בעברית למטה:) So like most people I wanted to practice Yoga, to get more fit, more flexible, maybe even stronger... I didn't realize that the 'side effects' will be getting me more grounded, centered and stretched way above and beyond what I thought I can do. There is a stage before "Yoga". This stage is the reason Yoga was even created... It is the stage when one says " I can't continue this way anymore, things must be changed... I have suffered enough". This is our big WHY before we do anything in life... we must have OUR OWN WHY to go back to, every time we get discouraged, every time we sweat, feel discomfort, work so hard toward something right before we get to enjoy the fruits of our effort... Our 'Why' helps us understand where/what we want to be by practicing Yoga all thrive to experience this ongoing ease and peacefulness regardless of the external life events... Yoga was created as the path from the constant suffering to continues ease. It is so much more than a series of beautiful graceful postures (that usuly come after much struggle), Yoga is the connection between body and mind thru prana (life force, breathing), the ability to turn off the outside "noises", it's concentration, meditation and so much more... when we practice we do it with our eyes open, we don't turn off our senses, we don't shy away from the challenges life throws on us we move thru them, with our eyes and heart open. Next time when I run into a challenge, I will remember my 'Why', imagine my desire stage, will breathe thru it and go with the flow...I hope you will choose to do the same. Namaste:) #y2yoga #yogawisdom #livepurposefullytoday