It's A Practice

I loved it in class today when someone said something like "we don't 'do' yoga. we practice yoga."

That's becoming a bit of a theme for me of late as I realize more and more that yoga doesn't just "do" itself. We've got to be there to channel this ancient river of asana with all of our wits, all of our expression and all of our courage...that is, we have to practice perfectly...whatever that means for each of us individually, day to day.

I feel I'm at that part of the learning curve where yoga is going to become a lot more challenging for me...at least for now. I've got habits to witness and dissolve, muscles and bones to wake up and all sorts of internal dialogue to rewrite. Meanwhile, I've got to engage my inner thighs, roll my shoulder blades down my back and let my f'n heart melt!

Nevertheless, I'm offering to myself that commitment to root down and rise up to yoga, as best as I can.

Ugly though it may be at times - shaking, buckling at the knees, sweating like I have some kind of medical condition - I'm learning to live and love the practice as a means that needs no end.

And no more cheating in garudasana for me, no no no! I will bear down hard that last 10 seconds, I swear it!


Practice makes perfect, if you practice perfectly.
And you, my friends, practice perfectly. I'm honored to get to share so much time on the mat with all of you.

Namaste.

Ziji

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A Question: What are the 5 most important verbal adjustments you'd give for your 2 favorite poses?

Another Question: Do we sound like a bunch of robots when we move into our first trikonasana? click click click goes the front hip all across the class.