I can’t really tie this process to my life in a nice clean way, in a sense that others can in terms of learning a sport or mastering a particular skill. When it comes to this process, one of the first things that came to my mind was when I was first getting into yoga. I’ve always known that it was something that people believed was good for you, but I could not get over feeling foolish whenever I would start to practice. I always felt that people would see and judge me and think I was a doof for doing something like that or I was afraid people would make fun of me for not being able to do every pose in perfect form. At first it was watching and listening to videos on the beginning aspects of yoga, which I could do in the privacy of my home or my room, in an environment where I am comfortable. Yet my mom soon signed us both up to do yoga once or twice a week together, nothing crazy or difficult, but it meant going to a course with an instructor and other people. That terrified me, but I knew that if I wanted to get better I would have to start going to classes. Through taking my practice more seriously, I found myself caring less and less about what other people thought about yoga in general or my personal progress in terms of what I can do and what I can’t. I began to see that the practice of yoga is not for other people, it is a growth of self. It is a practice that is a constant recursive process, taking a step back to keep growing.
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