We often come to the mat for practice and set expectations for ourselves which are oftentimes unnecessary and sometimes unrealistic. This was especially so during our inversion practices in our YTT classes, where I would look over to my classmates and think to myself – why can’t I do the same? But comparisons bring us nowhere and we truly have to let our egos go in the process.
True enough, when I allowed myself to do that, I started to be more grateful for the progress, no matter how little, that my body showed. And somehow things seem to come more easily to me as I celebrated the small achievements as I let go of any expectations for myself.
Emilyn
200 Hour YTT Feb-May’21