Lessons from the yoga mat...

I’ve been practising yoga for 10 years now and this is what i’ve learnt:
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Yoga isn’t magic.

It isn’t going to save your life or solve all your problems or make everything perfect — life will remain as fragile and unpredictable as ever.
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So why bother?
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Because when we begin to practise, we open up a conversation with our body, our breath, our soul and we meet our true selves for the first time — unmasked and unafraid.
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Because the most joy lives in those places where there is freedom to be and play and grow strong.
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Because it helps you remember the peace you felt before you joined the rush to nowhere.
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Because it reminds you that you were whole all along.
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Because, ultimately, it is an act of love.
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