Thoughts with Love, a series
At the end of August I am putting a little faux interview out there into the internet universe.
I wanted to explain who I am, why I got into yoga, and why I think it’s so important to meditate – in a medium a little bit different from a blog post!
(There will be a blog post. Do not fret. I love me a blog post.)
“So, why do you like yoga so much?”
I love that my y husband kicked off our home interview with this one.
Yoga helps me come home to myself.
To yoke together both sides of my brain, link the breath and the body and just be.
This is a deeply peaceful reset of mind and body for me.
I came to yoga from a place of feeling really mentally scattered.
I had just seen my doctor, as I was experiencing panic attacks at the time, and it was disrupting my life. I was referred to a psychologist and diagnosed with PTSD. The day to day reality of that was anxiety and depression symptoms. This all happened in my early twenties.
Yoga and meditation were suggestions for someone grappling with anxiousness and depression. Along with other work with my therapist, I started to roll out the yoga mat at home… but how to begin?
It was around here that I found Tara Stiles, the Yoga Rebel. She walked you through a yoga flow, with a lovely soundtrack in the background, all on YouTube. I didn’t have to stumble around in a yoga studio as I learned what exactly “Tadasana” was – and she used language I could understand as I learned the poses.
With a newfound awareness of the present moment, and connecting of breath with movement – yoga helped me embody the peace I was yearning for. It spread out with meditation, and a general passion for learning about it.
My motivation to share this deep peace has lit a flame within me, and it will not go out. For years I tried to simply be the good administrative, corporate citizen. Yoga was the hobby. Meditating was just for me. This is no longer the case.
Yoga is worth sharing, it’s a free and accessible “workout” that increases range of motion, flexibility and strength no matter the level you start at.
The variations to poses are endless, and there are props and different ways to build up to harder poses or pose variations.
Yoga inately brings your body and breath into focus. If you’re experiencing high levels of stress, bringing the body to a physiologically calmer state, using the breath and focus on movement – is wildly beneficial.
I can’t wait to share more with you – and I am eagerly awaiting your questions!
What do you want to know about yoga, meditation or me – Esta?!
Please leave me a comment below, or send me a note at withloveesta@gmail.com
Thank you so much for reading along. Wishing you an incredible weekend.
With Love,
Esta
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