β οΈMy first ever king pigeon pose!β οΈ . I've been trying this pose for ages, and it used to frustrate me watching other people who have been doing yoga for less than 2 years achieve this pose, and yet here I was, 6 years in and it still wasn't within reach (literally)! . So I made a conscious decision earlier this year to work more on backbend, not simply because I want to "achieve" a pose, but mainly because it requires deep opening in the heart region and that vulnerability I always experience in the process has always made me uncomfortable. So I set aside the pose, and started spending time exploring backbends. This may sound like bullshit to non-yogis but hopefully other yoga practitioners would understand and relate - being true with your backbends (i.e. practicing without compression in the spine) means coming face-to-face with being honest in the way you're living your life. Heart openers are so full and exhilarating that you have nowhere to hide. To me, it meant living a honest life the way I want to live (in the yoga sutra they call this 'satya'). It was a process, and still is, but I've made a lot of changes in my life once this realisation felt too much to ignore. Turning it into action has clearly opened up a lot of blockages. . If you think yoga is about the physical poses, you've unfortunately haven't been able to yet fully appreciate its true beauty. But not to worry, keep practicing and the layers would slowly emerge. And as you start peeling them open, you'll see more and more of your true self in the core of it all. Yoga is living. . . . . . #ekapadarajakapotasana #kingpigeonpose #yogabreakthrough #dontquityoursplits #fabfaveposes #bodyyogalove #lovethruyourheart #practiceandalliscoming #igyogachallenge #yogachallenge #heartopener #backbend #yogabackbend #pigeonposevariation #oneleggedkingpigeon #pigeonpose #yogaeveryblessedday #yogalife #yogagirl #gratefulyogi #loveandalliscoming #practiceyogachangeyourworld #yogajourney #backbendjourney #yogisofig #sgyoga #sgyogi #yogalove
