I always did some form of sports. I did ballet, gymnastics, latino dance and Irish dance. I tried my first yoga class when I was 16 because I wanted to gain more flexibility. Oh God it was horrible! I had terrible headaches for days.
I went to a yoga class again when I was 23 years old. Oh God it was horrible! I felt like I paied to watch a very bendy man put on a show. For one hour and a half I watched a guy stretching before my eyes.
I concluded - yoga is not for me.
When I hit my 30's I have had such a bad few years. My parents got divorced, I lost my mama, I lost a pregnancy with twins... I had lost myself. I just wanted to figure out myself. I didn't know what I wanted, what I liked, what I didn't like. I felt so lost. I just needed to find a way back to myself.
I went online and picked the first yoga class I found. I hit Jackpot! The perfect teacher, the perfect yoga style for what I needed. I did Raja Yoga and Ying Yoga. It made me sit with myself.
I spent the first 6 months of practice just getting on the mat, getting into asanas and tears just pouring out. All the pain was ciming out and I was just getting lighter and lighter in my mind.
In time I realised that many things changed in me. I got clear in my mind of what I think and what I feel and why. I got a lot more confident in speaking my truth. I became able to be free from external and internal criticism.
I practice because it helps me access an inner strength I never knew I was able to have.
Yeah... And also my bones don't make a cracking noise when I move. And no, I can't touch my toes.
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