It’s a new year now, so expect things to be different. Change can be good.
Today yoga practice was all about acknowledging balance within my torso. I’ve learned that most people are a bit crooked, it’s not just me that is crooked. So today I worked on learning how to readjust and straighten out my torso. I’m willing to work with what I’ve got. I don’t just do what feels good, or only stretch in ways that are easy.
If you do asana poses that work on your very tight areas, or your crooked areas, the body responds and some new ability to move signals your progress towards a more balanced state. Instead of just accepting the problem your body presents, work on improvement. Improvement takes time, but then anything good is worth waiting for or worth working towards.
Notice if you prefer to carry things on just one side of your body. Are you right handed? Does your right arm drop away from its shoulder joint from overuse? Compare how one arm might drop out of its shoulder joint and the other arm remains contracted in its shoulder joint and is unable to move with ease. This is an area where you can work to improve the balance between the two sides of your body. Stretch out that overly tight shoulder. Pull up on that over used arm that drops out of its joint. Bring it back into a stable position. Make that your focus in tadasana, in dog pose, in all your standing poses.
Self-awareness. That’s part of the process. If you lack self-awareness you are missing what’s really going on in your own personal vehicle, your own body. It’s a new year, so what better time to create a new model of your own vehicle, your own body?
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