Before I took up yoga seriously seven years ago, I thought it was something that only ultra slim, flexible people could do. I never imagined that someone like me – a fit and healthy size 12 woman with big breasts, short arms and limited flexibility – could become someone who practises yoga regularly. If you’d told me when I was a teenager that I would one day train to become a yogi (or yoga instructor) and end up teaching others, I’d never have believed you.
And yet here I am.
Things started getting so much better for me once I began to focus on my mula bandha – helping it grow stronger. These days I only get up once or twice a night to wee – a huge improvement. I feel so much better in myself too.
It upsets me that many people still feel yoga is only for a certain type of person with a certain type of body. There’s this sutra [Indian saying] that I absolutely live by: “A pose isn’t supposed to look like anything, a pose is only perfect when you’re doing the very best you can.”
It’s not an exaggeration to say that yoga has changed my life. I’m calmer, I sleep better, I’m more present and find it easier to unwind. I’m a more engaged mum too now I’m sleeping better.
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