Why Asana Isn’t Enough…
Many of us come to the practice feeling broken and struggle with an underlying sense that we’re just not enough. We seek validation by looking outside ourselves. We seek to do things right, to learn the “correct method” and toe the party line.
But when we truly slow down to feel what’s underneath all our striving and the patterns of perfectionism, we begin to see that it’s the system that’s broken, not us.
Worthiness is an inside job.
Once we get this.. I mean truly get it… It turns the game around. We can feel empowered within our lives and in our spiritual pursuits.
From the moment we’re born we’re trained to buy into the illusion that once we receive some kind of external validation, we’ll finally feel happy and complete.
Society teaches us that self-worth is determined by external factors such as our achievements, possessions, or how we are perceived by others.
The problem is our perception.
We keep projecting outward the love we wish to receive.
We're not broken, but our thoughts about ourselves are.
When we realize that no amount of praise or postures will ever be enough, we can start to transform our lives and they way we approach our practice.
We discover a new freedom in the practice yoga when we recognize that we’re already perfect, whole, and complete; there’s no where to get to, nothing to do, and nothing that needs to be any different than exactly as it is.
We can begin to practice on our own terms and authentically choose how we want to create a fulfilling life based on awakening to the fact we already have everything we need.
Remember, you are worthy, enough, seen, accepted, and loved just as you are.
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