Into Being - the Blog
Snippets on Yoga, Life & Being Human
Finding it hard right now?
You are not alone.
This time of the year is not easy for many, and this is without taking into account the painful events happening abroad.
Because You Deserve It.
When was the last time you did something for you?
Are you feeling the crunch and downhill slide towards the end of year and finding it hard to fit in your self care?
If you are neglecting your needs perhaps ask yourself why?
Tension is who we think we should be,
Tension is who we think we should be, relaxation is who you actually are
Chinese Proverb
Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.
Wait what?! A Vinyasa class with no Down Dog?!
I peed my pants……..regularly!
I had stress incontinence.
I thought it was normal.
I thought it was another thing we had to put up with as a woman.
“I don’t want to live in a world where farts ain’t funny”
We have so much disgust and shame around flatulence that it has almost become taboo.
In my early days of Ashtanga Mysore practice the teacher came over to pretzel me into a deep bound twist. As he manipulated me into position, like a bagpipe being squeezed, I let out the loudest botty burp EVER. It was 6.2 on the richter scale!
If you want to know which way the wind is blowing, pay attention to the sand.
Or in yoga speak: if you want to know what’s going on in the mind, take a look at the body.
How we posture ourselves, approach movement and even the types of movement we choose to do, speaks volumes about the fluctuations of the mind.