04/11/2025
A New Chapter of Practice
I started practicing Ashtanga in 2007, and my first trip to Mysore was in 2011. My first teacher there was Sheshadri — he didn’t speak much English, and when I asked him how I should practice some of the yoga kriyas, he simply said: “Look at the mirror.”
At the time, I didn’t really understand what he meant..
maybe the most profound teaching — a metaphor for self-reflection. :))
And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing for years through yoga and other awareness practices — doing my best, looking honestly within.
This time in Mysore feels very different. I’m in a moment of deep transition — slowing down, listening, and honoring my body’s wisdom.
My practice now looks softer, more intuitive: one class a day, and a morning self-practice fully adapted to my hormonal cycle, my age, and my real needs.
In the next posts and reels, I’ll share more about this transformation — the tools, supplements, and practices that support me through perimenopause.
This is a powerful and important phase in every woman’s life — not something to hide or fear, but to embrace with awareness and pride.
Traditional yoga systems like Ashtanga, but also a more adaptable VKM, were created by men, and now it’s time for us to adapt them to our cycles, our energy, and our evolution.
let’s share here how is your journey over teh time, over teh years what did you realise as a woman..ashtangi, yogi? let’s share let support each other lets talk about or cyclic ifes and this important years of transformation
