If I'm losing balance in a pose, I stretch higher and God reaches down to steady me. It works every time, and not just in yoga. ~Terri Guillemets
"Breathe into this." My yoga instructor always delivers this gentle command at the exact moment when, as my body shakes in an effort not to fall over, I am thinking, "This pose sucks...how long do I have to hold this?" Every time she says it, I readjust my mind...kinda. It reminds me to remain in the present moment and feel what I am feeling--good or bad. And, unlike the advice of the world in your worst moments, it acknowledges that you may be in a tough position at the time and doesn't attempt to change that. I just end up doing exactly what my instructor says--I breathe into it and accept that although my present condition doesn't feel very ideal (and perhaps yoga ain't for us big-boned chicks), something that flows inside of me will allow me to get through it. And as I breathe into my pose I can feel my body settle ever so slightly until the next thing I know, I find myself in a different, more comfortable counter pose.
"Breathe into this." My yoga instructor always delivers this gentle command at the exact moment when, as my body shakes in an effort not to fall over, I am thinking, "This pose sucks...how long do I have to hold this?" Every time she says it, I readjust my mind...kinda. It reminds me to remain in the present moment and feel what I am feeling--good or bad. And, unlike the advice of the world in your worst moments, it acknowledges that you may be in a tough position at the time and doesn't attempt to change that. I just end up doing exactly what my instructor says--I breathe into it and accept that although my present condition doesn't feel very ideal (and perhaps yoga ain't for us big-boned chicks), something that flows inside of me will allow me to get through it. And as I breathe into my pose I can feel my body settle ever so slightly until the next thing I know, I find myself in a different, more comfortable counter pose.
