I believe the root of yoga is the time and process dedicated to being true to myself, understanding my inner self, and checking in on my state of mind.
I think my first experience with yoga was around 2012. I happened to come across hot yoga, and I was immediately captivated by the structure of the class: 90 minutes of intense poses (or at least it felt that way to me) in an unusually hot and humid room. Outside of that class, I was constantly dealing with unexpected situations and problems, always on guard. But during those yoga sessions, I could focus solely on myself. The quality of those 90 minutes depended entirely on how fully I could let go of my thoughts. As long as I was on the yoga mat, I only needed to think about myself. If those 90 minutes felt unbearably hot, suffocating, and exhausting, it was because of my own thoughts.. Isn't it interesting? It’s not the environment that makes things difficult for me, but rather my own tendency to blame the environment and make things difficult for myself. I realized that while I can’t change my surroundings, I can change my mindset, and that shift in perspective changes how I experience the environment.
Yogis, What do you think?
namasei🙏