Small steps
Taking small steps towards a sustainable yoga practice.
By Kat Farrants
Starting a yoga practice can feel daunting. Especially in the current climate, where pretty much everything we do, from the moment we wake to when we sleep, we’re made to feel like we can’t do anything unless we do it properly. Our culture disempowers us. We’re meant to buy the products to make us look better, feel better, the sub-text being you’re really not worth it — unless you splash out on all the expensive products.
Unfortunately, the business of yoga is no different. We’re made to feel like we’re not real yogis unless we buy a brand new, luxurious yoga mat. Not real yogis unless you have the branded leggings. And not a real yogi unless you practice a punishing workout of an hour a day of ‘advanced’ poses — which all lead to a perfect representation of a one-eyebrow stand, or whatever pose it is we’ve seen the skinny Instagram models performing.