Enjoying nothingness

On Sunday I had a wonderful evening at the restorative yoga class.  With around 12 people, this was the largest class I have been to so far, yet we all still had our own personal space and it actually felt comforting.  After the class it really felt like we had all shared something wonderful together.  But what was this? 

While I am still working on training my mind not to wonder during class, I had a brief moment when I wondered what it would look like to someone looking in, essentially, we were a room full of people lying down with blankets on, doing nothing. Strange you may think that people would come for this, my mind wondered on to airport lounges when a flight is delayed and people are handed out blankets and mats…. Then, with the guidance of our teacher, Cheryl to “be here now, be somewhere else later” I found myself fully relaxing into the moment and realising that no one is looking, everyone in the room has their eyes closed and here I was, just me able to spend this time relaxing. 

It may look like nothing, however this shared relaxation experience was anything but nothing.  What is ‘doing nothing’ anyway?  I guess that everyone would have their own opinion of doing nothing; for some, they may feel guilty about it, others may enjoy this the most, I don’t know but for me I think the art of doing nothing actually means that I am not getting all caught up in the bustle of daily life and in this moment, I am giving myself the time needed to truly relax, to experience new ways of relaxing and to simply be.    So what is enjoying nothingness?  I would say this is a very personal thing, a true journey and to me it certainly means a whole lot more than nothing.