Your yoga mat offers a microcosm of your world. The way you meet your practice – breath-centered, daily, and with perseverance – offers an opportunity for you to prepare for uncomfortable moments off the mat.
While I am out in the world doing my very best, I make at least one mistake every day. They are usually small mistakes, and when I make one, it simply means I am living out of alignment or moving forward to quickly without taking in the present moment.
Part of my yoga and my Reiki practice means putting my best foot forward. ANOTHER big part of my practice is owning and learning from my mistakes, and moving forward with grace.
I like to think of these mistakes, or shakes, as those things that bring me away from my practice, or out of a pose. My TAPAS, or commitment to my practice, is what brings me back in.
I don’t live under the illusion that I’ll reach perfection, but I do hope that with more SVADYAYA, or self-study, combined with a commitment to my asana, pranayama, and meditation, I can continue refining the way I meet the world from a place of grace and integrity.