Growing up


These last few days haven’t been easy, probably a reminder that I’m still not there. I’m still learning, I’m still growing up, I’m still changing, hopefully for the best.

I remember the days before I was feeling somehow stressed, including with my yoga practice. I couldn’t do urdhva dhanurasana properly and even said to a friend of mine: “I’m getting frustrated.” She looked at me and said: “You shouldn’t get frustrated with yoga.”

I knew what she meant. I was focusing too much on the physical manifestation and perhaps devaluing the internal changes. She was right. I knew she was right but knowing and admitting are two different things.

Deep down I knew the truth. I was hurting. I was disappointed at people, especially those who were once so important to me. I was getting that feeling of rejection again. They were failing me or I was failing myself and those feelings were coming out every time I did my practice.

I was angry at the world even though I knew it was wrong.

I needed to loosen up, see things more clearly. I guess life knew there’s just one way for me to learn - the hard way.

From Friday to Tuesday I couldn’t practice at the Shala. It was difficult to be at crowded places, it was difficult to keep the focus, it was even difficult to breath.

I wanted to feel at peace at least while standing on the mat but peace was not coming. I wanted to be able to cry or be allowed to run away. But I could do neither.

It takes time to heal as it takes time to do a good urdhva dhanurasana. Everything takes time, the right time, our right time.

Yesterday I managed to do the complete 1st series at the Shala. I took things at my own pace, just tried to do my best and accepted things as they came.

I embraced it all, the good and the bad. It was perfect just the way it was.

As for today, I don’t know. I’m lowering my expectations and I’m not making plans.

I will be facing these same issues in the future until I learn. I know that.

Disappointments will happen, hard asanas will always exist.

The transformation process is bittersweet.  It is the process of becoming better but with pain included.

We cannot have one without the other.


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I took this picture at Casa Vinyasa. It is a beautiful message to keep in mind every day.



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