Just because a person carries it well doesn't mean it's not heavy.
We all carry something within us that is heavy. We can all be quick to judge others. I have done it myself. Being presumptuous is ungracious. We do not know the struggles another carries on their shoulders.
Treating everyone with kindness, is something that we all try to do everyday. This starts with showing kindness to yourself.
During this pandemic, I'm sure I'm not alone, when I say I have felt a rollercoaster of emotions.
Sometimes, even though we are doing our best, when we are struggling inside ourselves, it can be challenging to show patience, understanding and compassion for others.
Our mental health is so important for our wellbeing. Finding an enjoyable activity to help us to relax, and feel positive, enables us to be present for ourselves and for those around us.
Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what's left of you - Katie Reed
Yoga is my self-care. It's always there for me. No matter what is going on in the world, or in my life. It's a safe place. A sacred place, where I can just breathe and move.
I gift this time to myself. When I step on to my mat, I leave everything else behind, practice gratitude, feel for my place in the universe and get to know myself on a deeper level.
Yoga is a comfort to me. I need it and it helps me through anything. I have showed up to my mat feeling every emotion, from; sadness, anxiety, frustration, anger, grief, helplessness, to joy, euphoria, relaxed, energetic and happy. It knows my vulnerabilities, and I can take from it what I need at that very moment.
However I am feeling when I first step on to my mat, I always feel so much better after. There have been times my mood has done a complete 360 degree turn. That is an amazing feeling!
I am learning everyday, I will never stop learning. The benefits from mind, body and soul connection are tangible. This brings me to a place of contentment.
Yoga is so much more than asanas. The physical challenges make you clear your mind and connect to your inner strength and resilience, breathing through the frustration of balances, trusting yourself to do inversions, facing the fear of falling.
All of the above helps me to accept myself, my physical and mental capabilities right now, in this moment. On my mat.
Yoga is a journey of the self through the self to the self - The Bhagavad Gita
We are each unique, what we need is individual and that is what makes us special and complex.
Yoga gently nurtures the individual, beautiful person that you are. We can each take whatever we need from it. It's a continuous journey of growth, learning about the world and yourself with kindness and humility both on, and off the mat.
Always remember that self-care is productive. I hope that you can try yoga and feel it's positive benefits.
You can take what you need from it for yourself. Anytime. Just be open of heart and mind to trying.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. - Dalai Lama
Be kind and go with the flow.
Jo x
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