Day 7 - Today, more than any other day, I learned to not have ego, to love myself just the way I am. Did some major hamstring stretching and advanced asanas that revolve around hamstring lengthening ( mine have always been ridiculously tight and I have been stretching them for years and years ). Most of the postures I can not perform to look “sexy”, I am like half way between the beginning and end of the posture, but… I have learned to be patient with myself and to care about form more than anything. Yoga has always taught me that wherever I am at today, it's ok; what really matters is to wake up tomorrow and try again. And the day after that. And the day after that. The process is the rewar, not the end game.
I literally shed a tear today as my guru push and pull me into a deeper and deeper stretch gently. I did not feel sad, I DID feel pain. I felt pain leaving the body and healing beginning. I felt happy to be calm and still, slow and gradual, feeling my breath bring love to this pain as others around me grunt and force and fall down trying to look good.
Beauty is in the confidence of one who loves themself, who can honor where their body is at today; not in one who quickly flexes for an insta-selfie and then falls down.
Fall in love with where you are at today, try harder tomorrow, but appreciate this amazing body we have been given as it does so much for us!
