Thank you for for this, Heather. Your lens speaks to me. It's a long road to recognize and reprogram patriarchal systems and conditioning. I, too, experienced harm in the practice of yoga (it was always male teachers who injured me by "correcting" my form). Turning inward has allowed me to find perspective and leadership within myself, and to practice movement in ways that are only healing.
Heather - I bow in great reverence to the inward journey, to the exploration of human dynamics, and to the effort of understanding what one has been, what one is becoming, and how we stand in relation to it all. How we've come into being in the ways that we have. Call it healing, awakening, movement, searching, contemplation, light gathering, enlightenment, or simply moving through life in ways that are healthier than before.
Whatever name we give it, I bow in great reverence to the work of finding our own paths, our own lenses, and to the ways we support one another along the way. And I bow in great reverence to trusting your own intelligence, your own body, and the ways you come to know your inner self.
What I found most helpful is that you laid out your truth in the way you see it and what you came to see it in relation to - the lens. Mine is the mind in conflict, how can yoga be good and not good, expanded to the body and spirit.
Thank you for for this, Heather. Your lens speaks to me. It's a long road to recognize and reprogram patriarchal systems and conditioning. I, too, experienced harm in the practice of yoga (it was always male teachers who injured me by "correcting" my form). Turning inward has allowed me to find perspective and leadership within myself, and to practice movement in ways that are only healing.
Thank you for sharing Colleen. ✨ Turning inward ✨ yes - practicing with you. Turning inward and trusting what is there.
Heather - I bow in great reverence to the inward journey, to the exploration of human dynamics, and to the effort of understanding what one has been, what one is becoming, and how we stand in relation to it all. How we've come into being in the ways that we have. Call it healing, awakening, movement, searching, contemplation, light gathering, enlightenment, or simply moving through life in ways that are healthier than before.
Whatever name we give it, I bow in great reverence to the work of finding our own paths, our own lenses, and to the ways we support one another along the way. And I bow in great reverence to trusting your own intelligence, your own body, and the ways you come to know your inner self.
What I found most helpful is that you laid out your truth in the way you see it and what you came to see it in relation to - the lens. Mine is the mind in conflict, how can yoga be good and not good, expanded to the body and spirit.
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts Bronce! Deep bows to you and your own inner wisdom and truths. I appreciate your presence here. ✨
Thank you Heather. This piece spoke to me in a way I hadn’t anticipated.
Thank you for letting me know Jane. I appreciate you taking the time to read. I am curious if you are open to sharing what spoke to you most?