3 Steps to a More a Mindful Practice
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"By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected" - Dale Carnegie
When I first started practicing yoga, I would only attend power classes as I thought I needed to push myself to become 'better' at yoga.
It wasn’t until I discovered a more mindful practice that I truly fell in love with yoga. I found myself moving freely without thoughts of judgement - from myself or others - and letting go of any expectations - of the practice and of my body.
As a teacher, my goal is to create a balance between strength and surrender, with the goal being a more mindful practice.
3 Steps to a More Mindful Practice
- Acknowledge
- Every time you step on your mat, you are bringing a different bag of mental and emotional goodies: your experiences, curiosities, fears, desires. Rather reject them, acknowledge them - even those you don't necessarily want to hear.
- Reflect
- Become understanding of these different emotions when you first arrive on your mat and create an intention based upon this reflection.
- Commit
- With so much going on in the mind and the heart, it can be easy to lose sight of what matters to you in the moment. Commit to the intention you set. In every posture, with every breath.
With practice, mindfulness becomes easier and you start to apply these same steps in your everyday life. And from there, well, the possibilities are endless.
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