“As I stood welcoming my regulars into my beginner’s yoga class I saw a lady standing by the front door. I walked over to her and she looked at me and spoke in a very quick and anxious voice. She told me that she had been sitting in the car for half an hour debating about whether to come in or not. I smiled at her and told her that she had done the hardest part. She looked at me confused and said: ‘The hardest part?’ I told her that one of the biggest challenges about coming to beginner’s yoga is just showing up and being present, then once you have done that it will become much easier.
The new student, Joyce, was worried that she was not flexible and therefore unable to do any of this class. It is a common misconception for those wanting to try yoga for the first time, this idea that you have to be really flexible to come to a yoga class.
One of my favourite quotes is: ‘Yoga is not about touching your toes, itʼs about what you learn on the way down.’ I remind my beginners at the start of every class that yoga is our own personal journey and it doesnʼt matter what anybody else is doing; it is about how it feels for you.
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