Yoga culture has rules nobody ever wrote down. I followed them for years before realizing I hadn't chosen them.

They feel like values. They accumulate like obligations.

Which unwritten rules have you quietly agreed to follow?

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I spent years collecting spiritual credentials like badges

We compared teachers like restaurants, wore mala beads as badges. But I was still the same person, just competitive in a different way

Ever caught yourself collecting experiences instead of practicing?

Read the full story

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/why-i-no-longer-chase-enlightenment-e858ce8048eb

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#spiritualgrowth #mindfulness #yogapractice
#authenticspirituality #innerwork #selfdiscovery

I spent years collecting spiritual credentials like badges

We compared teachers like restaurants, wore mala beads as badges. But I was still the same person, just competitive in a different way

Ever caught yourself collecting experiences instead of practicing?

Read the full story

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/why-i-no-longer-chase-enlightenment-e858ce8048eb

#spirituality #yoga
#spiritualgrowth #mindfulness #yogapractice
#authenticspirituality #innerwork #selfdiscovery