Yoga Has My Back

“Yoga is not about self improvement. It’s about self acceptance.” – Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

I have been practicing daily yoga for about15 months.   I was not sure what I was committing to daily yoga practice. I knew that it was worth trying.

I found Yoga with Adriene on You Tube to undertake this 10 to 15 minutes of yoga every day.

Adriene Mishler would often say that Yoga has your back. I did not know what that really meant.  I knew that yoga made me feel better overall.  I could tell if I missed yoga a day or two. I felt a little off.

What happened when the going gets tough?  I noticed that it became imperative that I do some yoga every day to navigate the rough waters.

I started to think what was different this time for me when I had difficulties to work through.

I had this yoga foundation that I had been building for over a year.   I noticed during yoga that the energy would shift or transform.  I noticed that I could come to yoga practice with pain or rage and transform or release that.   I would often find myself crying during the daily yoga through this challenging period.

Recently, I arrived on the mat and knew that I desperately needed the Reveal yoga practice that was part of Adriene’s 30-day Yoga Journey, Dedicate.   I came to the mat needing to deal with some anger.  I left the mat transformed and feeling better.

In that moment, I understood why Yoga has my back.  If I invest in daily yoga and truly in myself, I build up a foundation in my mind, body and soul and I can move through difficulties with more ease.  One aspect of Yoga is about being able to be in the discomfort with ease and just let go.

Yoga has my back!