There are always moments in yoga when I have the feeling that my body is not capable of doing certain things, certain asanas. It is good to follow this inner compass, to feel it and to accept the limits of the body. Those who know me know that I preach this again and again. But my experience is always different: sometimes it's my head that sets the limit and thinks »You can't do this, your body isn't capable of it« and sometimes that's true and that's more than okay.
There are always moments in yoga when I have the feeling that my body is not capable of doing certain things, certain asanas. It is good to follow this inner compass, to feel it and to accept the limits of the body. Those who know me know that I preach this again and again. But my experience is always different: sometimes it's my head that sets the limit and thinks "You can't do this, your body isn't capable of it" and sometimes that's true and that's more than okay. But sometimes it's also simply about being brave, letting go, trusting. This is where it becomes clear again how much the body and emotions are connected and can be interdependent. I believe that I have learned more about these boundaries in my body through many different key moments. An important experience for me was working with good teachers who encouraged me to develop my potential more in very different ways. Sometimes through conversations, sometimes through what they said in class or through hands-on adjustments. For a long time, I was against correcting my students too much. But in the end, I realized that this is exactly what can be so helpful. I notice this in my own practice as well as in my students, who deepen their practice through my support and develop their own sincere body awareness. It's about finding the balance between contentment and acceptance and the courage and ambition to interact with the boundaries. I think it's really important to encourage students to stay curious and face their limits in a playful way. For me at least, that helps a lot. As in so many moments, I see yoga here as an analogy to life. Dealing with boundaries in a curious and playful way. The nice thing is that the yoga mat offers a safe framework to try things out before you transfer the exercise into life. It's about recognizing boundaries, finding a balance between overestimating and underestimating yourself and encouraging curiosity and courage.