{"id":7191,"date":"2016-01-28T00:02:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T05:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/?p=7191"},"modified":"2016-10-08T14:07:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T18:07:21","slug":"stop-comparing-yourself-in-yoga-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/stop-comparing-yourself-in-yoga-class\/","title":{"rendered":"#4 This is Not Really About The Yoga Selfie&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/244518936&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alright. So, how do you feel about this yogi selfie situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It seems to be a pretty big topic these days. Truth is, a bunch of people have written about it, so this isn\u2019t anything new.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, it\u2019s pretty old news.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, it seems a new post goes viral every few months. There are some pretty heavy opinions out there about yoga selfies.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What\u2019s my opinion? I don\u2019t care.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #f01f61;\"><em>Selfie away my friend. Selfie away.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I think it\u2019s just like anything. If you\u2019re a web designer, if you\u2019re a cook, if you\u2019re a hair stylist, or if you make and sell jewelry, then you\u2019re going to want to take a picture of it and show it off.<\/p>\n<p><em>I don\u2019t think taking pictures of yoga postures is any different.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And just like if you\u2019re a cook or hair stylist, you\u2019re probably going to edit, filter, clean it up, and make it as perfect as you can before posting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In fact, I love the yoga selfie.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/monthly-yoga-instagram-challanges\/\" target=\"_blank\">I love it so much that I run yoga challenges monthly on Instagram<\/a>. I think it\u2019s a fun way to build community and connection. And, you get the chance to win something awesome just for participating.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #f01f61;\"><em>But, This post isn\u2019t really about <span style=\"color: #f01f61;\">the<\/span> yoga selfie.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Today, I&#8217;m talking about how to to stop comparing yourself to the selfie &amp; in the studio.<\/p>\n<p>You have no idea how many times I hear someone tell me they won\u2019t practice yoga or go to a yoga studio because they just don\u2019t feel like they\u2019re flexible enough, or they don\u2019t feel like they\u2019re in shape.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If I had a penny for every time I heard that &#8211; I\u2019d be a rich yogini!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #f01f61;\"><strong>A yoga posture itself isn\u2019t the true definition of yoga.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s just an expression. It\u2019s just a shape. We practice postures to develop the tools that we can take off the mat to lead a more peaceful, compassionate, and joyful life.<\/p>\n<p>I always say that your yoga practice <em>on the mat<\/em> is a reflection <em>off the mat<\/em>. But, I was thinking today that might be confusing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A perfect yoga posture is not a reflection of a perfect life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just because you\u2019re good at postures doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re good at yoga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s what I mean\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yogini 1:<\/strong> Let\u2019s say you\u2019re a yogini that falls over and wobbles in every balancing posture. You can barely touch your toes. When you twist to the right, you feel like the tin man. But, you show up to the mat every day no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>In the beginning, you dread the mat because you feel so tight and stiff. Meanwhile, everyone around you is floating around gracefully moving from leg behind the head into a handstand.<\/p>\n<p><em>You\u2019re just trying to get into a frickin lotus position!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Over time, you notice that you stop caring how advanced people are in their practices. You still can barely twist or touch your toes, but you begin to breathe easier. You start to notice feelings and sensations in your body that are helping you open up. You\u2019re gaining more of an understanding of where you\u2019re holding stress. You learn to let go in your body and release the tightness.<\/p>\n<p>More time passes, and you start to notice that you\u2019re more peaceful in your daily life. You\u2019re developing the skills of patience, discipline, and acceptance. You\u2019re comparing yourself to others less. Your friendships and relationships are improving. You still have a lot of work to do, but you\u2019re finding that you enjoy the process more and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yogini 2:<\/strong> Then, you have the beautiful graceful yogini that shows up twice a month to the mat. She is super flexible and strong. She can hold every balancing posture. Not only can she do that, but she can lift her leg straight up to hug her ear and point her toes to the sky while she\u2019s smiling!<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s good at postures, but she has no discipline and accountability. In her life, she can\u2019t keep her calendar straight. She\u2019s late to meetings. Her desk is a mess. She has friends, but they can\u2019t really count on her. Her health is so inconsistent because she can\u2019t seem to get to sleep at a normal time, and she\u2019s always running around from one place to another.<\/p>\n<p>She knows she has so much potential, but she never follows through. She\u2019s constantly starting projects and not finishing them. Her life lacks consistency and inner peace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t get me wrong,&nbsp;<em>yogini 2<\/em> isn\u2019t a bad yogini. There\u2019s no such thing.<\/strong> Yogini #2 has the best of intentions to show up. She knows it\u2019s good for her, and she\u2019s striving to become consistent with yoga so she can be a better person and enjoy life.<\/p>\n<p><em>She&#8217;s just taking a little longer, but she&#8217;ll get there.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7249 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/marichyasana-D.jpg\" alt=\"marichyasana D\" width=\"600\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/marichyasana-D.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/marichyasana-D-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Why is this important?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Well a few reasons. I want you to know, or at least remind you, that yoga isn\u2019t about postures, it\u2019s about what happens internally when we practice. I would love to say that just knowing this could take the pressure off of the comparing game, but some habits die hard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re stuck in the comparing game, it&#8217;s time to break it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s effecting everything in your life, and holding you back from moving forward in other areas. You&#8217;re probably avoiding amazing opportunities because you don&#8217;t want to deal with failure or you don&#8217;t feel good enough. <em>Stop it!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>You have an amazing gift to share with the world, so let&#8217;s tackle this right now&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Here are some tactics to help you stop comparing yourself and move forward:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1. Approach everything with a beginners mind:<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Have you heard the saying, &#8220;Don\u2019t compare your beginning to someone else\u2019s middle?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>It sounds good, but I don\u2019t agree with it. You can\u2019t compare yourself <em>at all.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the thing, we all have different time frames for accomplishing something. It might take me 10 months to do a yoga posture, and maybe you can do it in three days. If you start putting limits on it, then you\u2019re setting yourself up for failure.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re making it about the destination, and it <em>needs<\/em> to be about the journey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This goes for everything &#8211; <\/strong>losing weight, starting a business, or learning&nbsp;a new skill. We\u2019re all on different paths. We all have different strengths, weaknesses, skills, and capabilities. We all work differently, and we\u2019re all going to be different.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you\u2019re saying there\u2019s a beginning and middle, then there must be an end. My philosophy is that we\u2019re always at the beginning. Everything should be approached with a beginners mind. There\u2019s always more to learn. There\u2019s always room for improvement.<\/p>\n<p>When you can let go of the beginning, middle, and end &#8211; then you can let go of the chase, and just be in the moment.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>2. You don\u2019t want to be the most successful person in the room:<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>This was a very important lesson I learned when I became obsessed with entrepreneurship. I was trying to do everything on my own, and getting frustrated, depressed, and felt alone.<\/p>\n<p>When I started listening to eventual millionaire and learning from other entrepreneurs, almost everyone said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You need to ask for help. Get over yourself. Join communities, find a support group, and learn from the successful people around you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>This is&nbsp;the same for yoga.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You want to surround yourself with people who inspire you. Consider yourself blessed if you\u2019re around a bunch of yogis who are not only good at postures, but also dedicated to their practice. These people are committed to showing up even when they feel resistance. These people never give up. They are okay with falling, and they pick themselves up.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the physical practice, we all have something we can learn from another person &#8211; even the person you\u2019re comparing yourself too. The practice is living and breathing, and must be looked at as a flux and flow &#8211; not just focused on one posture.<\/p>\n<p>In my personal practice &#8211; I am strong. I can hold handstands, float in jump backs and jump throughs. I can hold my whole body up on my hands&nbsp;for a steady 10 breaths with no problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ve had to really work at my flexibility.<\/strong> On the days where I don\u2019t get much sleep, or I have stress. I find myself having a really hard time with twisty postures.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, I\u2019ve seen students that are super flexible, but have no control of their bodies. They can do all of the leg behind the head stuff, but holding a low plank is impossible for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyone has something they&#8217;re working hard on, and everyone has their thing that comes naturally.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next time you see a yogini you\u2019re comparing yourself too, think about your natural skills and strengths because I am sure there\u2019s a little something they wish they could learn from you.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Covey said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dependent people need others to get what they want. Independent people can get what they want through their own effort. Interdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Think about that! If you can combine your own practice while learning from someone else\u2019s&nbsp;practice&nbsp;and experience,&nbsp;then you will achieve your greatest success.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s normal to want to master a posture. Wanting to do postures and working towards them has its benefits.<\/strong> <strong>If you want to do an arm balance or headstand, then that\u2019s fine!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>There\u2019s nothing wrong with desires.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>It\u2019s the clinging, craving and attachment that you need to work on. Can you have desires without being attached to the outcome. That\u2019s what you\u2019re going for.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re doing yoga to get better at postures, and have the impression that if you\u2019ll get your leg behind your head then you\u2019ll be a better yogini and happier life, then you have the wrong idea about yoga.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s your homework:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Have you found yourself comparing yourself to others? 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