yoga advice

As 2012 draws near, here's a bit of yoga advice from my soul to yours.

Be diligent. Put in the hard work. Be patient with your body and your mind. Trust that everything will come when you are ready. Not when you think you're ready, but when you're really ready. Never compare your practice to the practice of someone else. You don't know their story. Your practice is beautifully and uniquely yours, as is theirs. Don't be afraid to fall. Falling is how we learn. Get back up, and try again. Don't give yourself deadlines. Goals are great, timelines are not. If you want to touch your toes, practice that every day. Whether you get it in 6 days or 6 months is irrelevant. Don't wait until tomorrow. Do it now, because tomorrow you will wish you'd started today. Nix the word 'impossible' from your vocabulary. Whenever things seem that way, trust me, they're not. Stick with it. Do not give up. Whatever you do, do not give up. When you hit a plateau, keep going. When you face plant, keep going. When you finally 'get' a pose, keep going. Don't stop. Remember that you are amazing. You are light, you are love and you are strength. Everything you will ever need is already inside you. And when you start to doubt that, read this again. And again. And again. Yoga is not about balancing on your arms or putting your leg behind your head.  Yoga is about the breath, and creating a deeper connection to your Self. The physical practice is beautiful, but what's really beautiful is what lies within.

LOVE.