Be An Eco-Warrior and Conserve the Environment without Dogmatism

// May 27th, 2008

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I came across a t-shirt today that said Eco-warrior and immediately I thought about the warrior poses in Yoga. Warrior Pose is a powerful yet deceptibly simple pose that harnesses inner strength to overcome obstacles. It doesn’t use brute force and it’s not an impressive pose has you trapezing in the air like an acrobat. It’s a mental pose that prepares you for the battle ahead internally.

And that’s how I try to approach environmentalism. There are some who are so forceful that you are literally choking on their passion. While I admire their fire, dogmatic stance in anything usually scares people off rather than bring people together. Then there are the ones who seem to be doing it because being eco-friendly has become trendy. While being a fad has it’s advantages, let’s hope that it doesn’t go out of style like last years Chloe bag (my favorite designer).

Going Deep Down Under for Environmentalism

This pose puts points both hand towards the sky. It’s gaining strength from the heaven and harnessing the energy at a point from top of your raised fingertips and rooted deeply onto the earth. So as environmentalists, we should gather our energy intrinsically and become deeply rooted to our cause.

Global Warming Gets a Lighthearted Make Over

From Warrior One you open up your arms and spread them out from your body. This is an open pose but there’s still strength from your hands and energy is dispelled through out. You are choosing to act from love not out of fear. So instead of using the “gloom and doom” method, spead your message with positivity. Lightheardedness and humor can be good even if it’s a serious issue like Global Warming. That’s why I love sites like Ideal Bite and Environmental Talk.

Sustainable Living is a way of life, not a fad

This is known as the peaceful warrior, you dip your hand and head back and arch your back as if you are surrendering gracefully to whatever force is at hand and then come up to a balanced pose of standing on one leg with your arms and legs stretched parallel to the ground. Finally you are soaring in balance and harmony. Not by brute force but rather in peace. Perhaps this is what Gandhi was referring to by non-violence.

So find inner Eco-warrior peacefully and wage the battle of Global Warming with inner strength and perserverance rather than “gloom and doom”.

As old saying goes… be flowing like a river over rocks in overcoming your obstacles.

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