I love yoga! Over the years I have taken yoga off and on but last year we joined a gym and I try to go 3-4 times a week. I absolutely love all the teachers. It’s interesting because out of all the different places I have taken yoga, the teachers at the gym have been the most connected to the “practice”.
Today, Sophie kept reminding us to check in with our breath and feel what it was doing. How it felt when we took the inhale and the exhale. What did it do to our bodies and our mind? She also emphasized that it is the journey not the end that is the goal. I like that alot. It is about being in the moment and experiencing where you are and taking that moment further, building on that, improving on that and growing. Just being in the moment and not judging but taking the feedback and concentrating on improving it. Maybe yesterday we could touch our toes but today we can only get to our shins. Instead of saying, “you suck” or forcing yourself to do what you have done before; check in with your body, feel what it is doing, and pick something to change. Usually they tell you to breathe because when you are stressed your breathing become tight and restricts many things.
So, taking this philosophy with you into everyday life. Don’t judge, just be. Just look at where you are, where you would like to be and move towards that goal. Enjoy the journey, check in with each step. It is how you learn from your mistakes- try it, see how it works, change something and move on. Don’t dwell, don’t force, don’t second guess; just be in the moment.
Have a marketing idea. Try it, see what happens. Look at what you are doing and check and see if it is working, if you are progressing. If not, why? What can you do to make it better?
Enjoy the process as much as your goal! and make sure you keep moving forward, push yourself to go a little further and when you get scared or stopped then check in. look at yourself and figure out what is behind the block. If nothing else breathe!
Namaste
