I watched my grandmother for years without knowing I was being taught.

The body absorbs what the mind hasn't named yet, it stores it quietly, for decades.

What did you absorb before you had words for it?

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I was vegan for ten years because I believed it. Then one day I noticed I was using it as armor.

The ethics were real. The performance around them wasn't.

When does a value become a performance of that value?

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After a long practice, I make tortilla española. Potatoes and eggs. That's the whole ritual.

The practice is smaller now, more honest. That feels right.

What does practice look like when it stops performing?

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I didn't know how to truly rest until I ran twenty-one kilometers.

My body always had something to protect. The race was the first time it didn't.

Has effort ever opened something that rest alone couldn't reach?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/running-a-half-marathon-changed-my-savasana-f8286317d16c

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I hid a cheese sandwich from another yoga teacher. She didn't notice. I did.

That reflex told me something I hadn't wanted to see.

When did the rules arrive, dressed as your values?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/why-i-stopped-trying-to-be-a-good-yogi-0802a37b88a9

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The hard kilometers make savasana real. And savasana makes the hard kilometers worth it.

Effort and ease aren't opposites, they're partners in a long and patient conversation.

When has effort made space for deeper rest?

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After a long practice, I make tortilla española. Potatoes and eggs. That's the whole ritual.

The practice is smaller now, more honest. That feels right.

What does practice look like when it stops performing?

#yoga #selfcare #yogajourney
#yogalife #slowliving #mindfulliving
#embodiedpractice #authenticpractice #spirituality