Learn to let go, and your mind will be open to new things. Embrace the mental benefits of SoulCycle.
For the first time in my life, I saw peoples’ energies glowing. I was in a SoulCycle class led by a teacher who just said all the right things so that I felt her energy shifting mine. And maybe for the first time, I really embraced that possible shift. I could feel the energy of the city when I closed my eyes, that of many individuals blowing in the wind onto me, intertwining and swirling around. These are heightened times. I could feel the tension.
She said a lot of things that I directed at my third chakra for personal empowerment — my ability to change the world around me. It needs work. At some point, she said, “turn off the ‘No’.” The music we were listening to said “take a leap without feeling the fall.” So, I did both. And I started feeling a great release immediately.
When I opened my eyes, she was glowing. Her energy was so bright and sort of green, that it was overwhelming. I felt emotional. Then I looked around at others near me. They were also glowing in different ways. They were strong, though. Being so in touch with these human beings near me made me feel empowered. I cannot explain in words the beautiful feeling of energy being re-oriented in me as I was becoming in tune with the people around me.
And I felt so clearly that this city — Washington, DC — was hurting. But it’s almost done hurting. People are waking up to their power and understanding that their love has the ability to restore balance for all of humanity and nature. It’s starting, this beautiful age of love. The peak of violence, hatred and hurt is happening on many levels — with the virus and the societal problems. They are symptoms of the sickness in our collective consciousness, and that is now beginning to heal. Gratitude is emerging. I could drink from that healing love going on.
After class, I approached the teacher to spread the energy of gratitude to her for giving me her energy of empowerment. I said ‘I think you opened my chakras, and I looked up and saw you glowing.’ She laughed and said ‘usually I’m more cycle than soul. But the best classes I teach are when I strike a balance between the two.’
So the balance begins within us all.
I went back to my car and just cried. I couldn’t hold in the emotions. I had been jolted alive by the connections of the consciousness around me.
The spiritual and mental benefits of SoulCycle, and all exercise to get the body moving, are clear to me now.
