universe of Adulthood, glad you finally decided to get here. You’re now ready to help exert influence on these sad, earthly children making such a mess of things.”
