Two things to remember:
1. Practice makes perfect.
2. Progress is only made when you try doing something, repeatedly.
I never thought I’d be able to get my chest and chin on the floor simultaneously during puppy pose. Then 2 weeks ago it happened out of the clear blue fuck. At that point in the game I was simply following the instructor, detached from the outcome of nailing the pose. I’m incredibly proud of myself, after years of putting in work to no avail. Shout out to backbend sequences, I’d still have tense shoulders and a stiff neck if not for you. Focusing on opening up my back, which I ignored prior, changed my life.
This is what makes yoga an enriching experience. It humbles you by showing the limitations of your body, but asks you to keep showing up and doing the same movements repeatedly, rewarding you by surpassing those restrictions in due time. Don’t skip the move. Do it, fail, do it again. That’s the only way to expand your range of motion, eventually perfecting the pose. Baby steps, failure, patience, resilience, the recipe for mastering anything. Via: HelloBlackChild
