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Fall into place.... Yin yoga tonight @bolderbarre 5:45pm .. . . . . #yinyang #yinyoga #practice #inspired #yinspired #practice #breathe #bolderbarre #teekigirls #bepresent #selfawareness #beyou

[sassyyogi]

negativity and hate stem from the fear of love to oneself and others.

harsh judgment towards others comes from the inability to recognise that life is not a competition about who's better off in life, but rather, a competition to better your *own* self. 

[sassyyogi]

I feel compelled to share this with you guys today because it resonates so deeply with me. We are strong, we just don't realise it.

[sassyyogi]

"You're worth it."

I wish I can tell myself that every single time my level of self-worth and self-esteem reaches an all time low.

Old habits die hard. All my life not a lot of people have shown a lot of love and concern to me, and at one point I just thought I am simply not worth loving, I am a terrible person, and that something must be wrong with me such that the whole world takes me for granted.

So when there are moments when I feel loved, I feel as if I am undeserving of it.

Skyped my mom last night and she's just so nice about everything. She tries to give me as much material comfort as possible, and at the same time she showers me with love, care and concern. My dad is a man of few words, but I know he feels that way too. Which is why I always feel so torn apart after skyping the family because I feel as if I am undeserving of their love. 

But I am worth it. And last night that fact slipped my mind. 

We are all worth being loved, and we are all capable for loving back a thousand or a million times more. We are worth it, and it is time that we let ourselves feel loved. 

We need to remove people who are toxic in our lives. People who make us feel bad about ourselves, people who make us question ourselves. We deserve to be with people who love us, and we deserve to feel loved. 

I used to constantly wonder why people could treat others in such a terrible manner, but eventually I realised that it's time to let go. Let go of these people, stop questioning why they are being like this, and just focus on yourself and the people whom you love and who love you back. 

Happy Sunday everyone. Have a good break, and tomorrow it's a brand new week to hit the gym (or the yoga studio) hard. Do it for yourself, for your body, and do it because you're worth it.

Namaste. xx

[sassyyogi]

Living in the moment

Sometimes people ask me why I practice yoga so religiously. Thinking back, I have been practicing yoga on a almost daily basis for the past few months. It seems surreal to say that I have found passion in practicing yoga. 

Life hasn't been too kind to me for the past few months, and I am thankful that yoga has been around to keep me sane, keep me positive, and keep me grounded. All problems peel away whenever I step into the yoga studio, and at least for that next 60 minutes, it's just me and my yoga mat. And it's amazing how it affects my day in such a positive manner after that.

Looking at the present, I am serious about taking my yoga practice to the next level. And I am amazed that sheer passion could bring me thus far. I was the stiffest person ever, but yoga has given me the kind of flexibility I have never dreamed of. 

I have recently started incorporating gym and pilates into my yoga routine and I hope that this will serve my practice even better. I have been dreaming of doing more complicated inversions and this cannot be possible without a stronger upper body. I'm sure with passion and determination, I am going to see a marked improvement in myself and my body.

I am thankful for yoga, and I am thankful to feel myself moving deeper and deeper into my yoga practice. 

Namaste. xx