Last week I took some time off to catch up on personal things and have a little down time for my birthday week. As much as I love teaching yoga, my brain and body sometimes need a break from planning and traveling to classes. I even made it to the beach for a bit (picture below).

The picture above comes from a birthday card I received from a good friend and client, and I literally laughed out loud when I opened it. She must have remembered that I often make the joke in class about stretching and getting our legs behind our head! It always gets a laugh.

My message for you today is that it doesn’t matter how far you can bend, how long you can balance on one leg, or whether you can get down to the mat in order to practice yoga.

Yoga only requires that we stay present to our body’s sensations, and practice mindfully with movement and breathing. That’s it! How you choose to move is always up to you, regardless of what is being taught, or what anybody else is doing.

I hope you can make some time to move, breathe, and practice yoga this week.

Be Well,

Eva