16/09/2021
Every time I open my IG, there are thousands of posts about the impact of yoga on people’s lives, both emotionally and physically, tips to facilitate a specific pose, tricks to accomplish arm balance and handstands, and the list goes on and on.
Understanding that each experience with yoga is unique, I thought about sharing how much my yoga practice has helped me in dealing with my most personal daily struggles.
Ive always been a very organized person, and when I say very, I mean EXTREMELY ORGANIZED…to top that off, for years I’ve been struggling with the necessity of controlling every single aspect of my life and even sometimes of the people that surround me. Im also overly competitive. I might not express it openly but Ive been internally battling with a constant competition with myself, as well as others.
All of these add sooo much weight on my shoulders, and makes the journey a bit more heavy than what it should.
What actually motivated me to start practicing Yoga, was that feeling of competition, why? Because I wanted to do all the poses and have the strength of those girls and boys, and yes also a tiny part of me wanted to proof that I was capable and strong enough to accomplish it.
But Yoga is like a tender but very intelligent lover… you start practicing because your ego, or that back pain, or whichever reason you have, and Yoga slowly starts teaching you what it’s all about. In a very unconcious way, I began to grow, and noticed how my practice was a reflection of my daily struggles, how impatient I became when a pose wasn’t perfect… no one noticed it but I did, and don’t ask me how, because I still don’t have the answer , but I started to calm and allow myself to go slow, to not be perfect, to fall and to still feel good and strong.
A very important part of this spiritual physical and mental growth is thanks to Pere my lovely and dedicated teacher. Crack de mi corazon!
Go and practice yoga, immerse yourself in that beautiful and gratifying journey, and find a good teacher that you connect with!
Peace out