04/03/2026
THIS is why I tell my birth & postpartum clients to do yoga. It's value is so much more than the stretch...
I spotted this on a yoga page yesterday, and it really spoke to me!
I spent a long time (years probably) telling myself that I would never teach/share yoga because "I just wasn't good enough at yoga myself!" And by good enough what I meant was, I'm not very flexible!!
I think if everyone who teaches yoga had a pound for every time someone tells them "I'm not flexible enough to do yoga," we'd all retire tomorrow on the fortune we'd made!
So why do we hold ourselves accountable to this ridiculous standard?
Over the last few years, I've become much more at peace with how my body moves and how 'flexible' I am. I'd argue that, for some people, extreme flexibility doesn't necessarily come without other health issues and certainly isn't the key to lessening anxiety and stress. (I could, of course, be wrong, and perhaps I'm just unenlightened as well as inflexible! 😉)
Instead, I prefer to see my yoga practice and the classes I share as an ongoing process, not only towards keeping my body mobile and spacious, but as a way to find some peace and stillness in a busy world.
Of course, consistency in practice may allow us to see some 'progress' in the way our bodies move but personally I've realised I'd prefer to see progress in how I manage stress and how well regulated my nervous system is, because these tools allow us to manage difficult situations even if/when the body says no, due to illness or injury.
Anyway, just my yoga thoughts for the day. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this and what benefits you see from your yoga practice.
As another post I saw said, "yoga isn't about touching your toes, it's about what we learn on the way down."
