Starting Over (With Love)

I Missed Day 15 of my 40 Day Kriya 😖

And herein lies the opportunity to practice what I preach: Come back to the mat, with love.

Honestly, I could have lied and said I did my 40 day Kriya. I could have done it twice today and told myself that was good enough. Who would have known?

Me. I would have known. It would have sat funny in the belly.

A note scribbled down from my latest class came to mind instantly:

“What if spirituality is really just personal integrity?”

(Brett Larkin in Uplifted Yoga Teacher Training 300 hour – discussing the Lower 3 Chakras)

My opportunity here is two-fold. I both get to physically return to a practice that I missed one day of, and I get to love myself through it. There is no need to beat myself up about it, sure I am disappointed. Yes, I wish I hadn’t simply forgotten and went to bed yesterday evening. 🙄

But just as one of my favourite teachers often says – we are looking for the sthira and the sukha/ the sweetness and the strength. (Kristin Leal)

I have the discipline to simply return to my practice, not letting the one day throw me right off the practice and the softness to not let the Perfectionist in me get too feisty.

This example has me thinking on ways I can apply this method to the rest of my life.

How can I cultivate the self-discipline and the self-love all at once?

How can you?

Let me know in the comments if there was an off the mat chance for strength and sweetness in your life?

So today is day one of forty once again.

I might savour the beginning of this new attempt just a little longer on the mat this afternoon!

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I will be putting out more mini-classes for purchase, in which we will physically explore the idea of softness and strength.

The idea behind these ten to fifteen minute long classes – is that you can pop them into your schedule with ease. No need to carve out an hour, or drive to a studio, you don’t have to leave the living room or change out of the “home sweatpants” look. 😉

You can pause and rewind if your cat walked past the screen, you can pause and do the same pose a few times if you’re liking that one specific stretch today, and you can take the class again and again.

Thank you for joining me on another reflection.

Wishing you a weekend of strength and sweetness.

With Love,

Esta