Yoga is not about quick results. It takes time. You build slowly awareness, strength, softness. There are days when you feel open, and others when everything feels stuck. But something keeps changing underneath, quietly. For me, the practice always starts with the breath. When I can stay with it, things begin to move on their own not because I push, but because I give space. That’s where yoga really happens: in the space between effort and ease.
But then there’s the world we live in.. fast, visual, full of images. Even in yoga. And i feel part of it.. Sometimes I see photos and I tell myself, don’t get affected. But honestly, I do. I also get caught in that performative side, wondering how my image looks instead of how it feels. It’s not something that just disappears when I take a deep breath.. It’s part of our reality today. Effects of the outer sources… Maybe it’s about making a conscious choice every time: Where do I want to place myself ? How do I move? What do I share why do i share ?
When yoga becomes more from inner sources more meditative, more about flow and breath, I notice all the world around me affects me less.. Also in practice whether I manage to stay in Pincha or not doesn’t define the experience anymore. Still, there are days when I get frustrated. And other days, I’m happy for the smallest improvement. As a new teacher, I often want to share a photo but as a student it doesn’t always feel right…
Maybe that’s what yoga is about in these times, finding balance between visibility and honesty, between showing and living. Choosing, again and again, to come back to what feels real..
And patience is the bridge between where we are and where we wish to be. It softens the noise of “should” and “not yet,” and reminds us that progress has its own rhythm. It isn’t about achieving shapes (asanas) it’s about being, feeling more fully..