When we struggle, we have to learn where we are holding, and breathe into the areas of restriction in our minds. We have to learn the balance of what to hold onto, and where to loosen up. How we create balance in our lives takes time, patience, and must also include struggles. How else does one learn except by making mistakes, saying the wrong thing, or acting in a way that is less than what we may expect of ourselves. We grow our minds by breathing into our bodies, harnessing our mind to our breath, and take ourselves into a journey of the inner life. When we realize that we are habitually holding our jaw, jamming our shoulders into our neck, or snapping at our loved ones without thinking, growth occurs. Awareness. Patience. Compassion. To ourselves, but also to others too. As I move through my life, I am learning that I can work full time, raise happy kids, have a good, great marriage, and pursue my 500 hour yoga teacher training certification! Huge commitments abound, but life is about acceptance, growth, and then expansion. Spread out, spread wide, the arms of courage, the arms of love. This is true yoga.
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