Enjoyment I - Introducing Mantras

We've completed the first three principles of The Dharma of Tennis: Be There, Breathe and Begin Anew. Those might be called the inner principles because they involve only you. We're half way through! The next three principles might be called the outer principles because they are more practical in nature - and they involve the other players - your partners and opponents. They are: Enjoy, Entrain and Namaste. You're not alone, after all... Here goes.

Enjoyment

Yoga is a lovely and apt preparation for meditation. Upon completion of one’s practice, it’s difficult not to sit or lie down in repose – not so much because you’re tired, but rather because you’re at peace. If you have followed your breath and synchronized it with your movements for an hour or so, you have let go: of worries, tensions, anxiety and cares. How do I know? Because following your breath – in other words, maintaining awareness of each inhalation and exhalation – keeps you present naturally and without effort. When this is combined with movement designed to cleanse, stimulate and nourish the body, it’s a formula for well-being. In this present moment – absent past regrets and future fears – all is well.

All is well.

It’s like being in the “tennis zone” where concentration is unfettered and shot-making is effortless. Way outside of the zone, when nothing is going right, is where we get into trouble and the sport that we play for fun, fitness and social interaction becomes a holy aggravation.  Grrrrr! This is where a mantra, which is repeated during Kundalini (and other) meditations, can come in very handy.

What is a mantra? Stay tuned for my next post for a definition and a formula for creating your own. Mantras help you to maintain your positive outlook throughout the entire match.

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