Everybody Falls In Yoga

"Daring is saying, 'I know I will eventually fail and I'm still all in.'" - Brené Brown

Everybody falls in yoga. Truly. I have never in my life met a single yoga practitioner who has never fallen out of a shape. So please believe me when I say that no one cares if you fall out of a pose but everyone cares that you try to come back in!

The trick with falling out is letting the stumble serve a purpose rather than feeding into a sense of shame or unworthiness - allowing your mistakes (on and off the mat) to become a launching pad for learning and growth. If we never tasted failure we would have no barometer for success and if everything always went perfectly we would never have the chance to grow.

What a mundane life it would be if there were no bumps in the road.

Our mistakes make our triumphs so much more special and meaningful because they come from a place of bravery - of being tenacious enough to pick ourselves back up and being daring enough to try again with the new knowledge we have gained from the slip.

So I hope every once in a while you fall out so that you have the chance to cultivate the courage to rise again. Love you.