Patience
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As a yogi, sometimes I just wanna be able to put my foot behind my head.
Or press into handstand after doing a nice little vinyasa flow.
Or rock scorpion pose. I've been practicing for a couple of years now, so this shouldn't be too much to ask, right?
It's easy to forget how much yoga is like life; we want it to be easy, but it isn't always.
Maybe not even half the time, maybe never.
I have to keep trying. I have to keep working at my flexibility, strength and balance every day.
It is possible to slide backwards if I get lazy.
It's also possible to reach my goals -- eventually-- as long as I can be patient, if I can accept the long journey, if I learn to enjoy the path.
Difficult yoga poses aren't just tricks for impressing people or showing off.
These asanas are a sign of patience -- and the slow, hard work it takes to get somewhere in life.
Can you do any of the crazy poses, like scorpion, handstand, dropbacks into full wheel, or eight-angle? How long did it take you to get there?
