You Are a Real Yogi

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Yoga isn't always pretty. When I get out of class, I certainly don't look like a model from a Jasper Johal photo.

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The real experience of yoga isn't always easy, fun, or effortless. Real yoga takes work, years of it; real yoga is an endless journey.

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Just because you didn't do 108 sun salutations today, or put your foot behind your head, doesn't mean you're not a real yogi. You are a real yogi, and a beautiful one at that.

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Yoga is a willingness to be vulnerable in your own body, around others, within the guidance of a teacher whose wisdom is valuable.

Yoga is a letting go.

You are a yogi, and you are beautiful.