The bees' knees of growth
Time for a story!The other day I was sitting still in the middle of a field on my parents' ranch... just breathing, just being... when a big ol’ bumblebee zipped right in front of my face! I startled for a moment, my whole body tensing, until it landed softly on my knee. I froze and let it rest there. And as I sat with this tiny, gentle creature... close enough to see the little joints in its fuzzy legs, I laughed to myself: “Well, isn’t this just the bees’ knees.” And then I started wondering...where does that phrase even come from? It turns out, it first showed up in the 18th century to describe something small or insignificant… which makes sense when you think about how tiny bees’ knees actually are! But by the 1920s, the meaning completely flipped. Thanks to jazz-age slang, “the bees’ knees” came to mean something excellent, delightful, the very best. So this had me buzzing...That shift got me thinking about yoga (surprise, surprise). How often do the little things, the ones we dismiss, overlook, or even resist, hold the most power? That single extra breath when you want to come out of the pose. The tiny micro-adjustment that nobody else notices, but suddenly your balance lands. The quiet moment of stillness that feels awkward at first, until clarity drops in. Sometimes, the parts of our practice that seem the smallest (or even the most uncomfortable) are actually the gold nuggets of growth. The places where we meet resistance, uncertainty, or that shaky edge of discomfort... those are the bees’ knees. That’s where transformation begins. So maybe this week, notice one small thing you’d normally skip past: It might just surprise you how big those little things really are. 🐝 Bee our guest!Winnie’s Book Club is coming up on September 4 at Mammen Family Library, and we’d love for you to bee part of the buzz! Let's talk about Party of Liars over some Texas-style snacks. If you’d like to bring something sweet, savory, or sippable to share, sign up below.
In the meantime… I hope you find a little space to slow down this week. Maybe curl up with a good book, ponder the tiny origin stories that shape our lives, or just bee out in nature soaking up these late-summer moments. We’ll be back to our normal class schedule on Monday, September 8… and I can’t wait to move, breathe, and reconnect with you then. With love, Monica |
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