Sacred Discipline: The Warrior's First Flane

Ancient Phoenix temples taught that transformation begins not with grand gestures, but with small, consistent actions. Before the Phoenix could command great fires, it first had to tend the smallest flame - the steady burn of discipline.

A temple keeper once showed a novice two fires. One blazed bright but quickly burned out. The other, carefully tended, burned steady and strong. "The first," he said, "is ambition. The second is discipline. Which will light your path longer?"

This wisdom transforms our approach to practice. Like the Phoenix tending its inner flame, we build our practice not through sporadic bursts of intensity, but through consistent, mindful dedication. Each practice, each breath, each moment of conscious choice feeds the steady fire of transformation.

In slow flow yoga, we cultivate the discipline of mindful movement. In yin yoga, we develop the discipline of patient holding. In restorative yoga, we practice the discipline of conscious surrender.

Through recovery rooted yoga we understand that discipline isn't rigid control - it's sacred attention. Like tending a temple flame, we learn to care for our practice with both dedication and devotion.

Practice Wisdom:

- Consistency creates power

- Small actions build great change

- Discipline is sacred attention

- Patient practice transforms

For Your Practice:

1. How do you tend your inner flame?

2. Where can you build consistency?

3. What needs steady attention?

4. How does discipline serve your growth?

Remember: Like the Phoenix tending its first flame, your practice grows strongest through steady, sacred discipline.

Join us in Battle Creek, Michigan to explore the art of sacred discipline through mindful movement, conscious breath, and restored presence.