Many forms of exercise require pushing yourself, stretching your limits, going above and beyond.
Yoga takes a different approach, instead inviting you to honor your body, to pay attention to how you feel today, and what kind of movement would benefit you in that moment.
Perhaps today is the day you want to deepen your stretch, to attempt a handstand, to hold plank for thirty seconds. Or perhaps today you need to take a longer child's pose, to move out of downward dog before the class, or stretch less on your right side than your left.
It's all allowed. You choose your practice.
And the instructor doesn't say a word.
While some people may prefer being pushed, and appreciate an instructor who will challenge them to work harder, reach further. Others prefer to be treated as someone who know already knows their limits and their intentions.
Maybe that makes it easier to come to the mat. Because you can tell the truth with who you are, and who you hope to be. You can leave your practice a little calmer, a little lighter, and with a stronger core.
So here's to choosing our practice. May we be willing to know where we are, and hopeful to move with intention to where we wish to be.
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