#pathofhealing

Sunday, March 23, 2025 The thing about acceptance - a way to heal body, mind and soul A blog article by Ernst Koch The article is written in German. However, there is a Google translation tool on the right-hand side of the blog (in the web version) with which you can set and read the entire blog in your language, e.g. in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, etc.

✨I recall a month into my healing and dreaming about my yoga practice and having the realization, that The physical practice might be the hardest part of my healing. Not going to lie, for the first 2 months my lazy side loved having an excuse to stay in bed and read and binge watch Gaia TV + Stranger Things (thanks for the insane dreams)🧟‍♂️✨ . ✨This last week of coming back to my mat has been equally beautiful + hard. I recognize that I’m making grand progress considering my condition but I’ve had to accept that my body has taken on a new form. A body that went thru many disciplined years of training to reach new heights, and suddenly a deep disconnection to all the physical progress just after one accident. I could wallow in bed and cry about the pain (trust me, i have) but this morning when I woke up, i used the pain as inspiration. Simply bc i don’t want to feel this way anymore. Instead of bathing in the pain, Ive decided to explore it, it isn’t always pretty but to neglect the shadow will only haunt you in the end. I’ve been more inclined to show up to regain familiarity with my body. And damn, I’m glad I did. I still feel far far from bendy free flowing fluid Kat (this video is sped up), but I can feel my toes + my heart cracking open a bit more, shining into more space of hope that greater shifts will occur. So stay committed to what you’re working towards. I believe it’s human nature to see-saw between these states of optimistic highs and defeating painful lows, but when you find the breath and let it move you, suddenly you’re reunited with the ebb + flow. 💖💫 . @yoga_now_berlin #yoganowberlin #berlinyoga #pathofhealing #yogasavedmylife #yogini #recovery #yogapractice (at Yoga NOW Berlin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2UGHTLAWH0/?igshid=1ifxts8dfhovt

✨Seeing myself differently✨👁✨ . ✨Labels stripped away + Identities temporarily lost✨Who are you when you’ve lost your job title/forced to take a hiatus?✨Who are you when you can’t partake in the activities that you once loved?✨This has been longest break in over 7 years that I’ve had from teaching yoga. ✨Yoga Teacher, a Label that i proudly wore + let it define me✨this is the longest break in 12 years that I’ve had from my disciplined asana practice, a body that I once knew is now foreign✨I can’t skate, dance, roll out my yoga mat, bike, float on my swan 🦢 or do many of things that I would do on the norm✨YET😉✨ . ✨Instead of FOMO I have acceptance of missing out, which ironically gratifies me with instant peace✨this process has led to new habits, new insights, many of which I’m still exploring, which makes it more exciting😁 I read and write more now than I ever have in my life✨Pranayama is my high🌬I completely binged watched many conscious interviews on @gaia along with @strangerthings season 2+3 in 5 days🧟‍♂️ALONE (that’s overcoming a huge fear you guys)✨now I can move onto some enlightening material and dive into @cyndidales #subtlebody course🌈Chanting mantra was actually the only thing that would get me out of bed in my first month📿it’s fascinating really what becomes priority when your life turns upside down, when you have to be naturally stripped of your labels, habits, +routine. The question ✨WHO are YOU really lingers to be explored deeper🐛 . ✨I’m still witnessing the unfolding process that leads to the Self, learning more + more about the bits + pieces of the undiscovered Self along the way🙏🏽these labels or „many hats“ that we wear to fulfill certain roles in life, do not define us, yet they offer different lenses in how we choose to see ourself✨If you’re feeling attached to certain identities or even feeling completely lost, switch it up so you can see yourself in a new perspective. It might just give you the missing puzzle pieces 🧩 to the greater picture💖 . #awholenewworld #pathofhealing #autoaccident #miracle #7weeks #c2 #yogalove #identitycrisis #butreally #identitycreation #selflove #self #selfie #selfreminder #discover #jayshetty #inspiration (at Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ODy40ITkE/?igshid=17pupuyrh8ks6

✨I remember this day, feeling more space, feeling amazed + beautiful by how the body can evolve + express itself✨now even sitting in my bed—casts, neckbrace, fading bruises and all—-I still feel the same💖My shift of beauty + contentment dives deeper. It’s not about the fancy pose, hell I feel amazing just by standing!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽+ while my body may have evolved with extra weight at the belly, I’m still amazed.✨I feel beautiful bc I feel bright.✨ I feel beautiful bc I survived.✨I feel beautiful bc I’m healing.✨I feel beautiful bc I’m able to sit, breathe, and dive inwards✨I feel beautiful bc this morning I was given the gift to open my eyes and live another day✨I feel beautiful + it has nothing to do with the asana, my outfit, or how I styled/didn’t style my hair. I just feel it🙏🏽Here’s to hoping you don’t have to fly out of a car to feel this way✨Here’s to hoping you seek the beauty in yourself, all situations, + within each other✨ Here’s to hoping you never loose touch with your beautiful divine spark within✨May we all continue to see + #walkinbeauty 🦋 Aho! 😘 . . #pathofhealing #ecstaticheart #wildatheart #camelpose #beauty #forrestyoga #aho #balticsea #beautyinside (at Baltic Princess) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzh6ujsja7m/?igshid=mn7qyfnh340y

✨Here’s to focusing on what’s possible versus what our limitations are✨Our strengths can propel us forward while our weaknesses can give space for greater awakenings✨it’s easy to let the setbacks bring you down, but hiding from your issues doesn’t make them go away✨Confront them, learn from them, and let the unfortunate events be valuable lessons✨im back to being happy to being alive and while each day presents a struggle, I feel so strong just by lifting my head off my pillow🙏🏽relish in your small victories, step by step you’ll get further along your path😘 . P.s How gnarly badass is my galactic bruise? I feel like my inner cosmic self came to surface!!🚀💫 . . #motivationmonday #pathofhealing #keepyourheadup #berlinyoga #healingpower #grandawakening #wevegotthis #brokenbones #nobrokenspirit #healyourself #satanama #ramadasa #autoaccident #survivor #brokenbone #c2 #leftarm #rightrib #disabled #yogi #wegotthis #uplift #inspiretoinspire #holistichealing #brightperspective #inspirational (at Templin, Brandenburg, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzXEV7ujbqL/?igshid=18q0du3ucfyp3

✨Recognize Your Worth✨I can’t tell you how many times I looked at this lake the first day out of the hospital + thought about jumping in, knowing my mermaid skills would fail me,️ but I can tell you how much of an impact all of you have made on me💖For everyone that has said „hang in there“ and reached out to call, some even checking in everyday—your words have literally kept me a float⛵️I recognized if i was meant to pass the angels wouldn’t have been there. I decided yesterday morning when I woke up that I would ✨commit to healing✨ I did my pranayama, Chakra meditations, chanting, Sufi circles, visualizations, and took many savasanas😴We all have a choice. This morning when I woke up it was another battle, but I remembered my commitment to myself. I remembered how I wanted to inspire others to heal💖and so I did my healing techniques all over again💫I was told 12 weeks with a neckbrace. I could choose between 12 weeks of misery or optimism☀️So tell me, what are you choosing today? How do you choose to live? Your intention + perception creates a ripple effect into your life, so choose wisely✨let’s create a ripple effect of pure light together✨🙏🏽✨ . . #pathofhealing #overcomethepain #wearemagic #grandawakening #wevegotthis #recognizeyourworth #thankyou #purpose #fulfill #shinebright (at Brandenburg, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzVJszdjDLx/?igshid=1fk568e4pkfmd