22/01/2021
This morning I did my first full hour of physical yoga in 2021.
I know it’s already like Jan 22 but this year so far has been full of yoga in other ways.
If you follow my other Insta account (why do I have two I have no idea it’s absurd) you know I’ve had an adventure with a new sport this week 🤿
I first tried scuba diving a few years ago in a pool in the suburbs of Paris. I couldn’t get my PADI though because I couldn’t take my mask off underwater.
Fear, anxiety, allowing my emotions to overwhelm me.
So last week I tried again, in a much more inspiring environment I admit. And my darling scuba instructor reminded me about “the crazy lady upstairs,” the one whispering how I couldn’t do it, how I would certainly drown. He told me not to listen to her, instead I could listen to my breath.
I learned (relearned) that you just have to focus on taking long, calm breaths.
Calmness in the breath keeps calmness in the body keeps calmness in the mind.
And then, after practicing these tools for a few days, yesterday I took my mask off 8 meters below the surface.
And now I have my PADI.
And I’m just obsessed with how the tools of yoga apply to like EVERYTHING.
And I can’t wait to practice them with you next week, when I’ll be back on the online schedule 😘😘😘
Ps ... my scuba instructor told me he teaches underwater scuba diving meditation HOW COOL IS THAT
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