I’m writing this blog post because it has been heavy on my heart to strep outside of my confort zone and be more personal with you all. I’m a very private person, but I know that if I truly want to impact others, I have to dig beneath the surface and share more of myself with you. And today, I want to encourage you to be happy exactly where you are in your yoga practice.
In the “perfect” world of social media and blogging, we oftentimes display our highlight reels—the perfect yoga pose, the perfect healthy meal; the perfect mommy-and-me moment; and the list goes on!
I post a lot of pictures on my blog and social sites with perfect alignment, great lighting and in sometimes beautiful settings. Please believe I fall in and out of poses, have multiple takes and sometimes have to give up on a posture altogether because my body isn’t in the mood to it that day.
I love curating content to help educate and inspire my followers, but please believe my life is far from perfect and the same applies to my yoga practice! Sometimes I go several days without practicing yoga because my full- time job, mommy life, wifey duties and so much more become my priorities.
I’m always encouraging the importance of practicing self-care and I believe it’s necessary to live a fulfilled and healthy existence, but I know that it takes dedication and sometimes we can’t balance it all the way we thought we could.
And that’s OK.
I am far from perfect, no matter how great my pictures seems.
I want to inspire fellow yogis to come to their mats and dedicate time to loving on themselves through asana and meditation, but I know that sometimes just coming to your mat can be hard.
Trust me, I’ve been there. I have had days when all I could do was lay on my mat because my mind and body were to paralyzed with self-doubt, fear, self-criticism, hurt, pain and other things.
There is no such thing as a perfect yoga practitioner. The word practitioner is define as: a person actively engaged in an art, discipline, or profession…, so today I encourage you to take a moment and be thankful for where you are in your yoga journey.
The fact that you started is a gift. If you’ve gone on a hiatus, that’s OK too. Think about what brought you to your mat and get back to it when the timing is right.
I am here to encourage you. I am here to acknowledge you. I am here to let you know, that I too am navigating this yoga space as a student first, then a teacher.
Namaste,
