Yoga is for Every Body.

[gallery ids="4248,3972,3346" type="rectangular"]{Deep bow of gratitude to elephant journal. Original post here.}

Own it.

Own your shape, your color, your size.Own your feminine side and your masculine side.Own your curves and your rough edges.Own your shadow and shine your light.There is no such thing as too big or too small.There is no too much this or too little that.It is what it is.Our bodies are temples.And we don’t need anything but a body to practice yoga.Yoga can be practiced anywhere, anytime, all the time.We don’t need to be anything to do yoga.Yoga shows us that our ego is sacred.Yoga is daily life, no stone left unturned.It’s how we breathe.It’s in our posture: the way we stand, walk, talk, eat, dream, relate.It’s in the way we love.Yoga is this moment, right here, right now.Yoga is awareness, acceptance and the sacred union between truth and balance.Yoga gives us the energy to serve others and share love, kindness and compassion with all beings, without exception.

Yoga is not dogmatic or bound to a single lineage or guru.Yoga has no physical or spiritual prerequisites and requires no fancy clothing, props or accessories.Yoga is the connection to our breath, our bodies, our minds.Yoga cultivates gratitude for this life, this breath, these teachings, this chance to be here and love and grow and let go.

We don’t need to be any certain way to practice yoga: not flexible, not strong, not balanced, not thin, not young and lithe. Not anything!

It’s a lifelong practice.