Yoga for Every BODY

We all want to feel loved, open, free and peaceful. We all desire to let go of ideals and expectations of “world” and be simply still. What if you had permission to be anything your heart wanted you to be? What if there was no right or wrong way of doing yoga poses, just simply YOUR way. The way that feels good for your body, mind and spirit. That is yoga to me.

There’s a smorgasbord of yoga labels all around us. Each having its own fancy term or cool yoga gear. It’s a bummer to see yoga magazines or videos with same types of bodies representing yoga. This sends a message to world that yoga is about looking a specific way. Instead of getting lost in confusion, I chose to start really looking at my responsibility in this. Most of my clients share with me that they don’t feel comfortable going to a yoga studio. One, they don’t look like a yogi, two they might not do poses “perfectly”, and finally, they don’t know where to even start. So many labels to choose from, so little time!

Passion Love Action You! Playing with your own divinity, sprit, heart, and spreading it around you. YES! When I share with people that I’m a play activist, most people look perplexed. Totally cool, I get that. What thirty year old says “I LOVE TO PLAY” while doing kart-wheels endlessly? It’s not common, yet it’s getting there. Most of us are looking at our lives and sensing something shifting. Maybe we are noticing that we crave more quiet time, or we are watching kids and feeling urge to just BE without rules or requirements we have set upon ourselves.

What are these rules? Who wrote them and why are we following them really? So, we can’t color outside lines anymore? Run around naked on beach with a shovel to dig in sand? Drool, mess up, speak out, say no, fall down and cry and then have it be over with. EXPRESS and then release. Stick our tongues out when something is boo- boo stinky. Say yes without hesitation or time limits. BE playful.

The relationship we have to playing is very important to remaining true to ourselves. Play is very essence of our spirit. We all want to explore, let loose, and not be “perfect” for at least one moment. What does play mean to you?