Drishti (also known as focus or gaze) is a very common word heard in yoga. Not only will your teacher ask you to focus on a fixed point on the wall in front of you, or on spot at the front of your mat, to encourage stabilization in your balancing poses, but we are often told to practice drishti off our mat. What does that mean?

The lotus flower comes from very humble beginnings. The seed is planted at the bottom of these mucky waters, takes root and then starts it’s search for the sun. Once the journey to the surface is complete, the blooming lotus is careful not to let it’s enamoring petals touch the mucky water – always reaching for fresh air and the sun’s empowering light.