Yoga Advice

My yoga teacher said the most wonderful thing during my first class. She said:

“A journey of a thousand steps begins with one step.”

(might be paraphrased) I loved this because I always find myself rushing to be an expert at things. And I’ve caught myself trying to do something and at the moment I’m not perfect at it (or it doesn’t come to me easy), I simply abandon it. But this quote is so true. I need to take my time to learn things. And not give up if it doesn’t come to me right away. This is the way I approached my yoga class and it is working out great! I don’t push myself beyond what my body wants to do. It doesn’t feel like a competition and I love it! By the way, I can’t keep up with the 40 and 50 year old people…..good for them. I work at my own speed and I know that it will take me a few months to build up the strength that I have lost by not excersising regularly for the last four or so years. And I’m ok with it taking that long. Cause its about the journey you know.

The other thing she says that I absolutely love is

“everything you desire is already within you.”

She says it at the end of each class. The first time she said it I teared up. I guess it’s exactly what I need to hear. I spend so much time stressing about what I want to achieve, and I sometimes feel that I’m not good enough….so its so amazing to hear that I have the power to do it all. Last Saturday, when she said that, I spent a minute or so meditating on it….repeating it over and over in my head. Hopefully it will give me the strength I need to study.