Reflecting on Victoria Hutchins’ poem about a child on a swing, this post explores bodily memory of effortless letting go and how we shift from instinctive release to habitual gripping—of identity, plans, and control. Connecting this to yogic concept of aparigraha, non-grasping, it considers tension between holding and release in everyday life and invites return to trust, presence, and aliveness of surrender, ending with a simple invitation to reconnect with breath, sky, and

Last Sunday I came to yoga class and almost left before it even started. My attention felt completely scattered and even my breath felt inaccessible. Surprisingly, what helped wasn’t forcing concentration, but gently returning my gaze to one steady place. This is drishti: the practice of directing attention and noticing how where we place our focus shapes our experience- on and off the mat.