The Qualities of a King

Today Jeff and I headed out of the city for a few days to the Savanna in the Masaai Mara. It is absolutely beautiful here and I am reminded of how big the world actually is. It is Martin Luther King Jr. Day today back home and I usually celebrate MLK Jr. Day with some service work, a potluck dinner with friends, teaching yoga focused on MLK, or a quiet day reflecting on the gifts that we are still receiving from MLK's teaching.
Today I got to celebrate by encountering a King Lion in the wild.

I started to consider the qualities of a lion, they have to know when to be fierce, when to rest, how to manage their energy and effort, and they have to act with precision, purpose, and intention.  Martin Luther King Jr. embodied all of these qualities and today it felt amazing under the sunlight observing two lions just being held by the grains of grass surrounding them.
So very appropriate that we ran into a King Lion resting under the tree with a Queen lion. The lions were very aware that we were around but they just looked up once and kept on resting.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. 

-Martin Luther King Jr.-

We will be on safari for a few days before returning for two more days of work with the Africa Yoga Project. We'll post some photos and stories of our experience in this vast landscape of beauty and wonder.