What You Might Be Missing (Yoga Challenge: Day 26)

Resist that knee-jerk reaction to get out of a posture the moment it becomes uncomfortable. Photo by www.zizka.ca

Sometimes we’ve just got to slow down. Erin read a beautiful passage from Meditations from the Mat today about not rushing in our yoga practise. Running to the finish line will not help us deal with our pain any faster. Thankfully,  nor will it bring us any less grace. We can go from workshop to […]

Learning to Enjoy Routine (Yoga Challenge: Day 25)

David Swenson's "Ashtanga Yoga"

The Ashtanga style of yoga didn’t used to be my favourite style, but it is quickly taking over. Doing yoga six days a week has been a lot to process. Aside from the constant learning and dealing with ‘where I’m at’ each day as I come to the mat, some classes require even more thought. […]

The True Challenge (Yoga Challenge: Day 24)

My other yoga teacher.

I took another rest day today. It got me thinking what the meaning of “rest” is in this context. On a busy day of work, yoga offers me a break from my computer, from staring at that bright screen and from words, in general. If I can turn that part of my brain off for […]

Discomfort vs. Suffering (Yoga Challenge: Day 23)

There is no suffering in yoga. Today our instructor brought our attention to the fine line between discomfort and pain. I had never fully understood the difference until today. Discomfort is good for us, to a certain extent. It opens up new possibilities in our bodies and in our minds. Yoga shouldn’t cause pain; it […]

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