Thinking Out Loud

I have a newfound appreciation and understanding for the word resistance. In yoga, we spend a lot of time stretching because as we increase flexibility and mobility, we eliminate resistance, and resistance, not lack of strength, is actually what makes most poses so difficult. Before becoming a serious student of yoga, I thought my inability to perform certain poses was due to a lack of strength. But as I’ve grown in my practice, I’ve witnessed firsthand the benefits of eliminating resistance. Through increased flexibility, I've been able to achieve poses I never before thought possible. In fact, the more I've eliminated resistance, the less strength I require. Resistance doesn't just prevent us from mastering exceedingly difficult yoga poses, it can also hold us back from pursuing our dreams. Negative thoughts, disbelief, doubts, naysayers, critics, and discouragement are just a few of the many faces of resistance. Like mastering difficult yoga poses, if we hope to "...

No this post isn't going to be about yoga, even though I have a not-so-secret obsession with it. This post has to do with being willing to bend. Have you ever met someone who is rigid in their opinions? They are always right, and they have a hard time considering any one elses's viewpoint. Rigid, inflexible people aren't that fun to be around. Being inflexible isn't healthy. Just think about it: We are born bendy. :) Babies are so flexible. Think of how much better you can take a fall if you aren't brittle? Learning to walk could be downright dangerous if you weren't a bendy baby. Old people that are stiff fall and break their hip! Perhaps there is a lesson in that. . . you were born bendy and when you die you are stiff. I believe that one of the secrets to a long and--if not long--at least happy life is to remain flexible. Realize that there is no "ONE" right way. There are many ways. ALLOW others to walk their way so long as it doesn't ha...