Don’t Call It a Comeback (Please!)
Be tender
Welcome Back!
A moment of honesty… I set the intention this year to make this newsletter weekly and obviously that didn’t go as planned. I was placing a lot of expectations on myself, feeling burnt out, and something had to give (still feel that way sometimes!) So I needed to take something off my plate and for a bit it was my sweet, beloved little substack. There are plenty of women who can do it all and balance all of the plates, don’t know how they do it! There’s a lot of toxic positivity in the yoga/wellness world that says just manifest and believe and that’s not me. BUT WE ARE BACK, BABIES!
But Mara, I came here for yoga tips! We’re getting there, dear readership. It was ultimately an act of tenderness to pause the newsletter. It was an act of giving up on the pressure to churn, create, and produce. This led me to think of the tenderness I show myself on the mat. I thought of the moments when I use to cusp my face and guide my head back to place after a neck release, when I guide my knees together after baddha konasana to avoid straining soft and stretched parts, when I allow the ground to support me, when I set up a restorative pose with every pillow and blanket and prop I have. If you’ve never taken a class with me, I usually end class by cuing everyone to roll to one side after savasana. Then I say some variation of, “take a moment to thank your body for showing up for you today and every day”.
My invitation is to let something go, to do something sweet for yourself, to thank your body. Make a thousand excuses and tell yourself they’re all valid. Sometimes you’re the one who needs to take care of you because you know how.
Take a Class With Me
I’m teaching with #21DaysofYoga again! My offerings are 5:30 PM 5/3 and 5/11. Drop in classes are $10. Sign up here! And other cool things are happening soon.
A Note on India
It would be irresponsible to not mention the crisis India is facing regarding Covid-19. If you’ve taken a yoga class, drank a chai tea, or enjoyed any music influenced by Indian culture (i.e. The Beatles) you have benefitted from the colonization of India. It would be irresponsible of me as someone who teaches yoga to not acknowledge this issue. If you haven’t donated yet, please find somewhere to do so! (based on my research here and here are good places)
Hope to be back to you recharged and with a more regular cadence! Sending love through the internet and the ethers!