When you’re stressed with work, family, or social obligations, what’s the first thing you let slip from your to-do list? Many people bump their yoga class to make time for duties that seem more time-sensitive. After all, you can always unroll your mat later, when your hectic schedule opens up, right? The problem is later doesn’t come around that often, this leaves us feeling stressed and burnt out.
The key to transforming your relationship to stress is to stop letting it overwhelm you. That’s where yoga and other mind-body approaches come in. Yoga teaches you to tune in to what your body is telling you and to act accordingly. With yoga practice, this awareness will spread into all aspects of your life. As you learn to separate the urge to act from the reaction, things may not rattle you as much as they once did. You will also learn to detect stressors what Buddhists call the spark before the flame and pause long enough to think “Well, maybe I don’t need to react”
This week take time for your yoga practice especially if it feels like you don’t have time. You will then notice how much more you can accomplish when you’re calm. Slow down, take a deep breath, and realise that it’s enough to just be present.
See you on the mat E X
