{"id":6043,"date":"2015-08-03T22:57:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T02:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/?p=6043"},"modified":"2016-10-20T23:31:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T03:31:23","slug":"resistance-in-ashtanga-yoga-practice-try-these-two-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/resistance-in-ashtanga-yoga-practice-try-these-two-things\/","title":{"rendered":"If You&#8217;re Feeling Resistance In Your Yoga Practice, Try These Two Things&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One of the hardest things about being an at home yoga practitioner is being completely <strong>-&gt; 100% &lt;-<\/strong> <em>accountable<\/em> for <em>your<\/em> practice. <\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I\u2019m guilty of it too. <\/strong>I&#8217;ve been known to<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>skip postures, be lazy in my practice, or just stop early.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>It\u2019s so lame<\/em>. If I\u2019m in a yoga studio doing my practice there is <strong><em>no way<\/em><\/strong> my teacher would let me get away with that. If I\u2019m not feeling pain or on a strict time schedule, there\u2019s <strong><em>no reason<\/em><\/strong> I should be <em>so lazy<\/em> in my practice. <\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>I know I\u2019d call my students out on it too!&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The point is to observe and work through the resistance.<\/strong> If we ignore it and let it control us, then think of all of the other areas that we hold ourselves back in life?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>This is why we practice, right?<\/em><\/strong> If anything, our practice is the first place we need to make the change. When we realize it, and break the habit, we can start to make improvements&nbsp;off of the mat. &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>So, the question is<\/strong>\u2026 how do we get through this resistance? How do we not let it control us?<\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><div class=\"TT_wrapper\"><div class=\"TT_text\"><a class=\"TT_tweet_link\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=If%20you%E2%80%99re%20feeling%20resistance%20in%20your%20yoga%20practice%2C%20try%20these%20two%20things..%20https%3A%2F%2Ftheyogimovement.com%2F%3Fp%3D6043%20via%20%40theyogimovement\" target=\"_blank\">If you&#8217;re feeling resistance in your yoga practice, try these two things..<\/a><\/div><div class=\"TT_footer\"><div class=\"TT_byline\">Powered By the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/tweet-this\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet This<\/a><\/em> Plugin<\/div><div class=\"TT_tweet_link_wrapper\"><a class=\"TT_tweet_link\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=If%20you%E2%80%99re%20feeling%20resistance%20in%20your%20yoga%20practice%2C%20try%20these%20two%20things..%20https%3A%2F%2Ftheyogimovement.com%2F%3Fp%3D6043%20via%20%40theyogimovement\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/tweetthis\/assets\/images\/twitter-icons\/bird3.png\" alt=\"\" \/>Tweet This<\/a><\/div><div style=\"clear: both; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There\u2019s two things you can do to get you through these uncomfortable moments in your practice. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s been working for me.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SWb4enmiFl0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. It\u2019s only 5 breaths:&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When I feel the resistance coming on, I remind myself that <strong><em>it\u2019s only 5 breaths<\/em><\/strong>. We just have to hold each posture for a steady 5 breaths. Then we move onto the next. <\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Once I tell myself that, the posture&nbsp;seems less intimidating. Then, it&#8217;s done and I ask myself &#8220;W<em>hy were those five breaths so scary??&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>You can do five breaths. I know you can.&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. If I did it before, I can do it now:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is something I constantly remind myself in Surya Namaskara. I was taught to start with a total of 10 Sun Salutations. I know that some teachers do different combinations, and that\u2019s totally cool. <\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I\u2019m a big believer in teaching and practicing how I was taught, so I do ten<em>.<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sometimes I just want to do 8 though, and I have to remind myself that I did 10 Sun Salutations <em>every single day <strong>for years<\/strong><\/em>. <em>What good reason do I have to cut it back? <\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>If I\u2019m not injured&nbsp;or exhausted, doing less would just be lazy.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">PIN IT&nbsp;\u21d3<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Two-Ways-To-Get-Through-Resistance-In-Your.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6047\" src=\"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Two-Ways-To-Get-Through-Resistance-In-Your.png\" alt=\"If your feeling resistance in your yoga practice, try these two things from monica dawn stone at the yogi movement\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Two-Ways-To-Get-Through-Resistance-In-Your.png 600w, https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Two-Ways-To-Get-Through-Resistance-In-Your-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Two-Ways-To-Get-Through-Resistance-In-Your-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So what do you think? Think you can do this with me?&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If I can, you can too! You totally got this!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So, what\u2019s your trick? Tell me in the comments!<\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To Open Hearts &amp; Happy Thoughts,<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/love-monica.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-6029 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/love-monica.png\" alt=\"love monica\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the hardest things about being an at home yoga practitioner is being completely -&gt; 100% &lt;- accountable for your practice. &nbsp; I\u2019m guilty of it too. I&#8217;ve been known to&nbsp;skip postures, be lazy in my practice, or just stop early. &nbsp; It\u2019s so lame. If I\u2019m in a yoga studio doing my practice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[288],"tags":[272,264],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>If You&#039;re Feeling Resistance In Your Yoga Practice, Try These Two Things<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have you ever felt so much resistance in your yoga practice that you avoided postures, or skipped practice all together? 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