Exploring Acceptance

The time I'm spending on my mat is giving me much needed mental relief. More than anything, I find I am accepting my body and my mental state in a way I couldn't before I returned to yoga. With the help of gentle, guiding instructors, I feel a sense of calm that has come over me. It's difficult to face your reality when you give up drugs or alcohol. People often wake up to a nightmare of destruction: social life, work life, finances. But, on your mat, you can be free to accept the very place you are at, right there in that moment. With all the angst, regret, and the memory of how you may have failed, you can still step onto that mat and know you are a being that belongs to the multicolored tapestry of humanity. Do you feel unlovable? Unloved? You are not. Take a breath, deep into your lungs. Turn inward and remind yourself that this moment is your life. Love it and forgive yourself.