Introspective

For many, yoga practice might be the only time they focus on themselves. A check-in that can help you better understand yourself, or at least iron out the kinks so you can carry on with your life with a little more smoothness.

It's a practice that forces us to dip into a play state with our own bodies - not that kind. There's no equipment, and nothing to blame or shift focus to. No bike, skateboard, gymnasium, just the limitations of our own bodies. But over time, it tricks us into being more and more introspective.

We're not trying to disappear up our own arse here, figuratively or literally - though some advanced poses might give the impression that that's the physical goal. But a certain level of self enquiry, of self exploration in what's possible with our bodies, lulls us into a state where we become more aware of where tension actually lays. Noticing where the resistance actually is, and whether or not we can slowly start to shift it. As I keep saying, it's all about space and comfort. Creating it, finding it, and holding onto it so that we can experience it in all our day to day movements.