Yoga for beginners

As I continue my own personal journey into a more beautiful life through transforming old patterns into life giving skills, I am sometimes confronted by uncomfortable feelings. One of those days is today. Twice, I came up against feelings of anxiety, stress and fear. I won't go into the settings, but what I experienced gave me the opportunity to work on myself.

In the first setting, I was faced with feelings of awe, inspiration, maybe even an element of being star struck. These can also sometimes be known as intimidation, anxiety around self worth and a lack of self esteem or inner confidence. This is so common in today's world of facade where image is everything but thankfully I was armed with a remedy that I could use immediately.

I am enough

This is basic Yoga for beginners. It's the founding principle at Wandsworth Power Yoga. Each of us comes to class completely perfect in our imperfections. We are enough for right here and right now. The skills and experience we already have, have allowed us the fortune to get to a class where we can challenge ourselves and work towards a healthier and happier self. I am no different to my newest and least experienced student. I am enough to teach you and you are enough to learn. And reminding myself of this while chatting with this lovely man was enough to calm my nerves and allow me to give more of myself, safe in the knowlege that I have enough to give.

The second incident happened immediately afterwards and I was faced with resentment and anger towards someone. The situation was not as I expected, my expectations were not met and the meeting was terse and communication forced. Throughout the meeting, feelings of anxiety and fear surfaced that I would have to tell this person exactly why i did not want to do business with them. On leaving the meeting, I said I would think about continuing the relationship and began to let go of the emotions I had suppressed. The tool I used when I got out? Well, I admit, I wanted to reach for a big bar of chocolate or an even more satisfying big bag of chips but I didn't. I felt what I was feeling instead. I focused on the lump in my chest and waited for it to pass.

Feel your body

I recognised that my body was telling me the truth. That I felt uncomfortable and was not best served by continuing at this time. A cup of camomile tea later, I am pleased that I can trust my own body to protect me. Many times in the past, my heart has guided me away from a transforming process because it believed the pain of changing would be too much. Every thing in it's own time. This time, my intuition has told me to wait a little longer, this person wasn't the right person to pursure this with and the universe will provide another option in good time.

Don't force it

Dont force it. And that's the last pice of advice for anyone taking up Yoga for beginners. If you can listen to your body, look for the edge where change can happen, but don't force it. If ego or ignorance has a part to play, we can actually injure ourselves so listen to how you feel, don't be in a rush to push through limits and have a gentle compassion that it will come in its own good time.

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