What better timing to write on the topic of the evocation of light, than with the smell of spring in the air and longer, brighter days. At a time when the world around us needs it most, the evocation of light both within our external surroundings, and most importantly within our own selves, is more important than ever.

Consciously creating a bigger and brighter light will mean many different things to all of us. For some, they will find themselves in visual meditations or using mantra to evoke divine light, for others playing, laughing, dancing and singing with family and friends will do the trick, or perhaps turning inward to regroup and rest is what will let the brilliance shine - the most important part, however, is to make the creation and sustenance of light within each of us a daily practice.

The practice of yoga at its essence is a realization of the true Self, a remembering of the joyful essence of which all things manifest. Attaining a state of enlightenment perhaps could be seen as an ongoing evolution, an uncovering in that we see all things as coming from a source of luminescence.  The metaphors are infinite.  When we choose to bring light into a dark space, there is nowhere for the dark to hide. Regardless of what your current life situations and lessons are, how can light be shed on the situation to offer peace, and how can you be a beacon of light for others?

One of my favourite quotes states that “A candle loses nothing by lighting another”.  As we move into spring, may we all find moments, relationships, and ways of being in service that make our hearts so bright, that the light filters out into the world around us.

~ Ally