Yoga has been teaching me that, before moving forward, sometimes we need to return
The journey begins by slowing down, breathing, and coming back to the body. With humility. With respect. Like an anchor.
For me, Yoga is a path that guides me through everyday life. It has become a lighthouse, illuminating a horizon that is still unknown and, at times, dark—especially during this phase of redefining how I choose to be in the world.
It is in the simplicity of movements synchronized with the breath that I find a subtle sense of balance and begin to release emotions stored within my body. One step at a time, rooted in the present moment.
It is also through this practice that, for a while, I can quiet my highly rational mind—the part of me that constantly searches for reasons, explanations, meaning, concepts, arguments, and structures.
It is a space where I can simply Be.
It is also here that I have come to realise that the humble truth of the body is, for me, an essential anchor.
More and more, I believe that the first step is to help the body feel safe. To care for it with attention, presence, and kindness. With gentleness and respect. This body that so often bears the weight of other people's opinions, external and internal judgement, society's ideals of beauty, and its expectations of what it means to be healthy.
The truth is that the mind often wants to move faster, achieve more, compare itself with others, or surpass someone or something. But the body asks for a different pace. And the body does not lie.
When we calm the fluctuations of the mind and allow ourselves to simply Be, many of the answers we seek can begin to emerge.
I believe it all begins by breathing with presence, creating space to release tension, letting go of what no longer serves us, welcoming what we feel, and, from there, returning to what is essential... to our very essence.
Finding what is truly ours, without masks, without armour, and without strategies.
Practising Yoga does not require complex postures or rigid, limiting, or dogmatic rules.
I believe in the simplicity of everyday actions, in the postures we practise on the mat, in breathing with presence, and in a way of looking at life that returns to simplicity: appreciating the smallest everyday moments, finding beauty in the ordinary, and cultivating an awareness of ourselves, of others, and of the world—grounded in the humility of each step we take.
And that... is Yoga too.
Namaste :)
Daniela