One of the things that I love about yoga is that it grows in your life as you grow with it. It evolves off of the mat and penetrates every area of your life if you allow it. I find that the lessons I am learning are often not even deliberate. My most current and active observation is that of acceptance. I find that after three years of being an instructor, I have learned to accept my body and it's limitations on the mat. This ability has then spilled over to other areas like how I view myself in the mirror and how I view myself in relationships.
It's very freeing to me to be able to accept who I am and know that maybe even that aspect that I accept can be freed up to become different. I accept my weight. I accept my flexibility. I accept my abilities and strength. That doesn't mean that I can't work to make them different. But this time, with the acceptance their is peace rather than condemnation and judgement. There is the freedom to be who I am and there is freedom to grow into something different.
So, here's to acceptance. I challenge you, reader, to find something in your life that you do not like about you and see if you can release yourself of some of the judgement and condemnation that stifles. I guarantee you that you will love the feeling of acceptance. Let that discipline be an active part of your practice both on and off the mat.
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