YOGA
Being in the body with grace
or
letting go of an ego based practice.
Most of us grow wiser as we age and there comes a time in our practice when our hearts and our bodies tell us it is time to change our practice to suit our needs. Recently I decided that I no longer wanted to do a strong vinyasa practice. A flow practice yes but not one that made me not want to get up and go to my mat. Strong vinyasa everyday was just making me tired. It no longer energised and nurtured me the way it had. I don't have any injuries - it just didn't feel good anymore. I then thought about other poses that I no longer needed in my tool kit and felt a freedom in doing so for now I was practising the yama ahimsa - being gentle and loving kindness.
Make your body happy and let your ego take a back seat.
Do any poses or practices you do make you feel tense, tired or just uninspired?
Is it time to unclutter your yoga suitcase?
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Going with the flow
I like handstands and keep trying to do them. The question is should I?
I am beginning to question why I like to do these harder poses and if I am hanging onto to some idea about still being 25 rather than almost 50. Am I being honest and truthful with myself about what would help me or am I being stubborn and hanging onto practices that are inappropriate and are hurting me.
When I stop trying so hard poses I find difficult pop up and are often much easier to do as if they know organically that now is a good time. I just need to get my head or ego out of the action.
Open up to the moment and let what arises arise and let what dissolves dissolve.
Relax in your practice and see what happens instead of being focused on the physical and external outcomes for yoga is a work in, an energetic practice for quieting the mind and serving others.
Om shanti,
Margot XX
Make your body happy and let your ego take a back seat.
Do any poses or practices you do make you feel tense, tired or just uninspired?
Is it time to unclutter your yoga suitcase?
Image source https://yogue.wordpress.com/
Going with the flow
I like handstands and keep trying to do them. The question is should I?
I am beginning to question why I like to do these harder poses and if I am hanging onto to some idea about still being 25 rather than almost 50. Am I being honest and truthful with myself about what would help me or am I being stubborn and hanging onto practices that are inappropriate and are hurting me.
When I stop trying so hard poses I find difficult pop up and are often much easier to do as if they know organically that now is a good time. I just need to get my head or ego out of the action.
Open up to the moment and let what arises arise and let what dissolves dissolve.
Relax in your practice and see what happens instead of being focused on the physical and external outcomes for yoga is a work in, an energetic practice for quieting the mind and serving others.
Om shanti,
Margot XX
