 How long can you look at this before glancing away?
Perhaps a few seconds? Blink whenever you like, but don't let the eyes wander. Notice if they do. Hold your gaze steady, then follow your breathing. This is a wonderful gateway technique helping you step aside from your busy mind and into a more attentive and present state. Apply this during your yoga postures and your whole practice will become transformed, more absorbing and more refreshing physically, mentally and emotionally. Find it impossible? You aren't alone.
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 And 3 ways to get better
We get plenty right in our yoga. Any practice that you show up for is a good one. If you take time out from the day, move and breathe and reconnect to your internal awareness, then it is always more than worthwhile. Ignore your harsh inner critic and give yourself some credit for showing up to your mat. Even if you just lay down and take conscious breaths and rest, that counts. The top 3 mistakes I see with people taking yoga practice, is perhaps obvious. But here goes  I'm planning a house move that means that, if it happens, I commute to the studio rather than amble down Gloucester Road.
In the daytime, it seems like a great idea - fun, exciting and I'm motivated to make it happen and make it work (if the house-buying gods align). In the evenings I tend towards doubting that it is a good idea at all and that I should just keep things as they are, sit in front of the TV and eat crisps. I've learned to ignore thoughts after 7pm that seem like new and worrying ideas. I remind myself that it's too late to evaluate anything constructively, and promise that I'll think about it in the morning when I've got more energy. Invariably, I wake up excited about the idea again and full of energy to do it.  Is yoga a quick fix?
The smorgasbord of health and wellbeing opportunities is vast. The gadgets and short cuts, the pills and supplements, the quick fixes and promises that feel amazing for a while, then fade into the shadow of the next great discovery. The choice and invitation to shop around is tempting. Yoga stands the test of time Yoga has developed over thousands of years as a roadmap using the tools of posture, breath, attention and meditation to help you live well and find contentment, serenity, and health. Yoga has great depth and applicability to modern life. |
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